Answers to commonly asked questions. Weimaraner Lab Puppies, Georgian Bay Sporting Dogs, Killarney Ontario.

Weimaraner Lab Puppies For Sale

Georgian Bay Sporting Dogs

Black Bear Farm Weimaraner Lab Puppies

"Outdoor Companions For Active Families"

Adventure Partners Running, Jogging, Walking, Biking, Hiking, Sledding, Skijoring. Trackers, Retrievers, Pointers, Natural Sentinels.

2005 Litter Photo - Taken At 6 Weeks - Charcoal Puppy named 'Bear' - Click to Enlarge.

Answers to commonly asked questions.

How important is 'socializing' my puppy? Very. By 18 weeks, or there-a bouts, your puppy must see your world of family, friends, driving in the car, traffic passing by, people passing by on the side walk in front of your home, shopping etc., as normal occurrences. These dogs are not as outgoing as Labs. Its important that having visitors to your home is established as part of their routine before they are very old. Some say the critical time to be introduced to your life style is up to twenty five weeks and after that its very hard to socialize your puppy. I say do it much sooner. If not socialized, your puppy will see visitors to your home as a disturb an ace. Instead of wagging his or her tail, your puppy will bark and seem to be very shy when visitors come calling. If exposed to visitors to your home while it is a puppy, your dog will have learned to accept visitors as normal and welcome them. It will help if visitors are encouraged to handle your puppy a little by petting and offering your puppy a treat. Every visitor welcomed into your home should be asked to offer your puppy a small treat.

What is the ratio of Weimaraner to Lab, in your puppies? All I can say is that there is more Weimaraner than Lab.
Do the puppies have any health problems? - Weimaraner puppies occasionally have a treatable, immature immune disorder triggered by vaccination or other environmental agents called Hyper-Inflammatory Disease. It is a serious condition if not treated but it is very easy to treat when identified. Immune reactions occur most often after puppy vaccinations and can be treated successful Once treated, the disorders symptoms will disappear in twenty four hours with inexpensive medications. Our vet has a policy of treating such a reaction to vaccinations without charge. Yours may too. This condition can also start spontaneously in puppies up to one year of age. We have not experienced any other recurring health problems. Learn more about this subject. Hyper-Inflammatory Disease & HOD - Weimaraner Club Of America .
What Warranty is offered? Will replace any puppy found to be infirm or incurable within 60 days of purchase. Warranty terms are described in our purchase contract. A vet's letter explaining the problem is required.
Can we breed the dogs? Sorry, no. The purchase contract has a 'No Breeding" clause.
Are the dogs good with kids? Yes, incredibly so. Special Needs Dog. Other photos.
Can you ship us a puppy? Yes, to most major cities in Canada and the US. We have shipped a puppy as far as Edmonton Alberta. All went well and the cost of the flight was $200.00 .
Weimaraners can be protective. What about your dogs? We keep in touch with many owners on a regular basis. We have never heard of or witnessed aggressive behavior in our dogs. Our dogs are part Lab. This curbs some of the Weimaraner's hyper activity. They are alert, very sensitive to change but not protective, at least in ordinary circumstances. The dogs are very sensitive to changes and act as perfect sentinels, warning you of unusual approaches or intrusions to their space and yours.
Weimaraners are known for their high energy and hyperness. What about your dogs? True. We describe them as 'High energy companions for active families'. That said, our cross puppies are not as hyper as our Weimaraners, but close!
Do they need exercise? Yep! Every day. Don't buy one if you are a couch potato. The best activities for your dog are to accompany you on walks where they can be off leash, jogging, biking or roller blading, on a regular basis. At least, they need access to an off lease park or they need an opportunity to run off lease in open spaces.
Are they a good apartment dog? No, but I did it for years with a German Short Haired pointer that had the same exercise needs and energy output. You must have access to open spaces and you must give them at least a half hour off leash time every day or take them biking, jogging or roller blading. They learn quickly and you soon learn how to go out with them in rain, snow, or blizzard. Its good for you too.
Do your dogs run away? No, at least they will not run away like a lab or a GSH pointer and stay away for two hours or more. Weimaraners have been specially bred to want to be with you, not away from you. I often hike in the La Cloche mountains of Killarney, with my dogs. Sometimes with three dogs at one time. I never take a leash. The dogs don't run away. "The Pointer hunts because birds are the most important thing in its life; the Weimaraner hunts because hunting is the most wonderful activity that can be shared with the people it loves."
Do your dogs like water? Yes but they don't take to the water as naturally as a Lab. They do have webbed feet and water training must be conducted as a ball retrieving game at the waters edge over many days in very shallow water like at a beach. They soon find themselves wading then swimming, but only if they are introduced to this on a naturally occurring and gradual basis. Force them or trick them once and you may have a dog that avoids the water forever. I have a video clip of Molly and Charlie at the waters edge for the first time. See Water Video Clip

2005 Litter Photo - Taken At 6 Weeks - Puppy named 'Polly'. Polly produces brown and tan puppies, is small but very strong and a wonderful sled dog. - Click to Enlarge.

