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Topic: Weimaraner


In the News (Wed 3 Dec 08)

  
  Weimaraner Information and Pictures
The Weimaraner needs to live indoors as a member of the family.
Weimaraners are often kind to children, but are not recommended for very young ones because they are energetic enough to accidentally knock a child down.
Weimaraners have been used as rescue dogs, service dogs for the disabled, and as police dogs in England and Germany.
www.dogbreedinfo.com /weimaraner.htm   (888 words)

  
  Weimaraner - MSN Encarta
Weimaraner, breed of hunting dog, which originated in Weimar, Germany, at the beginning of the 19th century.
Originally the Weimaraner was used for hunting large game, such as wolves, deer, and wild boars, and later for hunting birds.
The Weimaraner has a short coat that may be one of several shades of gray.
encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761568081/Weimaraner.html   (196 words)

  
 Dog and Kennel Magazine Weimeraner Breed Profile
Despite the quasicomic persona accorded the weimaraner as a consequence of Wegman's portrayals, which have appeared on postcards, calenders, magazine covers and art gallery walls around the world, this superb working dog should not be mistaken for a lens hound or a silver-gray mannequin.
Longtime weimaraner fanciers are proud of their breed's dual functions -- hunter deluxe and boon companion -- and are devoted to producing dogs that are true to the grand duke's intent.
Like many medium- to large-size dogs the weimaraner is subject to hip dysplasia, a malformation of the hip joint resulting in a poor fit between the head of the femur bone and the hip socket, in which the femoral head normally lies.
www.petpublishing.com /dogken/breeds/weimar.shtml   (1729 words)

  
 Weimaraners in South Africa :: About the Weimaraner gun and retriever dog in South Africa. Weimaraner, gundog, puppy, ...
The Weimaraner is well known for its even temperament and enjoys a reputation as an excellent family dog.
The Weimaraner has been bred for working and its hunting ability is of paramount concern and should never be overlooked.
The Weimaraner will reward its owner with loyalty and grow from a boisterous puppy into a dog that will capture your heart, but remember, coupled with their intelligence is their ability to be demanding and strong-willed.
www.weimaraner.co.za /thebreed.php   (293 words)

  
 Weimaraners: What's Good About 'Em? What's Bad About 'Em?
Bored Weimaraners are famous for chewing through drywall, ripping the stuffing out of sofas, and turning your yard into a moonscape of giant craters.
The best Weimaraners are versatile working dogs, capable of learning a great deal, but they have an independent mind of their own and are not pushovers to raise and train.
Weimaraners are often too quick to sound the alarm at every new sight and sound.
www.yourpurebredpuppy.com /reviews/weimaraners.html   (1002 words)

  
 Weimaraner
Weimaraners belong to the Gundog group and whilst still popular as a working dog, their unique appearance is now making them more appealing as companion dogs.
Weimaraners are affected by the usual canine problems but with no great frequency.
Weimaraners are quick-witted, eager to please and have the intelligence to understand what is required of them.
www.petplanet.co.uk /petplanet/breeds/Weimaraner.htm   (888 words)

  
 Weimaraner dog breeds
The Weimaraner is a silver-grey breed of dog developed originally both for tracking game, such as birds, and as a pointing breed.
Weimaraners are fast and powerful dogs, but are also suitable home animals given appropriate training.
Weimaraners are high-strung and easily excitable, requiring appropriate training to learn how to calm them and to help them learn to control their behavior.
www.dogster.com /breeds/weimaraner   (300 words)

  
 Weimaraner. All About Weimaraners
Because of their unusual coloring, Weimaraners have been nicknamed, “the gray ghost.” The head is long, with an aristocratic air, and a strong muzzle.
Weimaraners are highly intelligent and can be trained in many tasks, but they are also very independent and thus require an experienced trainer or handler.
The Weimaraner is able to live in smaller places such as apartments, but the owner must be willing to spend a significant amount of time exercising the dog outside.
www.breederretriever.com /dog-breeds/226/weimaraner.php   (469 words)

  
 Klugmaus Weimaraners and Afterglow Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen
The Weimaraner requires a lot of hard work, time and patience but the rewards of owning this breed can be high.
Weimaraners do tend to want to be with you all the time and can suffer with separation anxiety as our house will testify.
Weimaraners (luckily or unlucky for some) still have a very strong working instinct so generally they will not be content with a quick wander round the local park.
www.weimaraner.org.uk /index.html   (839 words)

