Wire coat dog

Sure, wire-haired dogs may have a coarse coat, but these soft-hearted breeds make great additions to your family

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Brushing a wire-haired dog daily keeps his coat clean, removes tangles and old fur and spreads natural oils throughout his coat to keep him shiny. Start with short grooming sessions and lengthen them with lots of praise and petting. You will create a gleaming coat for all to see.

Dogs have a wide variety of coat types: long, short, smooth, curly, single, double, hairless, corded, and wiry. Each coat type has its merits and was developed to serve a specific purpose, but the wiry coat is perhaps the least well known and most misunderstood. Why do some dogs have wiry hair?

Thanks to Mendel’s influence on genetics, the Wirehaired Pointing Griffon boasts 10 unique traits that set it apart from other dog breeds. With their wire-like coat and keen hunting instincts, this breed excels in the field and as a companion. Explore how Mendelian genetics shaped their qualities, from their resilience to their affectionate nature. Save this pin for a closer look at one of the most versatile dog breeds!

German Wirehaired Pointer.

Is the Wire Fox Terrier the right breed for you? Learn more about the Wire Fox Terrier including personality, history, grooming, pictures, videos, and the AKC breed standard.

The Wire is thought to have come about from crosses of the Old English Terrier, smooth coated Black and Tan terriers of England, Bull Terriers, Greyhounds and Beagles. They were used by hunters with the foxhounds to locate foxes when they went to ground by barking and so pinpointing the position of the fox for the huntsman.

German Wirehaired Pointer

Wire-coated Ibizan hound

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One hundred years ago, some 100,000 tigers lived across Asia, but between hunting and loss of habitat, that number fell to around 5,000, many of them in India. No one really knows exactly how many are left, but Cambodian conservationists got really excited when a tiger’s paw print was spotted in north eastern Cambodia in […]

Magoo. A Wirehaired Pointing Griffon

Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a disease of the heart muscle that is characterized by an enlarged heart that does not function properly. With DCM, both the upper and lower chambers of the heart become enlarged, with one side being more severely affected than the other.

Churchill the Wired Hair Pointing Griffon