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The '''{{lang|de|italic=no|Weimaraner}}'''{{efn|name= a}} is a German [[list of dog breeds|breed]] of [[hunting dog]] of medium to large size, with history going back at least to the early nineteenth century.<ref name=kc/> Early Weimaraners were used by [[royal family|royalty]] for [[hunting]] large game such as [[boar]], [[bear]], and [[deer]]. As the popularity of hunting large game began to decline, Weimaraners were used for hunting smaller animals like [[fowl]], [[rabbit]]s, and [[fox]]es.
The '''{{lang|de|italic=no|Weimaraner}}'''{{efn|name= a}} is a German [[list of dog breeds|breed]] of [[hunting dog]] of medium to large size, with history going back at least to the nineteenth century.<ref name=kc/>


The name comes from the Grand Duke of [[Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach]], [[Carl August of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach|Karl August]], whose court, located in the city of [[Weimar]] (now in the state of [[Thuringia]] in modern-day [[Germany]]), enjoyed hunting. The Weimaraner is an all-purpose [[gun dog]], and possesses traits such as speed, stamina, great sense of smell, great eyes, courage, and intelligence.<ref name=gj/> The breed is sometimes referred to as the "grey ghost" of the dog world because of its ghostly coat and eye color along with its stealthy hunting style.<ref name=gj />
It originated in the area of the city of [[Weimar]] (then in [[Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach]], now in the state of [[Thuringia]]), for which it is named.{{r|vdh2}} It was recognised as a breed in 1891. It is an all-purpose [[gun dog]], characterised by its speed and stamina, its good nose and eye, and its courage and intelligence;<ref name=gj/> in Germany it is not considered suitable for keeping as a [[companion dog]].{{r|vdh2}}


== History ==
== History ==
[[File:Leithund.png|thumb|A Leithund, possible ancestor to the Weimaraner<ref name=fci/>]]


Many theories of the origin of the Weimaraner have been advanced, but there are few documented historical facts; silver-grey dogs are shown in paintings by [[Antoon van Dyck]] in the seventeenth century and by [[Jean-Baptiste Oudry]] in the eighteenth.{{r|hans|p=543|vdh2}} The breed is believed to have originated in the area of the city of [[Weimar]] (then in [[Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach]], now in the state of [[Thuringia]]) – the city from which its name derives.{{r|hans|p=543|vdh2}} It is sometimes claimed that the dogs were kept at the court of [[Karl August, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach]], in the early nineteenth century.{{r|fci}}
The Weimaraner was kept in the Weimar court in the 19th century and carried a good deal of Leithound ancestry.<ref name=fci/> In the beginning, Germany's Grand Duke [[Karl August, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach|Karl August]] used the Weimaraner to hunt big game like wolves, bears, and boar, but as Europe's number of big game animals decreased, the Weimaraner turned into a point-and-retrieve hunter of small game.<ref name=akc/> The breed arrived to America in the late 1920s, and its popularity increased in the 1950s,<ref name=akc /> largely because of celebrities like [[Grace Kelly]], President [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]], and [[Dick Clark]]. The famous artist and photographer [[William Wegman (photographer)|William Wegman]] increased the breed's popularity even more with his world-famous Weimaraner portraits and video segments.

From 1879 the dogs were considered to be a blue variant of the [[German Short-haired Pointer]], and were eligible for registration in the [[stud-book]] of the {{lang|de|Kurzhaar Klub|italic=no}}.{{r|hans|p=545}} They first appeared at a [[dog show]] in 1880, when fourteen examples were presented in [[Berlin]]. These were of three differing types, from three different kennels: the traditional Thüringer Hund; the Weißenfelser Hund, which was rather more elegant; and the Sanderslebener, which was intermediate between the two.{{r|hans|p=545}} The Weimaraner was recognised as a distinct breed in 1891.{{r|vdh2}} A [[breed standard]] was drawn up in 1896, and in 1897 a [[breed association]] was established in [[Erfurt]] with the name {{lang|de|italic=no|Verein zur Reinzucht des silbergrauen Weimaraner-Vorstehhund}};{{efn|name= b}} this was soon changed to {{lang|de|italic=no|Verein zur Züchtung des Weimaraner Vorstehhundes}}.{{r|hans|p=545|klub}}{{efn|name= c}}

