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Post by jai on Aug 15, 2006 17:01:08 GMT 1
Hi.. I am looking for either a puppy or a rescue puppy to bring into our home in Germany. We have owned a weim before in the US, but unfortunately he had medical problems and he could not join us here. We have waited 4 years to decide if we wanted to get another dog at all because of past experience. We are looking for a pet. Not show or hunting quality, but one that will like to travel and be comfortable at home on the couch.
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Post by Wetdog on Aug 15, 2006 19:50:08 GMT 1
Hello Jai, welcome to the board. I'm sorry you had problems with your previous Weim.
One thing I'd like to point out--and I don't know what kind of medical problems your previous Weim had---but if he was not very active he wouldn't be representative of most of the breed. Although Weims do like to be couch potatos and make themselves comfortable and nap a lot, they still need a lot of exercise. They do best if you are able to give them an hour or more of really hard exercise a day---and you need to plan on doing that. Plan on training and a good hour or more of hard exercise. If you don't, they can get bored and destructive and really be a problem.
You might want to check with the breeders on this board--there are several that have puppies. You might not be interested in showing or hunting(right now, who knows, that could change later too)---but not all puppies born are the best show or hunting prospects even with the most outstanding pedigree---all litters will have puppies that are pet quality, like you are looking for. I'd suggest looking with that in mind, because the best breeders keep health factors in mind when they are selecting whom they will mate.
Rescue is always an option. We do have people on the board who do rescue, I don't know of any in Germany, but perhaps you'd consider one from England? Lynn, would you like to tell him more?
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Post by jai on Aug 15, 2006 20:19:42 GMT 1
Thanks for the reply. The medical problems began when he was 5 months old and contracted Parvo at a shot clinic I took him to for his rabies. Instead of me keeping him at the vet boarded we couldn't afford it and I wanted him home, I learned how to medicate him and treat him. It was a tough few days, but he pulled through. He was very active, loved to run, great with my kids, off leash trained,, he would heel, chase the ball, eat birds on occasion, and have a great time. He loved to eat our aquarium fish food and try to eat our cockatiels food as well. Two or so months before we moved overseas he and our german shepard were attacked in our yard by two pitbulls who got inside our fence. he spent 10 days in the hospital and was bit from his neck, to his leg, to his chest. We had to leave him.. he couldn't travel and he didn't recover well. He went from 105 pounds to under 60 in a small amount of time. He was 4.
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Post by Wetdog on Aug 16, 2006 0:16:36 GMT 1
I'm sorry for your loss. Do you still have your GSD?
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Post by jai on Aug 17, 2006 21:41:58 GMT 1
No, she died before I could get her moved to Europe.
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Post by jai on Aug 17, 2006 21:45:04 GMT 1
The two of them were wonderful together. They played well and had great fun with my kids and me on walks and out in the fields/trails etc. She was 3 years older than he was and she had hip dysplasia and had a problem with her spine as well.
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Post by Wetdog on Aug 18, 2006 3:33:15 GMT 1
I'm sorry. I have 2 GSDs and a Weimaraner. I think they go together very well.
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Post by jai on Aug 18, 2006 9:53:38 GMT 1
We loved our GSD and the weim.. Aside from being the same size, the GSD, a girl, kept the puppy in line quite a bit. he was better off leash and more obedient outside the house, especially with the kids, and she was a runner, given the opportunity. Our Weim played more, and slept more. He also enjoyed lots of walks and the GSD had problems because of her hip dysplasia. She was given to us when she was 8 months old. The previous owner housed her in a garage and did not interact with her at all. I believe firmly that dogs are house dogs and part of the family, so she only went outside when she needed to or for walks. She never jumped on the furniture, she couldn't, and she liked to stay in her kennel. I had one for the two to share. The wiem slept either with me and my husband on our bed or with one of our girls, on their beds. She was a quieter temperment, where as Bruno was a bit fiestier at home. But outside the weim ran from his own shadow and was afraid of all other dogs. he prefered to play only with the sheppard and the kids; all kids, and avoided other dogs. In fact, when they were attacked, the sheppard fought and all he did was lay down and cry. His best defense was to urinate. I came outside with a broom and tried to beat the dogs off of him while the pitbulls owners stayed on the other side of my fence and told me they wouldn't get in the middle of it. Out of the dogs, he got the worst of it. The sheppard got stitches that night and came home. he stayed with IV's and all kinds of things. That is one of the reasons it has taken so long to decide on getting another dog. The previous dog I had was an Elkhound. She died at 13 of Mouth cancer. She was a great dog and great with my kids. Also kind of hunting dog. She brought me live birds as gifts and killed anything from spiders and bees to scorpions and small rodents. She enjoyed the chase and the catch and that was all. Another dog that required alot of attention, frequent walks and much training. She also had a strong will and a desire to try to outwit me.
