Below we have linked some of our favorite resources related to the care, training, and development of the
German Shorthaired Pointer.

The German Shorthaired Pointer Club of America
The GSPCA is a wealth of information about the GSP breed.

GSPCA CHIC Health Testing Requirements
CHIC stands for the Canine Health Information Center. It is a centralized database sponsored by the AKC Health Foundation (AKC/CHF) and the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA) to provide breeders, owners and potential buyers a place to research information on the health issue(s) prevalent in their breed. It is important to keep in mind that a CHIC number only indicates the required tests have been performed, not passed. Breeders and puppy buyers should ask for copies of the test results or look at the OFA website for more detailed information on the results of the tests.

OFA: The Orthopedic Foundation for Animals
The OFA Website can be used to research and verify the health testing of any dog. OFA’s mission is to promote the health and welfare of companion animals through a reduction in the incidence of genetic disease.

GSP Ancestry
GSP Ancestry is a wonderful tool for researching pedigrees.

North America Versatile Hunting Dog Association (NAHVDA)
The North American Versatile Hunting Dog Association (NAVHDA)’s purpose is to foster, promote, and improve the versatile hunting dog breeds in North America; to conserve game by using well trained reliable hunting dogs before and after the shot; and to aid in the prevention of cruelty to animals by discouraging nonselective and uncontrolled breeding, which produces unwanted and uncared for dogs. All of our dogs are evaluated through NAVHDA’s testing system, and we are very appreciative when puppy owners do the same. These test results give us invaluable information on what each breeding produces.

Pure Dog Talk
Pure Dog Talk is a podcast with 500+ episodes covering veterinary, training, grooming, dog breeding and more.

Hunting Dog Confidential Podcast and Magazine
The Hunting Dog Confidential Podcast was created in 2020 to help fill a gap in more historic and journalistic style hosting in the upland community. With co-hosts Jennifer Wapenski and author Craig Koshyk the series starts at the very beginning of the hunting dog story inspired by Craig’s first book Pointing Dogs Volume One: The Continentals. After decades of traveling the world in search of lost breeds, historical records, and the people and places that created the incredible hunting dog community, Craig is considered the foremost authority of hunting dog breed history and information. This podcast is for those that want to get lost in at the very beginning of the creation of hunting dogs down to the very details that define the breeds we love today.

Project Upland & Hunting Dog Confidential Magazines
Project Upland Magazine is a quarterly publication that takes readers through the four seasons of our living tradition. They are committed to telling the stories of their collective — the DIY-ers, professional dog trainers, first-time dog handlers, dogless hunters, shotgun enthusiasts, novice bird hunters, and all the upland obsessed.

Hunting Dog Confidential is a semiannual, coffee-table-quality publication featuring the dogs that hunt alongside humans around the world in pursuit of waterfowl, upland birds, big game, and more. From retrievers to pointers, from tracking hounds to bear dogs, they tell the stories of the mainstream and the obscure. The high-quality writing, photography, and artwork filling two hundred pages takes readers on a timeless, international journey.

Pointing Dogs Volume One: The Continentals
In Pointing Dogs Volume One: The Continentals Craig Koshyk has provided us with one of the most authoritative texts of recent times on the history of the German Shorthaired Pointer. From the book description alone, it is easy to tell this is a read any pointing dog enthusiast will enjoy:
”Written by a hunter for hunters, this volume provides detailed descriptions of over 50 breeds of pointing dogs. They are all here: Braques, Epagneuls, Griffons, Shorthaired, Longhaired, Wirehaired, and Curly-Haired pointing dogs from Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, Slovakia, Hungary and the Czech Republic. Every aspect of form and function is explored. Each breed’s History, Name, Selection, & Breeding, Size, Coat & Color, Field Search, Pointing, Retrieving, Tracking, Water Work, Clubs, Tests & Trials, Character, Health, Population and Availability is described and illustrated with stunning images of hunting dogs doing what they are bred to do: hunt.”

Der Deutsch-Kurzhaar
Georgina Byrne’s Der Deutsch-Kurzhaar is a wonderful reference work about all aspects of the German Shorthaired Pointer. It provides a wealth of information for any breeder or owner.

The Illustrated Standard of the German Shorthaired Pointer
The Illustrated Standard is an educational tool for the GSPCA in guiding and educating judges, breeders, club members, students of the breed and owners. While all dogs are basically the same: four legs, body, head, tail, ears and coat, not all breeds are the same. Thus each recognized breed's Parent Club has a written Breed Standard that describes in detail what their breed should look like, its movement and basic temperament. An Illustrated Standard does not replace the Breed Standard. Rather, its purpose is to help with understanding the written descriptions found therein.

Choosing, Living With & Loving The German Shorthaired Pointer

Longtime breeder Denise Avery’s basic and simple guide to the breed is a wonderful resource for anyone interested in adding a German Shorthaired Pointer to their lives.