In the early years of the twentieth century – the time of the [[Great War]] – the Weimaraner came close to extinction; it was reconstituted from the few surviving examples of the breed.{{r|hans|p=545|gab|p2=237}}


It was definitively accepted by the [[Fédération Cynologique Internationale]] in 1954.{{r|fci2}}
It was definitively accepted by the [[Fédération Cynologique Internationale]] in 1954.{{r|fci2}}

In the fifteen years from 2007 to 2021, the annual number of new registrations in Germany averaged about 485, with a low of 390 and a high of 607.{{r|vdh}}


== Characteristics ==
== Characteristics ==
[[File:Tara de la Legende de Faublas, a long-haired female Weimaraner (2005).jpg|thumb|Long-haired bitch]]
[[File:Tara de la Legende de Faublas, a long-haired female Weimaraner (2005).jpg|thumb|Long-haired bitch]]


The Weimaraner is of medium to large size: dogs stand some {{val|59|to|70|u=cm|}} at the [[withers]], bitches about {{val|57|to|65|u=cm}}; weights are in the range {{val|30|-|40|u=kg}} for dogs, {{val|25|-|35|u=kg}} for bitches.{{r|fci|vdh3}}
The eyes of the Weimaraner may be light amber, grey, or blue-grey, and the ears are long and velvety.{{cn|date=April 2024}}


The coat may be either short or long; a double coat of intermediate length is sometimes seen.{{r|fci}} The coat may be mouse-grey, roe-grey or silver-grey in various shades, or of a colour intermediate between these; minor white markings to the feet and chest are tolerated.{{r|fci}} The eyes are amber, ranging from pale to dark; the ears are pendent, with rounded tips.{{r|fci}}
In November 2009 and on 1 January 2010, the [[United Kennel Club]] (UKC) removed the disqualification from Blue and Longhair Weimaraners. A black coat remains an automatic disqualification, though a small white marking in the chest area only is permitted. Dogs with blue coats are disqualified from conformation/show competition,<ref name=akc2/> but are recognized as purebred Weimaraners by the AKC.


Among the [[neurological disease]]s associated with the Weimaraner are [[cerebellar hypoplasia]], [[hypomyelinogenesis]] and [[spinal dysraphism]].{{r|ron|p=6}} Other diseases or defects to which it has some genetic or statistical predisposition include [[corneal dystrophy]], [[distichiasis]], [[entropion]], eversion of the cartilage of the [[nictitating membrane]], [[demodicosis|generalised demodicosis]], [[conjunctivitis|medial canthal pocket syndrome]], [[corneal ulcer|refractory corneal ulceration]] and [[XX sex reversal]],{{r|gough|p=153}} and also – in dogs only – [[Weimaraner neutrophil dysfunction]],{{r|cote|p=928}} [[pododermatitis]] and [[Heart valve dysplasia|tricuspid dysplasia]].{{r|gough|p=153}}
A long-haired variety is recognized by most kennel clubs around the world except the American Kennel Club. The long-haired Weimaraner has a silky coat with an undocked, feathered tail.{{cn|date=April 2024}}

A 2024 UK study found a median lifespan of 12.8 years for the breed compared to an average of 12.7 for purebreeds and 12 for [[Mongrel|crossbreeds]].{{r|uk}}


