Thinking of a Weim.

moparman73 · Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 4:13 pm Post subject: Thinking of a Weim.

Hello, I'm new here. My family and I are thinking about purchasing a weim. I have a few questons. I have a 6 year old chocolate lab that is blind. She got a disease that I can't remember the name of from digging in the dirt. It was a fungus that got in her eyes and we spent a great deal of money treating her. I had a golden retriever that passed away a few months ago and we think we are ready for a new puppy. I was wondering if weim dig alot and if they are prone to disease's. I've done some reading and I think I would like a weim. I had a few more questions that seemed to slip my mind I'm sure I will remember later. Thanks alot!

josie · Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 2:00 am Post subject:

If I were you, I'd do a bit more research into this disease your lab got from the dirt. It would be awful if you got a Weim and it also became blind because of this, so contact your vet and ask them what it was, if other dogs in your household would be affected if they dug a lot, and if there's anything you can treat your dirt with to kill the fungus or whatever.

Yes, Weims do like to dig and can completely rearrange your garden. The extent to which they do this depends on if they are left outside unsupervised and how much other physical and mental activities you give them to tire them out. They are busy-busy-busy, both physically and mentally, and if you don't provide them with enough legit outlets for their energy, they will burn it up elsewhere!

Weims are no more prone to diseases than other purebred dogs. Make sure the mother and father dogs are hip scored, as they can get hip dysplacia and the best way to ensure against this is to make sure the breeder has scored the breeding stock.

saskweim · Puppy Joined: 23 Jul 2007 Posts: 1

Seeking a little advice. My fiancee and I are considering getting a weim (actually I want one, but apparently we're a team now) and I just have a few questions. We already have a dog, a red and tan doberman who is about 16 months old, he is about 85 lbs at the moment. I want to make sure the two would get along. Coco is great with other dogs and personally, I think the two would do well together. My concern is that we both work 2 jobs. I leave 2 hours before her in the morning and get home several hours earlier, and we both bartend on Friday/Saturday nights (from 11-4am). We were able to make it work with Coco and he did not have prolonged periods alone until recently. We also live in a house, that is small and crappy, and not in an undesirable neighbourhood, so I am not concerned about the potential puppy damage.

My question, would these dogs be alright together and should I wait until we are not working 2 jobs (which will be soon). Weims are uncommon around here and the breeder is not breeding them for a while. Need to make up my mind soon, puppies are 10 weeks old and I am not able to potentially pick him up until 2nd week of August.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers.

DucksWild · Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2007 9:06 pm Post subject:

Gosh, if I had the option to wait I would definitely wait till work calms down a bit. I think you will find your puppy much better behaved, socialized, and happy if you wait until you have more time to spend with it. Weimaraners are notoriously clingy dogs. They want nothing more than to be with you as much as possible. I think your pup will turn out to be much better adjusted if he gets the opportunity to spend plenty of time with you, and you will be much happier with a well adjusted dog! Very Happy

It's really just not fair to leave a puppy alone so often. Even though your Dobie will be there, it's not the same as a human.

josie · Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 2:08 am Post subject:

I agree, I would totally wait a while. Weims are pretty common dogs and I can guarantee that if you get in touch with your local Weim club there will be other breeders with litters available exactly when is most convenient for you. Remember that you are buying a family member who will be with you for hopefully 10+ years, so it's worth doing lots of research and even travelling quite some distance to get a pup, the right pup for you. Don't just grab one from a breeder nearby because they happen to have pups at the moment.

I'd also say that your Dobe is also pretty young and still within adolescence at the moment and you'd probably do better to wait until the Dobe is 2 yrs old before adding another pup.