Weimaraner

Origin

Germany

Attractive to:

Anyone looking for an all-purpose, energetic gundog with great stamina.

Not the best for:

Fans of small furries. The Weimaraner has a high prey drive so you will need to be particularly careful around cats.

Aliases:

Grey Ghost, Weims, Weimers

Cross between:

None

Size:

Large
People will amusingly say "You should put a saddle on it!"

Exercise Needs:

High (Two hours or more)
Without sufficient mental and physical exercise will probably do the wall of death around the living room!

Coat:

Smooth
Dogs that you mainly just need to polish! But be warned - short haired dogs moult all the time!

Shedding:

Doesn't moult much
But all dogs shed dander so if you're allergic, make sure you'll be ok

Life expectancy:

11 years

Good first dog?:

No