Weimaraner (English name: Weimaraner), alias Weimar, German Weimar, Weimar Worsthend, Weimar, is a kind of gun hound, originating in Germany. Weima Hound is a medium-sized gray dog, with a very fast speed, its movements are very elegant, beautiful, perseverance is very strong, the mind is witty, sensitive, and the figure is very well-proportioned. Judging from its body structure, it can be done for a long time and with a very fast speed, which shows that it has very good endurance.
Appearance characteristics
gender
Shoulder height is lower than 24 inches or taller than 28 inches (males); lower than 22 inches or taller than 26 inches (females).
head
The Head of the Weimar Spaniel has a moderate stop structure, which expands backward from the position of the centerline to push the forehead over. It has a very prominent posterior occipital bone, followed by a horn that is shaped, expands backwards, starting from the eye sockets, and is backward. The length between the tip of its nose and the stop is equal to the length from the stop to the posterior occipital bone. The Weimar Hound has a very straight upper lip and its nostrils are delicate. It has very tight skin. Its neck has a very suitable length and clean and neat lines. It has a very approachable facial expression, a very sharp eye, and a clever mind.
ear
The ears of the Weimar Hound are long, very similar to the shape of the leaves, have a high position, and are slightly folded. If you straighten its ears forward along the jaw, the distance from the tip of the nose is about 2 inches long.
eye
Its eyes can be light amber, gray or blue-gray in different shades, and the width between the eyes is large, well distributed, with very intelligent eyes. When it is happy, it should be black.
tooth
The Weimar Hound has very well-distributed teeth, very strong and very aligned; the teeth are very developed, very coordinated with the jaw, and the bite is very standard scissors. The upper teeth are a little outward, no longer than 1/16 inch of it compared to the lower teeth. If its teeth are very intact, it is very standard.
Nasal mirror
It has a gray nose mirror. The lips are pink or flesh-colored. The gums and lips are the same.
Body
The Weimar Hound has a moderately long back, the back is very straight, straight, very strong, very strong, powerful, starting from the position of the horse's shoulder and tilting down a little bit backwards. Its very deep thorax is very developed, with schipped shoulder blades. The ribs are long and well supported. The abdomen is very stable and firm; it has a moderately raised waist socket. The soles of the chest can reach the elbows.
Coat and color
The coat of the Weimar Hound is very short, but very smooth and shiny, the color is solid color, usually ranging from rat gray to silver gray, in general, the color on its head and ears will be a little lighter. There may be small white markings in the thorax, and if white appears in other places, it is a defect. If a white patch appears because of a scar, this is not a defect. Disqualification: The coat is too long; the coat is a very conspicuous blue or black.
forelimb
The Weimar Hound has very straight and strong forelimbs, and the distance between the elbow and the ground is equal to the distance between the elbow and the highest point of the horse's shoulder boom.
Hindquarters
The angle of the back knee joint of the Weimar Hound is very suitable, and its flying joint is very straight. It has very developed muscle tissue.
Foot claws
Some of the claws of the Weimar Hound are arranged very compactly, densely, very stable and firm, with webbing on it, it has rounded toes, very compact foot pads are very rich and strong, and some of the toenails are very short, and the color is gray or amber. Wolf claws: Long wolf claws must be removed.
tail
The Weimar Hound is a severed tail. By adulthood, the length of the tail should be kept at 6 inches, so that it can appear very light and not bulky. From its tail, you can see the temperament it has: very confident, and very healthy. Defect: There is no broken tail.
gait
The Weimar Hound has a very coordinated gait, which looks very relaxed, comfortable, and very smooth. Viewed from the back, the hindfoot claws are parallel to the forefoot claws. Viewed from the side, it has a very horizontal dorsal line and is very strong.
temperament
The temperament of the Weima Hound is very good, it is very approachable, it is very brave, and it is very alert and obedient.
disqualification
Compared to the standard shoulder height, there is an error of more than 1 inch. The coat is too long. The coat is a very conspicuous blue or black color.
Origin of the variety
The Weimaraner originated in Germany in the 17th century, but it was not until the beginning of the 19th century that a separate breed of Weimar Retriever appeared. The nobles of the German Duchy of Weimar improved the bloodhound with a variety of sharp hunting dog breeds. The Weimar Hound's keen sense of smell is inherited from its ancestors. With the development of history, the number of hunting animals in Germany has also been reduced, and the Weimar Hound has begun to be used for bird hunting. Since the monopoly of the nobility was broken, the breeding of the Weimar Hound breed was still strictly regulated. Before 1930, the dog was not allowed to be taken outside Germany. Later, many American and British enthusiasts finally got this breed. Looking back at the history of the Weimar Hound, it is a dog with a short breeding history, and if it is not a direct descendant, but only a collateral descendant, the blood terrier is considered to be one of the ancestors of the Weima Hound. In breed surveys, historians cannot go on when they trace it back to the red Stuart Hound, but it is difficult to imagine that none of the several different Stuart Hounds can be traced back to the Blood Terrier, but the European Blood Terrier was prevalent at the time of the Crusades. The reddish-yellow-brown Stuart Hound, found near Haaba, has been described as having "many of the features of a blood terrier". However, the shoulder height of the Spaniel is about 53.3 cm, while the average shoulder height of the Blood Terrier is 66.0 cm, and the weimar Hound is the highest of 68.6 cm.
