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Vital Statistics: Place of Origin: Germany Group: Sporting dog, Gun dog Height: males 23-25 in., females 21-23 in. Weight: males 55-70 lbs., females 45-60 lbs. Life span: 12-15 yrs. Trainability: moderate Good with children: yes Good with other pets: yes if raised with them The ancestry of the German Shorthaired Pointer is the Spanish Pointer. […]