It's a German Shorthaired Pointer Thing You Wouldn't Understand

Getting the breed right

Breed shirts live or die on accuracy. A german shorthaired pointer owner will spot a design drawn from the wrong breed immediately, and crosses are the easiest to get wrong — the coat and the ear shape are usually what gives it away. Look at the artwork before the slogan.

There is one design for this breed, so the only question is whether the drawing matches the dog you have in mind.

Who it is for

This works for someone who has explained their breed to strangers more than once — the rare breeds and the crosses especially, since those owners almost never find themselves on a shop shelf. It falls flat for someone who just likes dogs generally; for them a plain dog design is the better buy.

Bred to work all day, and it shows

A GSP needs real exercise, not a walk around the block. Owners who treat them as a normal pet discover this in the first month, usually via the sofa.

They point instinctively, including at birds through the kitchen window, without ever having been trained to.

The velcro tendency is strong. GSPs follow their person from room to room.

Sizing and ordering

• Unisex tees run true to size — size up one for a relaxed fit.
• Allow two to three weeks. Each shirt is printed after you order, so production time comes before shipping time.
• Checkout happens on the print partner's site — Senprints handles printing, payment and delivery.