GSP Christmas Sweatshirt: Embroidered Black German Shorthaired Pointer in a Santa Hat

Our GSP Christmas sweatshirt shows a solid black German shorthaired pointer mid-stride across the chest, one front paw lifted and a red Santa hat on its head. It is a ready-made silhouette design: choose the color and size, add a name or icon on the sleeve if you like, and we stitch it to order. The dog, hat and pompom are all real embroidery.

What is on the GSP Christmas sweatshirt?

The pointer walks left to right through the center of the chest, drawn as a clean silhouette with no inner lines:

• The dog: a lean, long-legged GSP in solid black, nose forward, tail raised and one front leg bent mid-step.
• The Santa hat: red with a white brim, its long tail dropping below the chin and ending in a white pompom.
• The thread: just black, red and white, so the shape reads at a glance from across a room.

Why is the pointer lifting a paw?

German shorthaired pointers are versatile bird dogs, and the slow, careful step with one paw raised is the movement every upland hunter knows: the moment a dog catches scent and starts to work toward it. This design freezes that step and adds a Santa hat, so the dog looks like it is tracking down Christmas instead of pheasants. Solid black is one of the classic GSP colors, which makes this a natural black GSP Christmas sweatshirt, and the clean silhouette suits liver and ticked shorthairs just as well. There are no words on the front, so it wears easily from Thanksgiving to New Year’s.

Which color should you choose?

Pick a color in the options above and the photos switch to it. The black silhouette stands out most on light and mid-tone colors, like the soft neutral in the photo, where the outline of the dog and the red hat read clearly. On the darkest colors the black dog sits close to the fabric, so the red hat and white pompom carry the design and the pointer shows as a subtle, tone-on-tone shape.

Who is this GSP Santa hat sweatshirt for?

This GSP Santa hat sweatshirt fits a GSP mom or dad, a hunter who runs pointers, a breeder or handler, or a friend who just brought home a shorthair puppy. It also works as an everyday black GSP sweatshirt once the decorations are packed away, since the hat is the only holiday detail. The design comes only on the crewneck sweatshirt, so the options above are all for that sweatshirt. Browse our dog Christmas sweatshirts and dog lover gifts for more gift ideas.

Can you add a name to the sleeve?

Yes. Type your pointer’s name or initials and choose an icon, a font and a thread color from the charts in the photos, or leave the icon off. White thread is preselected for the darker colors; pick black or another dark thread for the light colors.

Ordering, sizing and care

We embroider every sweatshirt to order and ship it from the USA; see the estimated delivery date on this page. A free design proof arrives by email before we stitch, and you can ask for unlimited edits. To receive it by Christmas Day, order by December 8 in the U.S. or by November 23 outside the U.S. Made-to-order sweatshirts cannot be exchanged for another size, so compare the size guide on this page with one you own. Wash inside out in cold water with similar colors and do not iron over the embroidery.

Frequently asked questions

Can the dog look like my own GSP?

This pointer is a ready-made silhouette and is stitched as shown. To stitch your own dog from a photo, with its liver or black markings, choose the custom dog Christmas sweatshirt, which also comes as a T-shirt. A liver and white GSP is on our German shorthaired pointer sweatshirt.

Are there other GSP Christmas designs?

Yes. A black and white ticked GSP in a Santa hat is on our German shorthaired pointer Christmas sweatshirt, and a black pointer carrying a string of lights is on our German shorthaired pointer Christmas lights sweatshirt. More breeds in Santa hats are in our embroidered Christmas sweatshirts.

Is the pointer printed or embroidered?

It is embroidered. The black dog, the hat and the pompom are stitched in thread, so the design has a raised texture and will not crack or peel.