According to the [[Fédération Cynologique Internationale]] standard, the male Weimaraner stands {{convert|59|to|70|cm|in|abbr=on}} at the [[withers]]. Females are {{convert|57|to|65|cm|in|abbr=on}}. Males normally weigh about {{convert|30|-|40|kg|lb|abbr=on}}. Females are generally {{convert|25|-|35|kg|lb|abbr=on}}.<ref name=fci/> A Weimaraner should give the appearance of a muscular, athletic dog.
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File:Langhaarweimaraner Staßfurt.jpg|A long-haired bitch
File:Langhaarweimaraner Staßfurt.jpg|A long-haired bitch
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File:Wo er am liebsten ist (cropped).jpg
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File:Blue coat male weimaraner thunder.jpg|Blue is not an accepted colour
File:Weimaraner Walker portrait.jpg
File:Weimaraner Walker portrait.jpg</gallery>
== Use ==
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==Health==
According to the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals, Weimaraners enjoy low rates of [[Hip dysplasia (canine)|dysplasia]]. The breed is ranked 102nd of 153 total breeds and has a very high test rate and a very high percentage of excellent rating among those dogs tested.<ref name=offa/>


The Weimaraner is a versatile hunting dog, and may be used to [[tracking dog|track]], [[pointer (dog)|point]] to, [[flushing dog|flush]] or [[retriever|retrieve]] birds or other game.{{r|gj}} Registration is subject to successful completion of a [[working trial]].{{r|fci}} In Germany it is not considered to be suitable for keeping as a [[companion dog]]. According to the breed club, it "... basically belongs in the hands of hunters due to its development and its characteristics ... It is not a companion dog, but a hunting dog through and through. As such, it needs work in practical hunting in order to preserve its balanced nature";{{efn|name=d}} whelps are placed mainly with hunters.{{r|vdh2}}
Other health issues include:

* [[Cryptorchidism]]<ref name=wca/>
* [[Distichiasis]]<ref name=wca/>
* [[Elbow dysplasia]]<ref name=vs/>
* [[Entropion]]<ref name=cidd/>
* [[Growth hormone deficiency|Pituitary dwarfism]]<ref name=wca/><ref name=cidd/>
* [[Hypertrophic osteodystrophy]]<ref name=cidd/>
* [[Hypomyelination-congenital cataract syndrome|Hypomyelinogenesis]]<ref name=cidd/>
* [[Hypothyroidism]]<ref name=wca/>
* [[Progressive retinal atrophy]]
* [[Renal dysplasia]]<ref name=cidd/>
* [[Von Willebrands Disease]]<ref name=wca/>


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
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{{efn|name = a|{{IPAc-en|ˈ|v|aɪ|m|ər|ɑː|n|ər}} {{respell|VY|mər|ah|nər}}) }}
{{efn|name = a|{{IPAc-en|ˈ|v|aɪ|m|ər|ɑː|n|ər}} {{respell|VY|mər|ah|nər}}) }}

{{efn|name = b|'Association for the pure breeding of the silver-grey Weimaraner Pointer'}}

{{efn|name = c|'Association for breeding the Weimaraner Pointer'}}

{{efn|name = d|"{{lang|de|italic=no|Es ist einleuchtend, dass der Weimaraner auf Grund seiner Entwicklung und seiner Eigenschaften grundsätzlich in Jägerhände gehört. ... Er ist kein Begleithund, sondern ein Jagdhund durch und durch. Als solcher benötigt er Arbeit im praktischen Jagdbetrieb, um sein ausgeglichenes Wesen zu bewahren"}}}}

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<ref name=akc2>[http://www.akc.org/breeds/weimaraner/ Weimaraner Page<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
<ref name=akc2>[http://www.akc.org/breeds/weimaraner/ Weimaraner Page</ref>


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<ref name=cidd>{{cite web|url=http://www.upei.ca/~cidd/breeds/weimaraner2.htm |publisher=Canine Inherited Disorders Database |title=Weimaraners |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070219233203/http://www.upei.ca/~cidd/breeds/weimaraner2.htm |archive-date=19 February 2007 }}</ref--->


