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Does anyone know of any weimaraner breeders that have decent hunting dogs? My wife is absolutley positve that this is the dog for her! We have always owned britnys or shorthairs and actually have had great luck with both,but now are trying weimaraners ...if we can only find one! I dont want to buy one because the breeder tells me they are great bird dogs I want someone who has purchased one to tell me they are great bird dogs. Thanks for any help at all!!!

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Just my .02 but, the two I hunted behind found birds alright. That was after they got into fights with the other dogs, chewed up the interior of one owners truck, and bit one hunter when the dog decided he wanted to keep the bird. Oh yeah, my biggest grouse of the year crushed to mush with one fatal crunch of the jaws. Bad trainer, bad day, or bad dog? They're built like a tank and all but do some breed research before you decide. I'm biased from hunting behind three excellent Brits for the last five years.

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I've had the same experience chunky had. This male was real stronge headed and did'nt listen at all to its owner. That could have been the owners fault. The most feared dog on my paper route as a kid was a wiemer(grey ghost) chased and bit anything that came into turf. It might have just been a bad one,but I would check it out.

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This is just my opinion and observation so do with it what you will. I have been around pointing dogs for a long time, I have studied them, trained them, judged them and talked to endless numbers of trialers, breedres and owners, I'm not claiming to be an expert just informed. Weimies in recent years have gained in popularity. Because of this demand for the dogs there has been a lot of breeding, and with that comes a lot of uninformed breeding which results in sub-par gene pool which in turn creates sub-par dogs with defects. Whether it be hearing, temperment or inability to hunt, once you introduce that many unfit dogs into the breeding pool you are going to have problems.
Exapmles of this in recent history are the Gordon Setter, Cocker Spaniel, Golden Retriever and in the non-huntin category Dalmations. Most of these dogs were bred because of the way they look and not the way they perform in the field, which is the case now with the Weimie. I am not in any way saying you can't find a nice dog that is going to be able to hunt, I'm just saying that I would be very, very careful. I would sit down and decide what is important to you and your wife in a dog, is it the way it looks, or the way it behaves. Then do lots and lots of research. Good Luck on your search.

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My experience with them is the same as chunkys. The ones I know of(2) have been bull headed. The most feared dog along my paper route when I was young was a wiemer(gray ghost). He would chase and bit anything or anyone that came into his area. They might have just been bad ones but I would check there temperment out.


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Thanks so much for all of the insight.I have talked to only one person who owns one and he seems to have gotten a good one.Im sure its the result of careful and precise breeding.I sure hate to gamble on a ten year plus commitment. I wont fix it cuz it aint broke.Got my 3rd shorthair today.....let the wife pick it out.Shes happy and so am I!!

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Tomahawk, congrats on your new hunting partner!! Good choice and timing, The pup will be a great learning age for the upcoming season.My GSP learned alot at 7-8 months old as the season started.

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Tomahawk,

The choice of the GSP was a good one. I think I would fall under the same category as your friend in which I truly enjoy my weime and she has worked out as an excellent hunter. She has been wonderful around the kids and at the same time been very good out in the field. Like other types of dogs, i feel it is a mix between the trainer and luck on how the dog turns out, not the breed itself. Good luck with your GSP. my .02 cents

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