Anyone have info on Wirehaired Pointing Griffons-understand they are fairly rare in this country. Can they retrieve ducks and geese in cold water? Do their coats attract burrs and the like when hunting upland game birds? How easy or hard are they to train?

I have hunted over a few. Yes, they will retrieve out of water. They are listed on the NAVHDA page so they will do pretty much anything you need it for. The coat is really coarse (hints the name) and can tend to attract burrs. From the looks of it, they are easier to train than most, but a few may be stubborn, especially males.

i have a german wired hair pointer. not the same as a griffen but pretty close. the both are versital dogs will hunt anything you tell them to ANYTHING!
they do get burrs but they are easy to remove ( not like a setter or spaniel)

ohyeah mine was pretty easy to train not lab easy but for a pointer mine has been the easyiest i have ever trained-- she might be training me