Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Weimaraner


To: Tristen and Ken

The ''Gray Ghost'' is definitely one of the most striking gundog breeds. He has a beautiful metallic gray coat and light-colored eyes. A superb working dog, he is intelligent, keen, and devoted to his owner. He is also a high powered dog with endless energy and dominant character who needs extensive socialization, training, attention, and affection from an experienced and equally strong-willed handler. In the right hands, he is a marvelous dog, but he must have employment. An bored, under-exercised Weimaraner can be a nightmare-possessive, over protected, noisy, restless, and destructive.
German hunters employed dogs of Weimaraner type as early 17th century, but by the 19th century the Weimaraner was kept exclusively at the German court of Weimar. Introduced to the U.S. in 1929 and to the U.K. in 1952, it is now renowned worldwide as a working gundog. A long-haired variety appeared in 1973, but remains uncommon.

2 comments:

Tristen said...

Sierra! I'm so flattered that my name appeared on your blog! And even more that my mom's dog appeared on your blog! Aren't these gorgeous dogs? I can't believe it. You got all of the details right too. But I have to say, I saw pictures of your new little girl and she's about as cute and perfect as they come. You are the best, thanks for the post!

Devin said...

Sierra, You don't know how happy you have made Isaac. Your blog is his very favorite. You should see his face as he grabs at the pictures of the dogs on your website. He screams. He even gets a little bug in his pants and shakes a little when he hears your music.