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Just had a trip to the vets
The nice lady vet gave me the once over (cough … ahuh ahuh), She said I was all OK.
I now weigh 9.6kg, they said I was going to be a big boy 
attached is yet another picture of me, having a snooze after visiting the vet, It’s a hard life being a dog
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All tuckered out after puppies trip to new home, a lot of investigation had to be done
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Have picked up the new puppy…..
Picture of bruv & sis having a snooze, before bruv makes a journey to his new home chez Cousins.
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Only a day to go now before we pick up our new puppy
More pictures to follow
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just a quick plug….
We now have some interesting snippets of information @
Weimaraner Wisdom
this will be updated periodically of course as we learn and grow with our Weimaraner.
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On doing some research before buying our ‘perfect dog’ I have read an awful lot of material on dog breed characteristics i.e.
Temperament
Size
Health issues
etc.etc.
One thing that was sort of not clear to me was when a dog is described, for example withers or flews … where are these ‘bits’ so I have decided to post the following example.
A. Carpals or wrist
B. Cervical Vertebrae
C. Coccygeal Vertebrae or tail
D. Elbow Joint
E. Femur and second thigh
F. Hock Joint
G. Hip
H. Humorous and upper arm
I. Mandible or jaw with flews(jowels)
J. Lumbar Vertebrae or loin
K. Maxilla
L. Metacarpals or pasterns
M. Metatarsals
N. Occiput
O. Pelvis
P. Phalanges or toes
Q. Radius and Ulna and forearm
R. Ribs
S. Sacrum or croup: slight decline before the tail begins
T. Scapula or Withers: highest part of the back between the shoulder blades
U. Shoulder Joint
V. Skull
W. Stifle joint
X. Sternum at midpoint of chest; brisket
Y. Thoracic Vertebrae or back
Z. Tibia and Fibula
1. Stop-where the nose stops and the forehead begins
2. Tuck up
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Only a week to go before we pick up the new puppy…..
In the picture you can see our puppy (name yet to be finalised ????!!!!) with a white star on his chest, keeping warm under an infrared heat lamp.
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Just thought I’d attach a quick piccie of the three puppies playing….
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Pronunciation
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VI -mer-ron er |
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Description
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The Weimaraner is a sleek, moderately large, athletic dog with beautiful lines and a short, fine, smooth gray coat. All shades of gray are accepted. The head and ears are a bit lighter in color than the rest of the body. The head is long and aristocratic and the muzzle is strong. The eyes are amber, blue-gray or gray – with an intelligent expression, and the nose is gray. The ears are moderately long and pendant. The topline slopes gently downward from the withers. The forelegs should be straight with dewclaws removed. The tail is docked to 1½ inches (4cm) when the dog is two days old. The limbs are long and muscular. The Weimaraner has webbed feet for swimming. |
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Temperament
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Happy, loving cheerful, affectionate and very rambunctious. Intelligent, but can be highly opinionated and willful, therefore this breed should have firm, experienced training from the start. Quick to learn, but resistant to repetitive training. Reserved with strangers and sometimes combative with other dogs. Socialize them well at an early age. Protective on his own territory. Very brave and loyal, it has a strong prey instinct. Do not trust with small non-canine animals. This is definitely not a herding or farm dog. The Weimaraner needs to live indoors as a member of the family. He needs attention and companionship. If relegated to a kennel life or if left alone too much, he can become very destructive and restless. He is a natural protector. 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. Because this breed is so full of energy, the first thing they need to learn is sit, then praise only when sitting. This will prevent jumping in the future, as they are strong dogs and will knock over elderly or children by accident. This breed especially should not be hit to discipline, they become wary easily. Once they have a fear of someone/something, they look to avoid and training is all but impossible. They are so eager to please, and motivated by reward (food or praise) Once a trick is learned, the dog will leap to repeat for praise. Although they are often mistaken as dumb, because they have such focus, if the trick or owners request isn’t their focus at the time, it will not occur! Spend a lot of time with short leash walk, next to you. If left to run ahead they will pull like a train. A loose prong collar, making sure the chain section is in the front, and only pull forward and down, with a quick release when walking. Do not use choke or prong to train, they become hopeless very quick and all is lost from this point. This breed likes to bark. Very hardy, with a good sense of smell, and a passionate worker, the Weimaraner can be used for all kinds of hunting. |
