They may be also a very hardy dog that can withstand rough housing. The Wirehaired Pointing Griffon, also called the Korthals Griffon, the Pointing Wirehaired Griffon and the Griffon D'Arret a Poil Dur, is really a hunting dog that originated France. It makes your child responsible enough in the constant maintenance of their particular her pet and teaches him or her to value and kind to animals.