The Weimar Hound is the result of breed selection; hybridization is the result of breeding to establish a suitable body shape and good quality. The Weimar Hound comes from a number of German Hounds that have bred many common pedigrees, and its cousin is the German Shorthair Indicator Hound. In fact, in the early days of the Weimar Hound, it was simply seen as the Weimar Instruction Hound. Since then, the Weimar Hound has improved in height and weight, but its distinctive silver-gray or dark brown coat remains unchanged.
Although the Weimar Hound was developed in the early days of the Weimar nobles in the garden, in order to make it suitable for a long time to all forms of hunting, these people decided to incorporate the good qualities they had found worth incorporating into a breed in order to hunt the rich prey of Germany. In other words, to have a good sense of smell, speed, courage, wisdom.
Previously, the Weima Hound was a large prey dog used to hunt large prey such as wolves, wild cats, deer, mountain lions, and bears. Later, as the large beasts of Germany became scarcer, the Weimar Hound was raised only by a few people who began to form clubs, and they set the breed standards for this dog. They are a group of amateur hunters who raise it only for hunting and not for profit. Therefore, it is difficult to buy Weimar Hounds in Germany, and in fact it is impossible to buy Weimar Hounds in any other country. People must first become members of the club before buying it, and being accepted as a member of the club means that the applicant's previous hunting ethics record must comply with the club's rules for keeping the dog. One of the rules requires that any litter of puppies from mating to littering must undergo occasional breed checks or will not be recorded in the pedigree register; the other is that some individuals, even approved puppies, will be disqualified if they have not undergone physical and personality tests. Due to this restriction, the development prospects of the Weimar Hound are not optimistic.
In 1929, americans began to know the Weimar Hound thanks to an American hunter and dog breeder, Havednet, who was a member of the German Weimar Hound Club. He was allowed to bring back two Weimar Hounds, so he helped found the American Club of Dogs and became the first president. The club does its best to enforce the same rules as the Weimar Hound and its birthplace.
It is worth mentioning that in Germany with the disappearance of large prey hunting, the Weimar Hound was trained as a birdhound for various forms of hunting in highland shooting, and its soft lips were also used as a Springer spaniel in the waters. In Germany and the United States, however, the Weimar Hound is more used as a private hunting companion than for wild hunting competitions.
Obedience trials fueled interest in the Weimar Spaniel, even before the American Kennel Club recognized it in 1943. In 1941, a Weimar female dog, which had been filmed on a CD, held three public demonstrations, and later, another Weimar Hound, less than 10 months old, passed all types of tests except for tracking tests. Amazingly, the Weimar Spaniel has shown more actual athletic ability in the United States than it did in its 20 years in Germany.
When the Weimar Hound is locked up in the kennel, the Weimar Hound is not happy. It is accustomed to being a member of the family and is willing to take on the work entrusted to it.
Ancestry
The muscles of the Weimar Hound are striated, and although their role as companion dogs is superior to their role as chasing dogs and pickers, this monochromatic gun hound is popular as a working dog and a companion dog. Although timidity is still present in this breed and is even considered a feature of the strain, Weimars generally have a alert, submissive and fearless personality. Both short-haired and long-haired dogs are popular and are reliable working dogs. Hunting prey on the periphery of the wild, or hunting, or obedient training, is a master. Their innate personality and strength allow them to act as completely reliable watchdogs. The breed has the characteristics of beautiful size, speed, energy and physical longevity, all of which are perhaps the most important of the "star qualities". Weimars Amber, grey-to-blue eyes and shimmering coat colours give them a radiant look. Its beautiful instruments are almost in the world's attention, which is one aspect of ensuring that they can be popularized worldwide. The dog is easy to obey and train both at home in towns and villages.
Awards and honors
Certified by the AKC American Kennel Association and the FCI World Kennel Federation.
flaw
Minor defects
The tail is too short or too long. Pink nose mirror.
Major defects
Females like males; males like females. Inappropriate muscle tissue. Very inappropriate teeth. Missing 4 teeth or more. The back is too long or too short. The dorsal hair is defective. The neck is too short, too thick, or has extra flesh. The tail is low. Elbows are bent inward or turned outward. The claws are eastward or westward. Contrived gait. Wrong foot claw. Cow limbs, imperfect backs, arched or rocked. Severe protrusion of the upper jaw and or herniation of the lower jaw. Sharp tone. Short ears.
Critical defects
White appears outside the chest. The eyes are not gray, blue-gray, or amber. Black Ban Barge's mouth. The tail has not been broken. Appears very scared, shy, or extremely nervous.