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She greets me at the door with a shoe in her mouth, every time. I keep the good ones upstairs.
Last updated 14 October 2026
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What they brought with them.
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At home
Room to room, head on your foot, under the duvet given half a chance. You will not use the bathroom alone again.
What's going onWeimaraners were bred to work for one hunter and stay close to them all day, and yours has picked you. It is also why they are so keen to learn from you.
At home
Howling when the door closes, a chewed door frame, scratches round the lock.
What's going onThat panic has a name, separation distress, and it is treatable. Home fixes can make it worse, so a vet is the place to start.
At home
Meets you at the door with a shoe, carries the post around, never seems to have an empty mouth.
What's going onThey were bred to carry game back to the hunter. Now it is your shoe, the remote or a cushion. Give them things that are theirs to carry, and swap for the rest.
At home
Restless after dinner, pacing, trying to be sick with nothing coming up.
What's going onWith a swollen, tight belly, that is bloat (GDV, a twisted stomach), and it cannot wait. Contact your vet now, and keep a 24-hour emergency vet's number in your phone.
At home
Locks on to the cats by the bins, freezes, then launches, with real strength on the end of the lead.
What's going onWeimaraners were first bred to hunt boar and deer, not only birds, so there is real power behind the chase. Start the harness and the stop whistle in puppyhood, before they are strong enough to pull you over.
At home
A puppy who suddenly won't walk, cries when you touch their legs or goes off their food.
What's going onHypertrophic Osteodystrophy (HOD, painful bone inflammation in growing pups) is something Weimaraner puppies can get. If you see any of these signs, contact your vet the same day. Keep puppy walks short and on soft ground.
The bit nobody tells you.
Their day
Built for: Tracking and pointing beside one hunter.
In Dubai: Their person is out at work.
Their weather
Built for: Cool German forest.
In Dubai: Pavement too hot for half the year.
Their work
Built for: A day on the trail, then sleep at the hunter's feet.
In Dubai: Nothing to track.
The destroyed cushions, the stolen shoes and the panic at the door mostly come from that gap.
You cannot give them a forest, or stay home every day. You can give them a job, a cool walk and a plan for the hours you are out, and the ten things below are how.
Your plan is built around their breed: the bloat, hip and skin risks that run in Weimaraners at every age, and the care that goes with each one.
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Ten things that make their life better.
Searching tires them more than a walk, and smaller meals are kinder to a stomach at risk of bloat.
Every age, with easy searches at floor level from 7 years
Why
Searching tires them more than a walk, and smaller meals are kinder to a stomach at risk of bloat.
What to do
Split their food into two or three meals. Scatter part of one on the grass or on a towel indoors, or hide it around the room and let them find it. Search games indoors on the hottest days. Their plan includes a Body Condition Score (a check on whether they are the right weight) at their puppy visits, with bloat-prevention advice from six months.
They were bred to follow scent a long way in front of one person.
Every age, in short sessions on soft ground for puppies
Why
They were bred to follow scent a long way in front of one person.
What to do
A harness, a ten-metre line and a quiet, open space before sunrise. Let them work the ground, call them in every few minutes and reward them when they come. Keep it at least an hour away from meals.
They are big, strong and fast, and a whistle reaches them when your voice does not.
Every age, starting at mealtimes in puppyhood
Why
They are big, strong and fast, and a whistle reaches them when your voice does not.
What to do
One sound for "come back", one for "stop". Start at home at mealtimes, pay them every time, and only use it outside once it works indoors. Add a hand signal as they get older, in case their hearing fades.
They will point a cat, then go for it. The stop does not come naturally, so it has to be taught.
Every age, most of all 6 months to 2 years, when chasing peaks
Why
They will point a cat, then go for it. The stop does not come naturally, so it has to be taught.
What to do
At a distance where they still listen, ask for a stop when a cat or pigeon moves, reward them and walk on. Get closer over weeks. Keep the lead and harness on near roads and bins.
A Weimaraner likes something in their mouth, and they will choose your shoe if you do not choose for them.
Every age, most of all 6 months to 2 years
Why
A Weimaraner likes something in their mouth, and they will choose your shoe if you do not choose for them.
What to do
A sturdy soft toy or canvas dummy that is theirs. Five to ten throws along the ground, then stop. Swap anything they steal for a treat, and keep socks and small things out of reach.
Their ears rarely give trouble, but handling them weekly makes vet visits easier. Their teeth need more attention, from puppyhood into prime adulthood.
Every age, most of all up to 7 years
Why
Their ears rarely give trouble, but handling them weekly makes vet visits easier. Their teeth need more attention, from puppyhood into prime adulthood.
What to do
Once a week, lift their ears and look inside so they are used to being handled. Then lift their lip. As a puppy, look for baby teeth still sitting beside the new ones. From then on, brush their teeth every day. A dental evaluation (teeth and gum check) is in your plan at their puppy visits, and a professional dental clean every 6 to 12 months from age two.