  
 Weimaraner Club of America
Type and temperament was refined and eventually, during the latter half of the 19th century, the Weimaraner was converted from a bear and dear hunter to a ‘fur and feathers’ dog.
A Weimaraner was a status symbol and the more it cost to obtain the more status it afforded.
While the over-popularity is not as extreme as the 1950’s, both breeders and buyers need to educate themselves about the Weimaraner temperament and needs before selling or buying a friend for the dog’s life.
www.weimclubamerica.org /weimaraners   (747 words)

  
 The Wonderful Weimaraner - Dogs
Weimaraners are tireless, versatile hunting dogs with the skills needed to find, point, track, and retrieve birds and other small game.
Weimaraners were shown at Westminster for the first time in 1943.
Weimaraners have an intense need to be with the people they love, and that's exactly where they deserve to be.
www.bellaonline.com /articles/art4814.asp   (1996 words)

  
 Weimaraner at Doxette - The Right Dog Antiques and Collectibles
Weimaraner Dog 1979 Picture History As history is reckoned, the Weimaraner is a young dog, dating back only to the early nineteenth century.
Weimaraner Dog Hunting Pair Dogs The Weimaraner dog, affectionately referred to as the gray ghost by those lucky enough to be owned by one.
Weimaraner Dog Stamp Page This is for a page taken from a book on dogs (no....I was not the one who did it) and on one side is the Weimaraner on the other side is the Pointer dog.
www.tias.com /6298/InventoryPage/1208954/1.html   (1303 words)

  
 The Blue Weimaraner
Every gray Weimaraner, regardless of whether his parents and his ancestors are blue or gray, is a pure gray and carries no blue color factor.
Every silver-gray Weimaraner, regardless of the color of its parents or ancestors, is genetically a pure silver-gray and (barring a mutation) cannot produce a blue offspring unless bred to a blue.
Blue Weimaraners are just as pure-bred as any gray that ever lived; their continued existence constitutes no threat to the future of the breed, other than the continuing defeat of other bloodlines by his offspring, either blue or gray.
www.weim.net /twn/General/blue-weim.htm   (2153 words)

  
 Weimaraner
But by the early nineteenth century, the Weimaraner is more likely descended from grey German Hounds and was bred as a blood trailer in the court of the Duke of Weimar.
Raised as a purebred for over one hundred years, the Weimaraner is the oldest of the German pointers.
The Weimaraner Club was founded in 1897, and the first standard was written in 1925.
www.furrycritter.com /resources/dogs/Weimaraner.htm   (474 words)

  
 Weimaraner standard
Only so much is certain : That the Weimaraner, which at that time still contained a great deal of liam hound blood (« Leithund ») was already kept at the Weimar court in the first third of the 19th century.
Therefore the Weimaraner is likely to be the oldest German « pointing » breed, which has been pure bred for about a hundred years.
Widely spread woolly coat in the short-haired Weimaraner or curly or sparse feathering in the long-haired variety.
www.weimaraner.pl /weimengl.htm   (1115 words)

  
 Weimaraner Rescue - Greater Cincinnati Weimaraner Rescue Ohio   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Weimaraners have a strong prey drive and may not be good with cats or other small animals, although if introduced to cats at a young age, they can live together comfortably.
Weimaraners were originally bred to spend all day working, running and hunting independently from their handlers for up to 6 hours at a time.
Weimaraners are well known for their dedication to hunting and to the master.
www.southernohioweimaranerrescue.org /weimaranerbreed.asp   (1077 words)

  
 Pedigree.com - Weimaraner
Weimaraners need lots of exercise; they do not make great city apartment dwellers unless their exercise needs can be met.
Weimaraners are very dominant dogs and should be put through obedience training.
Weimaraners do make a great family dog; they love children and are good guardians and watch dogs.
www.pedigree.com /PedigreeCenter/BreedGallery/Breeds/Weimaraner.asp?brand=usped   (183 words)

  
 Weimaraner Addict Home
Weimaraners are agile by land or by water, eager to please, friendly and people loving, while at the same time being an aggressive hunter, and of course quick and graceful, with a touch of an aristocracy, and highly intelligent.
Also, as it is believed that hound (possibly the St. Hubertus Brachen) is also part of the Weimaraner ancestry, the dog also proved to have formidable scenting ability.
As a result, the Weimaraner was further refined to not only track game, but to kill it as well.
www.weimaraneraddict.com   (648 words)

  
 Michigan Weimaraner Rescue
or say goodbye to an old one, Michigan Weimaraner Rescue is here to assist you.
To provide a source of public education of the Weimaraner breed
Michigan Weimaraner Rescue Inc is now a State registered Animal Placement Shelter.
www.michiganweimaranerrescue.com   (84 words)

