- The basic colour is brown shaded sable (said “grey”) with varying lighter and darker shadings without white markings, or with white markings on the legs, and on the chest.
- “grey” with more or less large markings, eventually speckled
About the Wirehaired Slovakian Pointer
Origin: SlovakiaWirehaired Slovakian Pointer
- FCI status
- Recognised by FCI
- FCI group
- Pointing Dogs
- Origin
- Slovakia
- Also called
- Braco Eslovaco de Pelo Duro
- Known hereditary risks
- Not researched yet
About
What the breed standard says
- Bred for
- Pointer
Quoted from FCI standard n°320. It describes the breed the registry recognises, not any individual animal.
Characteristics
- Size
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- Exercise needsRead from what the breed was bred to do, in the registry’s own words: “Pointer” That is a working purpose, not a measured exercise requirement — an individual dog’s needs depend on its age, health and household.
- 4 of 5
- Easy to train
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- Amount of shedding
- 3 of 5
- Grooming needs
- 3 of 5
- Good with children
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- Cost to keep
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- Tolerates being alone
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- Intelligence
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- Health of breed
- Not researched yet
Pros & cons
Pros & cons for the Wirehaired Slovakian Pointer
What you get with the Wirehaired Slovakian Pointer
- Purpose stated in the standard: “Pointer”
What you are taking on
Nobody has written this side yet. It is a judgement rather than data, so it waits for a person — not for a missing source.
Drawn from sources rather than written as an opinion — cited health research, the registry’s own standard, and peer-reviewed longevity. FCI breed standard. One breeder’s animals can differ from any of it, and an empty column means we hold nothing for that side rather than that there is nothing to say.
Characteristics
FCI standard · Wirehaired Slovakian Pointer
Coat and colour
As the FCI standard sets it out. Every line below is the standard’s own wording.
Coat
Normally looses it in the summer.
Topcoat about 4 cm long, harsh, straight and flat.
At the lower part of the muzzle, the hair is longer and softer, forming a moustache.
Above the eyes, the hair is more marked and laying obliquely.
The forehead and the occiput are covered with short harsh hair.
The hair on the leathers is short and soft.
The tail is very hairy
Notes
- Undercoat: down short and fine.
Colour
- Preferred
- Permissible
- Undesirable
- Disqualifying
Preferred, permissible, undesirable and disqualifying are FCI’s own words about the breed. They describe what the standard asks for — not an assessment of any individual dog, and not ours.
Shortened from FCI standard n°320 — each label is the standard’s own wording with the verdict lifted into the tag beside it. Read the full clause at source.
What the standard penalises
What a judge marks the Wirehaired Slovakian Pointer down for, and what puts one out of the ring, in the registry’s own words. This describes the breed standard — it is not a checklist for the animal in front of you, and a pet with a disqualifying fault is an unshowable dog rather than an unhealthy one.
Severe faults
Marked heavily against a specimen in the ring.
- Size too big or too small in relation to the standard.
- Colour much too light going to nearly white.
- Heavy appearance and without nobleness.
- Head too strong.
- Arched back.
- Leathers too long or too thick.
- Hair too long or silky. Hair too short, without moustaches. DISQUALYFING FAULTS:
- Other basic colour than the “grey” (brown shaded sable).
- All anatomical faults like prognathism upper and lower, entropion, ectropion, irregular position of the legs
Breed-level information from The Dog API. It describes the Wirehaired Slovakian Pointer in general; any individual animal can differ.
Health guide
What to ask for in a Wirehaired Slovakian Pointer
No breed-specific health panel has been written up for the Wirehaired Slovakian Pointer on this platform yet. That is a gap in our records, not a clean bill of health — ask the breeder which hereditary conditions their lines are tested for, and ask to see the results for both parents, dated and from a named laboratory.
Gallery
No photographs yet
This is where Wirehaired Slovakian Pointer owners’ own photographs will go, from the pet profiles they keep here. Nobody has added one to a public page yet.
A photograph in a pet profile stays private to its owner. We will not put one here unless they ask us to.
Puppies
No puppies listed right now
No Wirehaired Slovakian Pointer breeder has a record on this platform yet, so there is nothing to list. That is a gap in our coverage, not a fact about the breed.