They are built to go all day and will not stop themselves in the heat. Hard exercise around meals adds to their bloat risk.
Every age
Why
They are built to go all day and will not stop themselves in the heat. Hard exercise around meals adds to their bloat risk.
What to do
From May to September, walk before sunrise and after dark. Put the back of your hand on the pavement for five seconds: if you cannot keep it there, they cannot walk on it. No hard exercise for an hour before or after a meal. Carry water.
They were bred to stay with one hunter all day, and their attachment to you is strong.
Every age, most of all 6 months to 2 years
Why
They were bred to stay with one hunter all day, and their attachment to you is strong.
What to do
If you are out more than a few hours, arrange a midday walk, a visit or daycare, and leave them a stuffed chew. If they howl, destroy the door or hurt themselves trying to get out, contact your vet. Home fixes can make it worse, so let your vet help with that part.
Weimaraners are prone to skin allergies from puppyhood into prime adulthood.
Every age, most of all up to 7 years
Why
Weimaraners are prone to skin allergies from puppyhood into prime adulthood.
What to do
A rubber mitt once a week. Look for red patches, bumps or thinning hair, and notice if they keep licking their paws. If their skin keeps flaring, tell your vet. From age two, a food elimination trial (a diet test for allergies) is in your plan, and allergy management from age four.
Hip problems and bloat both run in the breed, and knowing their normal shape helps you spot trouble.
Every age, most of all up to 2 years
Why
Hip problems and bloat both run in the breed, and knowing their normal shape helps you spot trouble.
What to do
Feel their ribs, spine, hips and belly once a week, so you know what normal feels like, and weigh them once a month. A swollen, tight belly with retching is an emergency: contact your vet now. Their plan covers a hip evaluation (a hip exam) by age two, and a talk about gastropexy (an operation that tacks the stomach in place) at their spay or neuter.
Four of these are in your plan. The rest you can do at home.
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Their health, at every age.
How old are they?
Their age
the first six months
What to watch for
The care that goes with it
Their age
6 months to 2 years
What to watch for
The care that goes with it
Their age
2 to 4 years
What to watch for
The care that goes with it
Their age
4 to 7 years
What to watch for
The care that goes with it
Their age
7 to 10 years
What to watch for
The care that goes with it
Their age
10 years and over
What to watch for
The care that goes with it
Breed predispositions indicate an increased risk rather than certainty of disease. What is right for them always comes from their own history and an evaluation.
Before they come home.
Two coats
Most Weimaraners have the short, sleek coat the breed is known for, and it needs very little grooming. There is also a long-haired Weimaraner, far less common. Underneath, both are the same gundog: a tracking nose, a soft mouth and a need to be near their person.
Colours
Weimaraners come in grey, from a soft mouse grey through roe grey to a pale silver, with light eyes to match. It is why they are called the grey ghost.
The first six months
Vaccinations, microchip and Dubai Municipality registration come first, with a baseline hip screening. Keep walks short and on soft ground while their bones grow, and practise short absences from the first week.
Puppy health, 0 to 6 months
Getting the home ready
Plan for two or three smaller meals a day, with a quiet hour around each one. Find a harness, a ten-metre line, a gundog whistle and a sturdy toy that is theirs to carry, so your shoes are not.
Ten things that make their life better
Before you commit
Hip Dysplasia runs in the breed at every age, and many puppies come from parents whose hips were never scored. Ask the breeder for both parents' hip results, and meet the mother if you can.
Before the clinics open
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When it is not behaviour.
Keep the good shoes upstairs. If she paces after dinner and won't lie down, contact your vet now.
Before they were yours.
The early 1800s
Hunting nobility around Weimar, in Germany, bred a big grey dog to track boar and deer, and to stay close to the one hunter it worked for.
What they still carryA tracking nose and a strong attachment to one person.
1897
A German club formed in 1897 and kept the breed close, selling dogs to its members only.
What they still carryA working dog's need for a job.
Late 1800s to early 1900s
As big game grew scarce, the breed was turned to pointing and retrieving birds, and to tracking wounded game.
What they still carryThe point, the retrieve, and the big-game dog's size and nerve.
The early 1940s
Weimaraners reached America in the late 1920s, and the American Kennel Club recognised the breed in the early 1940s. The silver coat and pale eyes earned them a name: the grey ghost.
What they still carryLooks that stop people in the street, and the nerve of a working dog.
Today
A family dog in villas and flats, often alone for the working day, and still wanting to be wherever you are.
What they still carryA deep-chested hunting dog's body, in 45-degree heat.
The ones you type at midnight.
If the Weimaraner suits you, so might these.
VizslaThe same kind of dog: a lean hunting dog that hates being left alone, smaller, in golden-rust.
Springer SpanielAnother working gundog, smaller and with a little less energy to burn.
German Shepherd DogThe same high energy and need for real work every day, in a guardian breed with a thicker coat that sheds more.
Rhodesian RidgebackA similar large size and the same short, easy coat, in a calmer hound that handles the heat well.
