German Wirehaired Pointer grooming styles
The trims usually used on the German Wirehaired Pointer. Open one for its trim chart and steps.
Styles and trims
Natural rough tidy
A rough coat left on the dog: loose undercoat raked out and the longest dead hair plucked. No clipper on the body.
Also called Rough coat tidy
Coat and grooming
- Coat layers
- Double coat
- Coat texture
- Wire
- Coat length
- Medium
- Shedding
- Moderate shedding
A German Wirehaired Pointer should not be shaved.
The undercoat keeps heat out as well as in, and the outer coat shields the skin from sun and insect bites. Clipping the whole coat off removes both. It often grows back patchy, soft or a different colour, and in some animals the guard hairs never return properly. Brush the undercoat out instead of cutting it off.
A German Wirehaired Pointer coat should be hand-stripped rather than clipped.
A wire coat is meant to be pulled out at the root once the hair is ready to release. Clippers cut it off part way instead, leaving the soft undercoat behind. The result is a coat that grows back limp and faded, and the weatherproof texture only returns after the hair is stripped out again.