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The Weimaraner

The Weimaraner is a brave and intelligent dog that would surely pique the interest of any aspiring breeder or owner. This breed has an outstanding character that would fascinate anyone that sees this breed.

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Fascinating Facts

The Weimaraner is a German dog breed that is centuries old and considered as one of the descendants of the Bloodhound. This all around hunter and pointer was used to track down huge games such as bears, wolves and deer.

In 1929, Howard Knight who founded the Weimaraner Club imported the Weimaraner to the United States. The children’s show Sesame Street has been known to show this breed dressed up in human clothes. 

Physical Appearance

A fully-grown Weimaraner’s height and weight is 24 – 27 inches and 55 – 70 pounds respectively.  This breed is considerably large, active and very dedicated dog especially if the activity is all about hunting. The head is medium sized with gray colored nose. The ears are long and hanging on both sides of the head.

In the United States, the Weimaraner could be commonly seen with docked tail. However in Europe, docking the tail of a dog is banned and considered illegal. The front legs of this breed are strong and straight. The feet are webbed and compact. The toes are covered with gray colored short hair. The coat is smooth and short. The color of the coat ranges from silver-gray to mouse-gray. Sometimes, you can see a small white marking on the chest.

Grooming

Grooming the short and smooth coat of the Weimaraner is easy. Regular brushing and removing of dead hair should be done to maintain the coat in peak condition. Bathe if necessary. It is also important to regularly check for burrs and ticks especially under the ears to avoid skin conditions.

Mood

The Weimaraner is noted for being happy, cheerful, intelligent and loving. They are also affectionate companion. This breed has strong hunting instincts and should therefore not be trusted around small and fast moving animals such as rabbits, hamsters, chickens and if possible, with cats.

This breed is very brave and barks loudly. They make a very good guard dogs. They can be trained to become sociable to other animals and other people but their instincts cannot be taken away from them. They would still bark and check strangers that they encounter.

With Children

The Weimaraner is an affectionate breed. They could play for long hours with active children.

Training & Exercise

The Weimaraner could become a little difficult to handle especially if it didn’t get enough exercise for the day. This breed has lots of energy to spend and if they did not spend it all, they would surely do anything just to drain those excess energies away. Long hours of jogging or walking are the best way to satisfy this dog.

When it comes to training, the handler/trainer/owner should bear in mind that the Weimaraner becomes bored if they are doing things repetitively. It is best to make them do routines 2 – 3 times only so that you could get best training results. Food reward training technique could be a good way to encourage them if they are already feeling bored.

Health & Life Expectancy

The Weimaraner lives from 10 – 12 years of age. Though this breed is generally healthy, they are known to possess bloat. It is advised that the owner/trainer/handler should not engage the Weimaraner on long stretches of exercises after meal. Give them small or light meals thrice a day than one big meal. This could make their stomach upset and eventually lead to bloat.

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