  
 Dog Owner's Guide Profile: The Weimaraner
As with all German breeds, the Weimaraner was tightly controlled by its creators; strict rules governed who could own and breed the silver-coated canines, and a "Breed Warden" evaluated all potential breeding stock and determined which pups were to be culled from each litter.
The Weimaraner is a large dog, 23-27 inches at the withers (top of the shoulders) and 55-75 pounds, with bitches smaller than males.
The Weimaraner head is aristocratic, with muzzle and skull being the same length, and the stop -- the rise from muzzle to skull -- is moderate.
www.canismajor.com /dog/weimar.html   (1572 words)

  
 Weimaraner - Pets and Animals Shopping at dooyoo.co.uk
The Weimaraner is a silver-grey dog developed originally for hunting.
Early Weimaraners were used by royalty for hunting large game, such as boar, bears, and deer.
Weimaraner is loyal and loving to his family, an incredible hunter, and a fearless guardian of his family and territory.
www.dooyoo.co.uk /pets-and-animals/weimaraner   (300 words)

  
 What to feed a Weimaraner
The Weimaraner developed in Germany during the late 1700's and early 1800's in the Weimar Court, a township in the foothills of the German Alps close to Bavaria.
For the Weimaraner I recommend foods that are high in animal fat from lamb and poultry.
If you want to buy a commercial all-breed food to feed your Weimaraner, I suggest that you visit some of the web sites listed on my Tail-Wagging Links page or read the articles at this web site that tell you what is in commercial dog foods and how to read their labels.
home.att.net /~wdcusick/Weimaraner.html   (1523 words)

  
 Weimaraners in South Africa :: About the Weimaraner Rescue Programme - finding loving owners for lost and unwanted ...
Weimaraners in South Africa :: About the Weimaraner Rescue Programme - finding loving owners for lost and unwanted dogs, countrywide.
The Weimaraner Klub of Gauteng Rescue is a group of dedicated Weimaraner lovers who are concerned about the welfare of Weimaraners who have lost their homes and need new responsible loving homes.
To report weimaraners that have needs a home or are interested in adopting a weimaraner please send an email to rescue@weimaraner.co.za
www.weimaraner.co.za /rescue.php   (372 words)

  
 Weimaraner puppies for sale - PuppyPureBred.com
The Weimaraner or "Silver Ghost" is a picture of grace, speed, stamina, alertness and balance.
When well trained the Weimaraner is a confident and assertive dog who makes a wonderful companion.
If you are a weimaraner breeder and would like to advertise with us click here.
www.puppypurebred.com /index.php/cPath/24_299   (117 words)

  
 The Gray Ghost Weaves Its Spell by Kim D.R. Dearth
Weimaraners were recognized as a breed in Germany in 1896, and in 1897 the Weimaraner Club of Germany formed in Erfurt in Thuringia.
Weimaraners also can be canine Houdinis when it comes to escaping from crates or latched fences; it is important to teach confinement to puppies so they will accept these limitations.
Derr says that for a Weimaraner to respect children, it must respect its owner and recognize its place in its "pack." "This breed wants to be top dog," she stresses.
www.dcweimclub.org /spotlight.html   (4249 words)

  
 Weimaraner Prints - English Limited Edition Dog Prints and Dog Art
A beautiful range of Limited Edition Weimaraner prints by various British canine artists, acknowledged to be amongst the finest in the world in their field.
All the Weimaraner art prints are signed by the artists, individually numbered and printed to the highest standard using fine quality art card and light fast inks
To view prices of the Weimaraner art in US dollars, simply enter your shipping destination, then click on the Add to Cart button and the total amount will be displayed in US dollars.
www.corsini.co.uk /fineart/weimaraner-prints.shtml   (945 words)

  
 Weimaraner - Canada's Guide to Dogs
The Weimaraner, sometimes called "the grey ghost of Weimar", was developed in Germany as an all-purpose gun dog for the nobility.
The Weimaraner's haunting eyes are a very distinctive feature of the breed —; his eyes are either light amber, grey, or blue-grey.
The Longhaired Weimaraner — The long-haired coat is a disqualifying fault in the United States and a very serious fault in Canada.
www.canadasguidetodogs.com /weimaraner.htm   (1034 words)

  
 Weimaraner - puppies
The Weimaraner is one of the sub group known as the Hunt Point and Retrieve breeds, within the Gundog group.
These are the people who have energy to match the Weimaraner's own, who are possessed of patience, perseverance, and a certain amount of gritty determination.
He must know from an early age exactly what position he holds in the family pecking order and if you are wise that will be at the bottom of the heap.
www.weimaraner.sk /eng/plemeno.html   (947 words)

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