<ref name=cote>Etienne Côté, Stephen J. Ettinger, Edward C. Feldman (editors) (2024). [https://books.google.it/books?id=zHPsEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA928 ''Ettinger’s Textbook of Veterinary Internal Medicine''], ninth edition, volume 1. Philadelphia: Elsevier Health Sciences. {{isbn|9780443107856}}.</ref>
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<ref name=cidd>{{cite web|url=http://www.upei.ca/~cidd/breeds/weimaraner2.htm |publisher=Canine Inherited Disorders Database |title=Weimaraners |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070219233203/http://www.upei.ca/~cidd/breeds/weimaraner2.htm |archive-date=19 February 2007 }}</ref>


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<ref name=fci>[http://www.fci.be/Nomenclature/Standards/099g07-en.pdf FCI-Standard N° 99: Weimaraner]. Thuin, Belgium: Fédération Cynologique Internationale. Accessed April 2024.</ref>

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<ref name=fci>[http://www.fci.be/Nomenclature/Standards/298g08-en.pdf FCI-Standard N° 99: Weimaraner]. Thuin, Belgium: Fédération Cynologique Internationale. Accessed April 2024.</ref>


<ref name=fci2>[https://www.fci.be/en/nomenclature/WEIMARANER-99.html FCI breeds nomenclature: Weimaraner (99)]. Thuin, Belgium: Fédération Cynologique Internationale. Accessed April 2024.</ref>
<ref name=fci2>[https://www.fci.be/en/nomenclature/WEIMARANER-99.html FCI breeds nomenclature: Weimaraner (99)]. Thuin, Belgium: Fédération Cynologique Internationale. Accessed April 2024.</ref>


<ref name=gab>Gabriele Lehari (2013 [2009]). ''400 Hunderassen von A - Z'' (third edition, in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Eugen Ulmer KG. {{isbn|9783800178827}}.</ref>
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<ref name=offa>{{cite web |publisher=OFFA |url=http://www.caninehealthinfo.org/brdreqs.html?breed=WE |title= Weimaraner }}</ref>


<ref name=hans>Hans Räber (1995). [https://books.google.it/books?id=SafiBgAAQBAJ&hl=en&pg=PA542 ''Enzyklopädie der Rassenhunde: Ursprung, Geschichte, Zuchtziele, Eignung und Verwendung''] (volume 2, in German). Stuttgart: Franckh-Kosmos. {{isbn|9783440067529}}.</ref>
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<ref name=vs>Noel Fitzpatrick, Thomas J. Smith, Richard B. Evans, Russell Yeadon (2009). [https://onlinelibrary-wiley-com.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/doi/10.1111/j.1532-950X.2008.00489.x Radiographic and Arthroscopic Findings in the Elbow Joints of 263 Dogs with Medial Coronoid Disease]. ''Veterinary Surgery''. '''38''' (2): 213–223. {{doi|10.1111/j.1532-950X.2008.00489.x}}. {{open access}}</ref>

<ref name=kc>[https://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/search/breeds-a-to-z/breeds/gundog/weimaraner/ Gundog: Weimaraner]. London: The Kennel Club Limited. Accessed June 2024.</ref>

<ref name=klub>[https://web.archive.org/web/20231025105732/https://weimaraner-klub-ev.de/verein/ Verein] (in German). Weimaraner Klub e.V. Archived 25 October 2023.</ref>

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<!---ref name=offa>{{cite web |publisher=OFFA |url=http://www.caninehealthinfo.org/brdreqs.html?breed=WE |title= Weimaraner }}</ref--->

<ref name=ron>Ronaldo C. Da Costa, Curtis W. Dewey (2015). [https://books.google.it/books?id=JSWJCgAAQBAJ&hl=en&pg=PA308 ''Practical Guide to Canine and Feline Neurology''], third edition, ebook. Ames, Iowa: John Wiley & Sons. {{isbn|9781119062042}}.</ref>

<ref name=uk>Kirsten M. McMillan, Jon Bielby, Carys L. Williams, Melissa M. Upjohn, Rachel A. Casey, Robert M. Christley (2024). [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10834484/pdf/41598_2023_Article_50458.pdf Longevity of companion dog breeds: those at risk from early death]. ''Scientific Reports''. '''14''' (1): 531, [https://static-content.springer.com/esm/art%3A10.1038%2Fs41598-023-50458-w/MediaObjects/41598_2023_50458_MOESM8_ESM.docx supplementary table 3]. {{doi|10.1038/s41598-023-50458-w}}. {{issn|2045-2322}}. {{open access}}</ref>