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Post by marjolein on Aug 18, 2006 12:18:07 GMT 1
How is your German? I'm member of a German forum and every now and then they have rescues.
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Post by jai on Aug 18, 2006 12:57:48 GMT 1
my german is not too good.. I have friends who are German and they speak and read and write for me if I need it.
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Post by marjolein on Aug 18, 2006 14:45:18 GMT 1
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Post by rute_paredes on Aug 22, 2006 1:05:25 GMT 1
What a terrible ordeal Jai.
I'm so sorry for your dogs and for your family, what a traumatic thing to to go through.
I can only wish and pray that your next pet will live a long and peaceful life with you and your family.
rute
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Post by jai on Aug 22, 2006 8:19:05 GMT 1
I tried to go on one of the sites.. But the info that I got as I understood it, I could only get a dog if I had a hunting license and worked my weim as a hunter. It was a bit confusing and some of it was in german. Anyways, thanks for the links.
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Post by jai on Aug 22, 2006 8:23:34 GMT 1
rute,
Yes. the whole thing was very traumatic. Never in my life would I have expected any other animal to attack my dogs in my yard. Nor, did I think that my puppy could get parvo from a shot clinic. (From that point on, i bought my own shots and administered them to the dogs, the ones I could). I am still looking for a puppy/rescue and think I have sent or left messages just about everywhere. I have looked at some of the US sites, but I don't know about that yet. I know that I will need to get a travel passport for a dog anywhere in these countries, and I read that there is a 6 month quarantine for London. I also went on the website from the breeders in France, still awaiting a reply. Sorry so winded!
Have a great day!
jai
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Post by marjolein on Aug 22, 2006 9:56:19 GMT 1
I don't think that the dogs who end up in rescue, have to go to hunters necessarily. A puppy would be something else though, although I do know there are people who only sell to nonhunters. Give me a shout if you need help with the language.
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Post by jai on Aug 22, 2006 11:15:04 GMT 1
yes.. I can use a little help with the language. I went to google to see if I could change some of it to english, didn't work out well. On the forum I saw Hunder and then I saw something I thought to be puppies, at one of the sites I saw the pics and the dogs are beautiful, but I don't understand the whole hunter only thing. I am glad you are aware of non-hunter dogs. Any help you can give me I will certainly appreciate. I have a list of the german vets here in my community for the passport and the chip, but the ones I spoke with were not very forthcoming in info about breeders. I sent an email to one guy, some of it I wrote in german, most was english.. I am still waiting. Thanks so much Marjolein..
jai
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Post by Weims on Aug 23, 2006 0:02:04 GMT 1
Jai, if you are interested in taking on a rescue we here in england always have rescues available. We have let weims go to overseas homes before and would consider you. if you would like to contact me direct I will be happy to help. either e mail me a phone number I can get you on or if you want to ring me on ( and I am sorry I dont know the code to ring england) 01977 709134. my e mail addy is: kidmal.weimaraners@ntlworld.com
Lynn
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Post by jai on Aug 24, 2006 9:24:31 GMT 1
Hi Marjolein,
I have been trying to understand the websites you gave me. I tried to register on one, but I don't have a number they were looking for. I became a little frustrated. I think my next step may be to try to go to some of the local shows here and at least meet people who speak some english who can help me out. Plus, I have never seen a weim in show. I have read on a couple of the postings on this board that there are shows everywhere. So, I may actually meet you in person at one of these shows. Anyways, i guess that is all. Thanks again for all your help and I will keep trying.
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Post by marjolein on Aug 24, 2006 13:52:41 GMT 1
There is a nice litter in Holland right now. Born a week ago. Good breeding. English stud, one of the best in my eyes. Both hunting and confirmation.
Once you're registered to the site, you can change the board settings to English. Wouldn't make a change to the posts, but makes it a lot easier to scroll through the forum and it's settings. If you need help, let me know.
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Post by tasha on Aug 26, 2006 23:31:54 GMT 1
try using the babel fish translator its not too bad I can understand most of the sites using that one. babelfish.altavista.com/ |
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