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Height, Weight
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Height:Â Dogs 24-27 inches (61-69cm) Bitches 22-25 inches (56-63cm)
Weight: Dogs 55-70 pounds (25-32kg) Bitches 50-65 pounds (23-29kg) |
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Health Problems
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As they are prone to bloat, it is better to feed them two or three small meals a day rather than one large meal. They may also suffer from hip dysplasia, but are in general a hardy breed of dog. Hip dysplasia has been reduced to only 8% through conscientious breeding. Prone to hypertropic osteodystrophy (too rapid growth) and tumors. |
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Living Conditions
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Weimaraners will do okay in an apartment if it is sufficiently exercised. They are relatively inactive indoors and will do best with at least a large yard. |
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Exercise
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These are powerful working dogs with great stamina. They need plenty of opportunities to run free and lots of regular exercise. Do not exercise them after meals. |
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Life Expectancy
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About 10-12 years. |
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Grooming
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The smooth, short-haired coat is easy to keep in peak condition. Brush with a firm bristle brush, and dry shampoo occasionally. Bathe in mild soap only when necessary. A rub over with a chamois will make the coat gleam. Inspect the feet and mouth for damage after work or exercise sessions. Keep the nails trimmed. This breed is an average shedder. |
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Origin
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The breed is several centuries old. A Weimaraner appeared in a Van Dyck painting of the early 1600’s. There are various theories as to its origin. Some feel it is the result of albinism that overtook some ancient German pointing dogs. Others feel it is descended from the German hound, the Braken. And still others feel it is the fruit of crossings overseen by Grand Duke Karl August of Weimar between a regular pointer and a certain yellow pointer. The Weimaraner is a pointer and an all-around personal hunting dog. He was originally used to hunt, track and bring down big game. As big game became scarce, he was adapted to smaller game and upland birds. He also has a reputation as a fine water retriever, though he may need to be taught to swim. Weimaraners have been used as rescue dogs, service dogs for the disabled, and as police dogs in England and Germany. The breed was first imported to the United States in 1929 by Howard Knight who founded the U.S. breed club. Sesame Street often plays skits with this breed dressed up in human clothes. Some of its talents include: hunting, tracking, retrieving, pointing, watchdogging, guarding, police work, search & rescue, and agility. |
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Group
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Gun Dog, AKC Sporting |
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Recognition
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CKC, FCI, AKC, UKC, KCGB, CKC, ANKC, NKC, NZKC, APRI, ACR |
CKC = Continental Kennel Club
FCI = Fédération Cynologique Internationale
AKC = American Kennel Club
UKC = United Kennel Club
KCGB = Kennel Club of Great Britain
CKC = Canadian Kennel Club
ANKC = Australian National Kennel Club
NKC = National Kennel Club
NZKC = New Zealand Kennel Club
APRI = American Pet Registry Inc.
ACR = American Canine Registry
Plagiarised from http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/weimaraner.htm
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What is a blog?
“Blog” is short for “web-log” and a blog is a sort of online journal or personal diary. blog.cousinsweb.co.uk website is a sort of blog, insomuch as it will be used as an ongoing diary of the life of our new weimaraner
Really, a blog is whatever you might want it to be and for us this is the place where we can keep you up-to-date with the weimaraner’s progress! We both love taking photographs so it’s really a personal indulgence where we can show the photographs we’ve taken of our beautiful doggie! for all to see
If you are interested in finding out more about blogging, we recommend visiting Blogger or Wordpress where you can start your own free blog. If you already know a bit about websites and want to host your own blog, check out the freely available Wordpress tool. You’ll need to have your own hosting and be able to run a MySQL database. It also helps if you know about CSS and HTML so you can code your own template.
We use the the open source and freely available Wordpress software to run our blog.
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