Weimaraner

The Weimaraner is a large German gundog developed around Weimar as an all-purpose hunting dog, first for larger game and later for birds and retrieving work. Its short, smooth coat in shades of silver gray or mouse gray, pale eyes, and athletic build made the nickname "Gray Ghost" stick. Most Weimaraners in North America and Britain are short-haired, while a long-haired variety exists in some registries. The breed combines pointer, tracker, and retriever instincts with strong attachment to its people.

This is a high-drive sporting dog that needs structure, distance exercise, and steady training from puppyhood. Underworked Weimaraners can become noisy, mouthy, or inventive about opening doors and finding food. The coat is easy to care for, but the dog itself is large, energetic, and often sensitive to long isolation. Health-minded breeders screen hips, eyes, and other common concerns, and owners should learn the signs of gastric dilatation-volvulus, or bloat. Unusual color marketing deserves caution if registration, showing, or breeding plans matter.

Colors: Apricot, Bicolor, Black, Black and Tan, Black and White, Black Mask, Blue, Blue and Tan, Blue Gray, Blue Merle, Blue Roan, Blue Tick, Brindle, Brown, Brown and Tan, Brown and White, Chocolate, Cream, Dapple, Domino, Fawn, Fawn and White, Gold, Gray, Harlequin, Irish Marked, Liver, Liver Mask, Mantle, Mask, Merle, Mottled, Mouse Gray, Parti-Color, Piebald, Red, Red and White, Red Merle, Red Roan, Red Tick, Reverse Brindle, Roan, Sable, Saddle, Silver, Silver Gray, Speckled, Spotted, Tan, Ticked, Tricolor, Tuxedo, White, Yellow