Meet the Wirehaired Pointing Griffon—the dog that looks like it just finished a rugged outdoor adventure and is already planning the next one. With a mop of wiry hair and an impressive mustache that makes them look like a French detective who moonlights as a duck hunter, this breed is as versatile as they come. Bred for pointing and retrieving game in marshes and fields, they’re basically the outdoorsy overachiever of the canine world.

They’re fast learners who actually want to do what you ask—especially if it involves running through tall grass, sniffing everything, or jumping into water with reckless enthusiasm. While affectionate and gentle with their humans, they don’t suffer fools—or squirrels—gladly. Leave them alone too long and they’ll invent a hobby, like landscaping your flower beds or composing bark symphonies. But when you give a Griffon a job and a cuddle, you’ll have a muddy, scruffy, tail-wagging best friend for life.