by Jonathan » Thu Dec 15, 2005 10:00 pm
"Your right about Weims beying smart. When I was a kid I taught Bree how to open gates. All I did was take her nose and flip up the latch to the garden, next thing we know she is opening the gate for us every time we went out there. We were lucky it was her, cause she knew not to leave the yard. So she never opened the front gates."
They'll figure out any door, fence, or other obstacle they come to. What gets me is the expressions they use, the way they move and look at you is like they can talk to you. Plus, you have to be smarter than it is, it's a thinking persons dog. Main reason I'm getting one is it's well rounded for hunting. It isn't the best pointer, or the best flusher, or the best retriever, but it's smart enough to do all of them sufficiently.
"I am sure you all ready know this, but set yourself as the Alpha from the start, or a Wiem will run over you. The only disadvantage to being as smart as they are, is the fact they can be pretty rough on a new trainer. If you let them get the best of you, they will try to take over as the Alpha, and that isn't good out of a dog that can easly weigh in the mid 80s."
hehe I know what you're talking about. Pretty much any hunting dog, but I've dealt with Weims before. What was even more of a pain is how hyper they are when they're young, plus they're curious about every little noise and thing that moves. It's hard to get them to pay attention to you when a cat or squirrel runs across the yard, or a bird flies in.
"Your right about Weims beying smart. When I was a kid I taught Bree how to open gates. All I did was take her nose and flip up the latch to the garden, next thing we know she is opening the gate for us every time we went out there. We were lucky it was her, cause she knew not to leave the yard. So she never opened the front gates."
They'll figure out any door, fence, or other obstacle they come to. What gets me is the expressions they use, the way they move and look at you is like they can talk to you. Plus, you have to be smarter than it is, it's a thinking persons dog. Main reason I'm getting one is it's well rounded for hunting. It isn't the best pointer, or the best flusher, or the best retriever, but it's smart enough to do all of them sufficiently.
"I am sure you all ready know this, but set yourself as the Alpha from the start, or a Wiem will run over you. The only disadvantage to being as smart as they are, is the fact they can be pretty rough on a new trainer. If you let them get the best of you, they will try to take over as the Alpha, and that isn't good out of a dog that can easly weigh in the mid 80s."
hehe I know what you're talking about. Pretty much any hunting dog, but I've dealt with Weims before. What was even more of a pain is how hyper they are when they're young, plus they're curious about every little noise and thing that moves. It's hard to get them to pay attention to you when a cat or squirrel runs across the yard, or a bird flies in.