Are they good retrievers? Yes, the best! They all seem to have very strong retrieving instincts. Annie seemed to be the exception. She wouldn't fetch a ball. One day I took her hunting partridge. I shot one, told Annie to get it, she did and immediately and laid the bird at my feet using a soft mouth pickup. Go figure! She has been my bird dog ever since.
Can you hunt with these dogs. Yes. Chief and I hunt deer together with my camera, all year around! I have trained him to walk quietly beside me when stocking our prey, summer and winter. Not many hunters can imagine taking a dog into the bush with the purpose of sneaking up on a deer but it works with Chief. We have surprised a number but I am still waiting to get a good photograph. I think I had better get him used to sitting in a blind so when the deer comes by, we have more time to set up a good picture. Chief will not chase the deer, as much as he might like to, as he has learned to obey me. I believe that Weimaraners are better field dogs and trackers than good duck dogs but I have not tried duck hunting with them. I could be wrong about this.
Why did you cross the dogs? I needed a dog team. My then Weimaraner Lab, off the shelf, mixed dogs liked to wander into town. I was fined many times. I knew that Weimaraners didn't wander. I new that they had short coats like my German Short Haired Pointer and would not stand for the cold. I re-mixed Weimaraner and Lab genes into my dogs. I crossed and re-crossed dogs, adding and removing Lab and Weimaraners traits. After crossing the dogs, some had longer coats and some had shorter coats and most did not wander. We offered the shorter coated dogs for sale and still do. I now have a strong dog team of Weimaraner Labs that don't wander and have longer coats. The demand for the puppies allowed me to expand the breeding program.
Do your dogs shed? Yes they do. Even the shorter haired puppies will have a heavier winter coat, longer than a Weimaraner coat. The over hair falls out starting in the early spring and sheds into mid to late summer. You cannot brush it out as the hair is too sort. But there are two ways to get rid of the winter coat. 1. Allow your dog to run with you in the bush for a few days. 2. Buy a horse like curry comb with tiny metal teeth. They will grab overcoat hair and remove it quickly. Shedding is the price we pay for the winter coat needed by the dogs to accompany you outdoors in the winter.
Weimaraners suffer from separation anxiety. What about your pups? Yes they do but the problem is not as great, especially if you crate train them from day one. I left chief in my car one day and returned to witness him eating my seats. He had already totaled my visors and head liner. After two years, Chief finally stopped eating my furniture every time I left him alone. Like all good Weimaraner anxiety stories, Chief too did more two or three times the damage than he actually cost to purchase. The pups are not as bad. They will chew though and they will chew anything they can get into their mouths. The problem goes at about one year. Crate train your puppy from day one. When you leave your home, make sure the puppy is sufficiently exposed to its crate, it accepts it as part of the deal and goes to sleep. I have a crate training plan I will discuss with you any time you care to hear about it. Its not unusual so if you know about crate training, I doubt that my story will teach you anything.
Are the puppies smart? Dog owners in the north have a saying that goes like this. 'The dog is as smart as its owner!' Its a subtle way of criticizing an owner for neglecting his or her dog. Yes the dogs are as sharp as tacks. You can train them do just about anything is a few minutes but you have to know what you are doing. If you take the time, are patient and gentle and apply basic common sense in your attempts to train your dog, you will be rewarded quickly. Get your self a good book on training field dogs. The techniques you learn for field training can also be applied to teaching your puppy any trick you can imagine. If you don't apply your self and give your dog the time it needs, your dog will not bloom.
When can I visit my puppy? Any time after six weeks by appointment. Bring some soap in a bottle, a towel and some wipes. Oh, don't forget your camera.

How do we get to Killarney? Here are instructions.

What if we cannot pick up our puppy at seven weeks or eight weeks when it is weened? No problem. You have to pay for the puppy when it is weened. I will keep the puppy for a week or two until you can arrange to get here. However, be aware that the puppies character and attitude towards you, your family and the world at large is developed between eight weeks and fifteen weeks. You cannot afford to not pick up your puppy within a week or so from the time it is weaned.

"The Pointer hunts because birds are the most important thing in its life; the Weimaraner hunts because hunting is the most wonderful activity that can be shared with the people it loves."