Weimaraner Lab Puppies

On Monday this week, Taz had grey puppies. Photos later in the week.

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From: Timothea M (Burlington ON)
Sent: June 15, 2010 12:48 PM
To: brien
Subject: Lucy – Callie’s January litter
Hi Brien,
Just wanted to send you an update on our pup Lucy from Callie’s January 2010 litter. Lucy has been great company for us and we have had a lot of fun training her and spending time outdoors. She loves going hiking and camping and especially loved when we went up to French River. She is very healthy and happy and everyone comments on how beautiful she is, some people have even asked if they could take her photo! We have been feeding her a raw diet and her coat and colour are very shiny and pretty. I have attached a photo of her at 14 weeks. She usually looks like she is smiling She is now 19 weeks and around 40 pounds. She still has quite a ways to grow to fit into her huge paws!
Timothea and Dan

Lucy at 14 weeks (born Dec 2009) from Callie and Oscar

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We absolutely love him – what a wonderful, loving and fun puppy. He never, ever stops – always into or up to something, so full of personality and spunk! To date (had him on the scales this morning) he is 14 lbs, eating like a small horse and growing like a weed. He sleeps in his crate from 9:00 pm straight through until 5:30 am!! How lucky are we? Here are a few photos so you can see the change in him! Regards,
Mary H Newtonville ON.

See Dexter’s Other Photos http://blackbearfarm.com/dogs/owners/mary-h-dexter-2010/index.html

Mary with male GBSD Dexter from Maggie and Oscar May 2010

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Weimaraners and GBSD have a protective instinct that is not well known. When we first acquired our GBSD named Annie and Avro, black 50/50 dogs, they started chasing all the black bears away or more often as not, they treed them. Some of these bears were 400 lbs plus.  Avro, our big 90 lb male, actually bit the bears or jumped on them as they ran for a tree. These dogs were fearless. I supposed at first that this was their hunting instinct at play and thought little more about it for lots of dogs chase bears. Some two years later I purchased a large Weimaraner male named Duke. Duke was young (2 years old) and very playful but he had a habit of inviting one to play ‘Take My Stick’ by picking up a stick and shaking it and growling and prancing like a menacing dog! It was all in play of course but my much smaller and older Weimaraner Chief didn’t understand. He charged Duke from about 30 yards away. He leaped on top of Duke after flying through the air for the last ten feet and knocked Duke to the ground. I was startled but rushed to pull Chief off of Duke in time. After thinking about this performance I realized that Annie and Avro’s interest in chasing bears wasn’t to please them but to protect me. I was thunder struck and dumbfounded at the realization.

 It took the other BBF dogs some time to understand that Duke wasn’t a threat. A week later Duke started his growling and prancing with a stick routine and Penny, a mature 85 lb daughter of Annie, did the same thing to Duke as did Chief. I saved Duke from Penny in a flash as Penny was determined to fight him to protect me.  Duke was young and not experienced and would not have had a chance defending himself against Penny.

Chief is a Weimaraner with a proven protective spirit.

It took me years to see the first instance of the protective spirit of the Weimaraner and the GBSD. The GBSD protective spirit will show itself as the dog matures but only if something or someone threatens you or your family.  Sasha from Saskatoon learned first hand about her dogs protective spirit.  Here is her story (Sasha name her GBSD ‘Duke’ too). http://www.blackbearfarm.com/wp/?cat=67

When they were bred as a ‘forester’s dog’ or ‘game warden’s dog’ hundreds of years ago by the aristocracy of the Weimer region of Germany, they were bred in part to be bold and fearless in the face of large game like a stag or a wild boar. Weimaraners are used a police dogs even today in some European countries. Its probably safer to go walking, hiking or jogging with your Weimaraner or your GBSD at your side than to go alone. 

Avro is our original 1st generation GBSD

History of Weimaraners and excellent articles about the general character description of Weimaraners.

1. bellaonline.com/articles/art4814.asp
2. breederretriever.com/dog-breed-history/226/weimaraner.php
3. weimclubamerica.org/weimaraners/index.html

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Subject: Hayley

Hey Brien,

Just wanted to send you some photos of Hayley at almost 5months old!  She is doing great, getting bigger every day.  She is loving the park and meeting new dogs all the time.  We have loved every minute with her.

We were walking today in Toronto and just ran into GBSD ‘Quinn’ and his parents – Hayley and Quinn had a nice visit!

Cath and Dave G

Hayley lives in Toronto with Catherine and Dave.Hayley lives in Toronto and Met a GBsD brother 'Quinn', also from BBF walking in the park!

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