Weimaraner Brief History
Weimaraner
(Weimaraner Vorstehhund)
ORIGIN: Germany
UTILIZATION: Versatile Hunting, Shooting, Pointing Dog
BRIEF HISTORICAL SUMMARY: There are numerous theories regarding the origin of the Weimaraner Pointing dog. Only so much is certain: That the Weimaraner, which at the time still contained a great deal of liam hound blood,Weimaraner puppies ... were already kept at the Weimar court in the first third of the 19th century.
In the middle of the century, before pure breeding was started, breeding was mainly in the hands of professional hunters and game keepers in central Germany, mostly in the regions round Weimar and in Thuringia. As the days of the liam hounds passed, the dogs were crossed with the "Hühnerhund" and breeding was continued with this cross. From about 1890 on, the breed was produced according to a plan and regarded as suitable for inclusion in a stud book. Apart from the short haired Weimaraner, a long haired variety occurred, if only singly, since the turn of the century. Since being admitted to the stud book, the Weimaraner has been pure bred, remaining mostly free from crosses with any other breeds, in particular, Pointers. Therefore the Weimaraner is likely to be the oldest German "pointing" breed, which has been pure bred for about a hundred years.
