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WEIMARANER VS GERMAN SHORTHAIR
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I MIGHT BE GETTING A WEIMARANER HERE SHORTLY,... HOW DO THEY COMPARE TO GERMAN SHORTHAIRS? ATTITUDE WISE... HOW DO THEY COMPARE OUT IN THE FIELD?
AND WHOEVER HAS WEIMERANERS FEEL FREE TO POST PICS AS WELL
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Re: WEIMARANER VS GERMAN SHORTHAIR
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March 31, 2011, 03:34:48 PM »
I say go with the Shorthair, I am a big lab guy but a freind got a weimaraner and it was as high strung as they come, he eventually let it become just a pet instead of a bird dog.......
Don't know alot about dogs other than labs...
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Re: WEIMARANER VS GERMAN SHORTHAIR
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March 31, 2011, 04:56:04 PM »
My brother also had a Weimaraner. Very high strung and had separation anxiety. Would freak out if left alone and be destructive. Weimaraner's are supposedly known for separation anxiety.
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we had a weimaraner growing up. very very intelligent dogs. sometimes too much for their own good. they are very dependent, anxiety issues, and can be destructive. they just always need something to do. a job, exercise, and they are fine. its when u neglect them that they are real hellions. i have a half vizsula half yellow lab, more vizsula than lab, and he is very comparable to the weimaraner. they just get bored easily. very intelligent and good looking dogs tho. weimeraners can also be very dominate if not started off right. will def push you around if you allow them to. gl
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love my Weimaraner, I dont have kids but when are friends come over or we go to my familys he does great with them. Everything i heard about there hyper tendencies has been proven wrong he is 2.5 now and is by far calmer then all the labs and GSP i have had. As far as hunting over
I think he came from show blood lines but the other weimaraners I have hunted over were awesome dogs. Nothing against the GSP I told my fiancée I wanted one or the other and she got me this guy for Christmas. He doesnt show any signs of separation anxiety either from us or the other dogs.
Here is some pics of my blue Weimer he is larger than most at 95 lbs
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My grandfather used to raise them in the 50's and my father ran GSP's and they were very comparable in my and my dads opinion. My grandfather thought they could walk on waterand reminded us of that every time we got together, just that kind of turned me off on them plus they were twice the price of a GSP.
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March 31, 2011, 06:16:05 PM »
I have also heard that the weims have bad seperation anxeity. I have a gsp and have never seen a weim while out hunting. its your choice but the gsp is known for being the most versatile hunting dog there is along side of the german wirehair
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I have hunted over both and my prefence would be a GSP. I've hunted over a few awesome weims but also several that weren't worth a dam. Can't go wrong with a GSP.
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You should get a Wirehaired Pointing Griffon, I know where a real nice one is for sale!
6 weeks old
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Quote from: Machias on April 01, 2011, 11:16:17 AM
You should get a Wirehaired Pointing
I had one he was a walking vet bill, he was a hunting SOB though to bad he chased other things besides birds had to put him down
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April 01, 2011, 06:32:36 PM »
Both can be awesome bird dogs
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you will have a much easier time finding a shorthair that is a hunting machine. And it will probably cost a lot less.
All bird dogs are awesome but I've done my share of research and you can find good ones of any breed. Unfortunately some are much harder to find (hunting) than others and I think Weims fall into that category.
My two cents.
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I like shorthairs a little better myself
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Machias,
Tried convincing the wife. She would not go for a third dog or else I would have taken a look at your boy. Hope you find a good home for him.
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Re: WEIMARANER VS GERMAN SHORTHAIR
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I think they are pretty much the same dog as far as attitude, and hunting ability. I think they are a little more calm than GSP's myself. My next dog will be a weim. Like any pointer, you need to have a lot of room and get them out often for excercise.
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Re: WEIMARANER VS GERMAN SHORTHAIR
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Not even close in comparison,The blue haired bench ladies have ruined the weim chasing a color scheme. I've seen enough of them to know that I've never seen what would be considered good.I'd say a stellar weim would be comparable to a well below average performance from a shorthair.I've been around enough weims to say this as well......................I wouldn't trust them around small kids.If a weim tips the scales at more than 50 pounds your either overfeeding it or it's 100% show bred.
Any breed that is non mainstream popular will increase the dud ratio IMO.Examples would be the weim,visla,munsterlander large and small,and pudelpointer.Small genetic pools to draw desired qualities from.Add to this the potential of backyard willy nilly breeding and the success rate will drop even further.
For a better than average chance on a versatile I'd stick with the GSP as a first choice
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