<ref name=vdh>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230221074607/https://www.vdh.de/ueber-den-vdh/welpenstatistik/?go=Go&sort=2011&suche Welpenstatistik] (in German). Dortmund: Verband für das Deutsche Hundewesen. Archived 21 February 2024.</ref>

<ref name=vdh2>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200805163825/https://www.vdh.de/rasse-des-monats/rasse-des-monats-weimaraner/ Die Rasse des Monats: Weimaraner] (in German). Dortmund: Verband für das Deutsche Hundewesen. Archived 5 August 2020.</ref>

<ref name=vdh3>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230924040753/https://welpen.vdh.de/hunderassen/rasselexikon/ergebnis/weimaraner-kurzhaar Weimaraner (Kurzhaar)] (in German). Dortmund: Verband für das Deutsche Hundewesen. Archived 24 September 2023.</ref>


<ref name=vj>D.G. O’Neill, D.B. Church, P.D. McGreevy, P.C. Thomson, D.C. Brodbelt (2013). [https://web.archive.org/web/20191231022919/https://researchonline.rvc.ac.uk/id/eprint/7826/1/7826.pdf Longevity and mortality of owned dogs in England]. ''The Veterinary Journal''. '''198''' (3): 638–43. {{doi|10.1016/j.tvjl.2013.09.020}}. Archived 31 December 2019. "n=26, median=12.6, [[IQR]]=11.1–13.5"</ref>
<ref name=vj>D.G. O’Neill, D.B. Church, P.D. McGreevy, P.C. Thomson, D.C. Brodbelt (2013). [https://web.archive.org/web/20191231022919/https://researchonline.rvc.ac.uk/id/eprint/7826/1/7826.pdf Longevity and mortality of owned dogs in England]. ''The Veterinary Journal''. '''198''' (3): 638–43. {{doi|10.1016/j.tvjl.2013.09.020}}. Archived 31 December 2019. "n=26, median=12.6, [[IQR]]=11.1–13.5"</ref>


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Weimaraner
Short-haired bitch, two years old
OriginGermany
Traits
Height Males 59–70 cm (23–28 in)[1]
Females 57–65 cm (22–26 in)[1]
Weight Males 30–40 kg (66–88 lb)[1]
Females 25–35 kg (55–77 lb)[1]
Kennel club standards
Verband für das Deutsche Hundewesen standard
Fédération Cynologique Internationale standard
Dog (domestic dog)

The Weimaraner[a] is a German breed of hunting dog of medium to large size, with history going back at least to the nineteenth century.[3]

It originated in the area of the city of Weimar (then in Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, now in the state of Thuringia), for which it is named.[4] It was recognised as a breed in 1891. It is an all-purpose gun dog, characterised by its speed and stamina, its good nose and eye, and its courage and intelligence;[5] in Germany it is not considered suitable for keeping as a companion dog.[4]

History

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Many theories of the origin of the Weimaraner have been advanced, but there are few documented historical facts; silver-grey dogs are shown in paintings by Antoon van Dyck in the seventeenth century and by Jean-Baptiste Oudry in the eighteenth.[6]: 543 [4] The breed is believed to have originated in the area of the city of Weimar (then in Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, now in the state of Thuringia) – the city from which its name derives.[6]: 543 [4] It is sometimes claimed that the dogs were kept at the court of Karl August, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, in the early nineteenth century.[1]

