Hunting dogs · the Scent

Wirehaired Pointing Griffon[3]

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Photograph of the Wirehaired Pointing Griffon breed
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Facts

Family
Hunting dogs[2] an editorial choice of Dogtrails, not genetic data
Clade
Pointer Setter[1]
FCI
Standard no. 107, group 7[4] Continental Pointing Dogs
Origin
France[4] Map point 47° N · 2° E[5]
Developed in
Not yet sourced
Fixed around
Not yet sourced
Other names
Korthals (French), Griffon Korthals (Dutch)[3]
In the study
WHPG[1] Parker et al. 2017 abbreviation

In the tree

Closest in this tree: German Shorthaired Pointer and German Wirehaired Pointer. [1]

Also in the Pointer Setter clade: Brittany, Dalmatian, English Setter, German Shorthaired Pointer, German Wirehaired Pointer, Gordon Setter, Irish Setter, Large Münsterländer, Spinone Italiano, Vizsla, Weimaraner.

Groupings with a DNA support below 50 / 100 are merged, as in the explorer. The tree holds 161 breeds.

Sources

  1. Parker HG, Dreger DL, Rimbault M, et al. Genomic Analyses Reveal the Influence of Geographic Origin, Migration, and Hybridization on Modern Dog Breed Development. Cell Reports 19(4):697-708, 2017. read 2026-11-04
  2. Dogtrails families, data/manual/families.json: editorial choice by breed, not a datum; drafted 2026-11-09, under review by Paul (data/manual/families.json) read 2026-11-09
  3. Wikidata Q38869 (Wirehaired Pointing Griffon) read 2026-11-09
  4. FCI nomenclature, standard n° 107 "WIRE-HAIRED POINTING GRIFFON KORTHALS" (unofficial export paiv/fci-breeds, commit 88aaca5) read 2026-11-09
  5. Wikidata Q142 (France, P625) read 2026-11-09

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