Weimaraners are a happy, affectionate and a high energy breed. They are highly intelligent, and if give the chance, are not afraid to use their intelligence for their own devices. For this reason, the Weimaraner needs firm dominance training to develop into a well loved member of the family and community. The Weimaraner makes a wonderful hunting dog and it can be a very good hunter if is correctly trained. 
 

He has an excellent sense of smell, loves the outdoors and is by nature a hard worker. Weimaraners are ideal for hunters and for the active individual or family.

Weimaraners have been around since the 17 th century. Their breed was developed in Germany, and wasn’t recognized as an actual standard until the 20 th century.

The first development of the breed was started by the nobility of the grand duchy of Weimar (also where the breed received their name). It is believed that Weimaraners were the result of breeding bloodhounds with pointing dogs such as German Shorthair Pointer with a variety of other types of hunting dogs. This is likely why the Weimaraner has such an excellent sense of smell.

When hunting large game was no longer popular in Germany, the Weimaraner was then used as a pointing dog. During this time, the breed also lost its importance among the nobility. Due to its lack of popularity, the breeding of Weimaraners was closely monitored and regulated. The result was that the breed did not surface anywhere outside of Germany until the 1930’s.

Once Weimaraners were introduced in the U.S. and Britain, they were well received and have been used as sporting dogs, and as devoted family pets ever since.

Their average life span is 11 – 15 years, and overall they are a hearty breed without many hereditary health defects. The only health issues that need to be monitored in this dog are hip dysplasia and bloat.

Being high energy dogs, Weimaraners require plenty of exercise including the freedom to run and daily walks (at least 3-4 walks per day for a minimum of 20->30 minutes). These dogs can live in the city, but are not ideal for apartments or busy people,out to work more then 8h/day.

Weimaraners love the outdoors, and love to swim. However, the outdoors doesn’t always agree with them. Because they have a short coat, Weimaraners are extremely sensitive to hot and cold temperatures and shouldn’t be left outdoors in the dead of the summer or winter.

This type of pointing dog is extremely intelligent, but are quite willful and have good memories. Therefore, they must receive proper obedience training and socialization, or they will walk all over their owner, and become overprotective and highly suspicious of strangers.

The Weimaraner can be sometimes a great watchdog and will protect his family. He is pretty good with children, but he is best suited to older and more responsible children. The main reason is due to the dog’s high energy. Small children can easily be knocked down by the dog.

The Weimaraner breed is friendly towards his fellow canines and will tolerate other family pets such as cats if brought up with them. That being said, the Weimaraner should not be trusted around rodents.

This gray ghost dog is easy to care for. All he needs is an occasional bath shampoo and brushing to stay and look in a pretty shape. Their coat doesn't shed very much.

Without a doubt, the Weimaraner is a wonderful dog that enjoys an active lifestyle and is very devoted to his owners. He loves people, enjoys company, and likes to be included in everything. Therefore, it is vital that if you own a Weimaraner that you make him a huge part of your daily life. If you leave this dog alone too much, he will become quite unhappy and exceptionally destructive.

Weimaraners are not a good choice for first time dog owners, and require the attention and care of someone who has experience and is willing to spend plenty of time training and nurturing the dog.