From 1879 the dogs were considered to be a blue variant of the German Short-haired Pointer, and were eligible for registration in the stud-book of the Kurzhaar Klub.[6]: 545  They first appeared at a dog show in 1880, when fourteen examples were presented in Berlin. These were of three differing types, from three different kennels: the traditional Thüringer Hund; the Weißenfelser Hund, which was rather more elegant; and the Sanderslebener, which was intermediate between the two.[6]: 545  The Weimaraner was recognised as a distinct breed in 1891.[4] A breed standard was drawn up in 1896, and in 1897 a breed association was established in Erfurt with the name Verein zur Reinzucht des silbergrauen Weimaraner-Vorstehhund;[b] this was soon changed to Verein zur Züchtung des Weimaraner Vorstehhundes.[6]: 545 [7][c]

In the early years of the twentieth century – the time of the Great War – the Weimaraner came close to extinction; it was reconstituted from the few surviving examples of the breed.[6]: 545 [8]: 237 

It was definitively accepted by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale in 1954.[9]

In the fifteen years from 2007 to 2021, the annual number of new registrations in Germany averaged about 485, with a low of 390 and a high of 607.[10]

Characteristics

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Long-haired bitch

The Weimaraner is of medium to large size: dogs stand some 59 to 70 cm at the withers, bitches about 57 to 65 cm; weights are in the range 30–40 kg for dogs, 25–35 kg for bitches.[1][11]

The coat may be either short or long; a double coat of intermediate length is sometimes seen.[1] The coat may be mouse-grey, roe-grey or silver-grey in various shades, or of a colour intermediate between these; minor white markings to the feet and chest are tolerated.[1] The eyes are amber, ranging from pale to dark; the ears are pendent, with rounded tips.[1]

Among the neurological diseases associated with the Weimaraner are cerebellar hypoplasia, hypomyelinogenesis and spinal dysraphism.[12]: 6  Other diseases or defects to which it has some genetic or statistical predisposition include corneal dystrophy, distichiasis, entropion, eversion of the cartilage of the nictitating membrane, generalised demodicosis, medial canthal pocket syndrome, refractory corneal ulceration and XX sex reversal,[13]: 153  and also – in dogs only – Weimaraner neutrophil dysfunction,[14]: 928  pododermatitis and tricuspid dysplasia.[13]: 153 

A 2024 UK study found a median lifespan of 12.8 years for the breed compared to an average of 12.7 for purebreeds and 12 for crossbreeds.[15]

  • A long-haired bitch
    A long-haired bitch
  • Blue is not an accepted colour
    Blue is not an accepted colour

Use

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The Weimaraner is a versatile hunting dog, and may be used to track, point to, flush or retrieve birds or other game.[5] Registration is subject to successful completion of a working trial.[1] In Germany it is not considered to be suitable for keeping as a companion dog. According to the breed club, it "... basically belongs in the hands of hunters due to its development and its characteristics ... It is not a companion dog, but a hunting dog through and through. As such, it needs work in practical hunting in order to preserve its balanced nature";[d] whelps are placed mainly with hunters.[4]

Notes

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  1. ^ /ˈvaɪmərɑːnər/ VY-mər-ah-nər)
  2. ^ 'Association for the pure breeding of the silver-grey Weimaraner Pointer'
  3. ^ 'Association for breeding the Weimaraner Pointer'
  4. ^ "Es ist einleuchtend, dass der Weimaraner auf Grund seiner Entwicklung und seiner Eigenschaften grundsätzlich in Jägerhände gehört. ... Er ist kein Begleithund, sondern ein Jagdhund durch und durch. Als solcher benötigt er Arbeit im praktischen Jagdbetrieb, um sein ausgeglichenes Wesen zu bewahren"

References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Weimaraner.
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j FCI-Standard N° 99: Weimaraner. Thuin, Belgium: Fédération Cynologique Internationale. Accessed April 2024.
  2. ^ D.G. O’Neill, D.B. Church, P.D. McGreevy, P.C. Thomson, D.C. Brodbelt (2013). Longevity and mortality of owned dogs in England. The Veterinary Journal. 198 (3): 638–43. doi:10.1016/j.tvjl.2013.09.020. Archived 31 December 2019. "n=26, median=12.6, IQR=11.1–13.5"
  3. ^ Gundog: Weimaraner. London: The Kennel Club Limited. Accessed June 2024.
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