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    Lowdown on German HPRs

    Feb 10, 2021 2 minutes

    HISTORY notes that the first German shorthaired pointer was shown in England in 1887, but it wasn’t until after World War II that these elegant, all-purpose dogs appeared in the shooting field in the UK, brought back by British Army officers who had served in Germany.

    I wonder what sort of reception they received

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