The Weimeraner is not happy when nelegated to a kennel. He is accustomed to being a member of the family and accepts the responsibilities which that entails. They love their people and are eager to please their family.
The Weimeraner has made its mark on the White House; Heidi, the Eisenhowers’ Weimeraner, lived in the White House with the First Family.
Inspite of the folklore and myth surrounding the breed, the Weimaraner is not a wonder dog. Given the opportunity, he will still steal the pot roast off the dining room table when no one is looking!
The Weimaraner is a fairly young breed,
In its early days, the Weimaraner was known simply as the Weimer Pointer, its name deriving from the court by whom the breed was sponsored.
The distinctively gray Weim was propogated by nobles in the court of Weimar who sought to meld into one breed all the qualities they had found worthwhile in their forays against the then abundant game of Germany.
Formerly, the Weimaraner was a big-game dog used on wolves, wildcats, deer, etc.
It was extremely hard to obtain a Weimaraner at this point, since one had to be become a member of the club prior to purchase of the dog in a strict attempt to keep breeding and lines pure. However, when the American Howard Knight became a member and imported two specimens to the US, he helped found the club in this country and served as its first president in 1929.
The Weim grew to become a bird-dog rather than a big-game dog due to shifting priorities and rarity of big game, leading to its use as a personal hunting dog.
