Dog Instincts June 14, 2010
Posted by daveintexas in Ducks, Food, History, Movies, Nature Shit, Pop Culture, Sidebar Flag Bullshit, Travel.trackback
I don’t really know anything about dog instincts, except a beagle’s natural inclination to be annoying as hell, but this struck me as pretty funny. My kid’s new puppy met a friend’s dog over the weekend. A hundred and ten pound weimaraner.
Now to me, a little 5 or 6 pound lab puppy sounds like a pretty good snack for this beast. But my kid told me she momma’d him all afternoon, looking after him and being very sweet and gentle. She sent me this pic.
Pretty funny, and yeah, kinda cute.
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I’ve always liked Weimaraners, especially since we had a Vizala/Brittany mix back when I was in high school. Vizalas are very similar to Weimaraners, just a little shorter, and Sasha was a real sweetheart. She never did develop into a good bird dog (unless you count pointing at the oven on Thanksgiving), but she was uncannily good at catching oyster crackers when you threw them across the room.
All my older dogs make allowances for my puppy Zeke.
Now that Zeke is 1 year old? Not so much, except for play, they still play without aggression. Likewise Zeke was great with puppies younger than him. I give you Brutus as a example.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/vmaximus/4339887362/in/set-72157617618436525/
I have known Vizalas Russ, they are good dogs as are Weinmaraners. I think Goldens Rule though. (I might be biased having owned 4 now)
Weimaraners:
1) are some of the most stupid members of the Retriever family
2) are sweet as all Hell
3) should never be 110 lbs.
Seriously. These standard, healthy dogs are being bred out to be giants and blowing their ACLs and dying of weird-ass problems because they were never meant to be so big.
And Golden Retrievers were supposed to be an 80-lb dog with a rich russet gold coat, not this blonde monstrous thing that doesn’t live much past ten years of age like we have now.
I hate the AKC with a fiery hatred.
I was told this dog was dumber than Moses but I don’t believe it.
Peaches still ‘mothers’ Rosie.
Rosie milks it.
Great pic, Dave.
It took me a few seconds to spot the black dog.
Laura, you’re right about the inbreeding. We had a giant white lab who had to have both her hips operated on the first two years of her life. It seems like these dogs are just born in pain due to their absurd size.
Vmax, I’ve heard that Weimaraners can be testy with strangers, but they’re seriously devoted to whoever they imprint with. Sort of like Rotweillers.
KC, they’re doing it with cattle dogs, too.
They’re supposed to be solidly-built dogs, but they’re breeding them into excessively heavy little tanks now.
That’s what happens when judges at dog shows know they are looking for a small, ‘heavy boned’ dog, and so end up choosing the very heaviest, thickest one as achieving the standard.
This is how an acrobatic working breed gets turned into a fireplug.
>> This is how an acrobatic working breed gets turned into a fireplug.
Wait, wait, I was at a dog show?
I thought I did that with pizza.
Who knew?
And what breed are you, exactly?
Short-haired Welsh Shmoopiehound
Giant Texas Gooberhound
I ain’t a nuthin but a hound dawg. A burnin hunka looooove.
New England Water Retriever
Big Footed Blog Schnauzer
Connecticut Rock-Slider
Dorkie
Geekinese.
Snottweiler
Smith Sheppard
Soft-handed Wax Terrier
I was told there would be no math on this dog.
And I’m pretty sure he’s a wiseriner.
Curly-coated Martini Pinscher
Mutts rule!
Welsh Crabbi. Docked, and in Dockers.
KC, if I can convince my MIL to go mutt next time, I’ll be so happy. Her Standard Poodle is a wonderful dog, but riddled with cancer, allergies, and respiratory issues. He won’t be around for long.
I look around at all the great old breeds and they are just sick, sick dogs now. She needs a dog that doesn’t shed (much). A dog that is protective and big enough to be useful for home protection.
Giant Schnauzers are great and they don’t shed. I just looked them up, and they are also full of cancer and hip dysplasia.
*grinds teeth*
So, I’m liking the crosses just for the health reasons. New blood, you know? Shepherd-Standard Poodle crosses are especially attractive. That mix just has to result in a great personality/ trustworthy buddy.
Spastic Foot Spaniel
Take your MIL to the pound to pick out one of those poor lonely dogs. Talk about loyalty for life.
No-Haired Texas Wisenheimer
Skru-tsu
Bass Hound
Black Mouth Cur!
http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/blackmouthcur.htm
It’s not the size of the dogs. I have large domestic wolves and they both love puppies and little dogs. My female is 125 lbs. and turned 20 in Jan. She’s getting hard of hearing but runs up and down stairs and has never been sick.
I have large domestic wolves and they both love puppies and little dogs.
Oh No!! Couldn’t you just feed them regular dog food?
They get regular dog food, but they’re spoiled. They want their pound of chicken a day. Not to mention leftovers of what ever I’m eating.
My Golden Zeke is only 60# As a male. I am worried about him being skinny. My Max was 75# for 10 years. Chester is a fatty like me at 100#, I am doing my best to slim him down, but he is such a cutie!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/vmaximus/4661276173/
ck! Look up! That’s TXMarko’s joke flying over your head!
They want their pound of chicken a day.
This is a respectable Blog!
I am sure the Blog Owner will entertain no talk of “chicken pounding” here!!
Good ones, ya’ll. my vote for thread winner is Harrison’s Rock-slider – still giggling. Honorable mention to pupster – go figure.