new, LH question

[Stephanie Mai]

Comments? He's Gorgeous!!! give him a hug for me !


ok, gotta go to work now, must leave...


Leslie Nicole <lnicole at GREENDOLPHIN.COM> wrote:


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>This is very interesting. I¹d never heard of the Stockhaar. I¹ve attached
>this photo of Bran. (He¹s 10) Can you see how his hair is longer than
>normal? I don¹t know if Bran is a purebred. He doesn¹t have papers. The
>story I was given is that his grandmother was a runaway Weim so he doesn¹t
>have papers. His mom looked like a Blue Weim and had short hair. Bran¹s hair
>was shorter when he was younger. It¹s never really mattered to me, but I¹ve
>always wondered if he is purebred.
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>His ears are a little shorter than normal. I¹ve wondered if these slight
>differences were from another breed somewhere along the way, or just
>variations from not being a product of selective breeding. His shape is
>actually much like Man Ray compared to Fay Ray (of Wegman fame).
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>Like I said, it didn¹t matter too much to me. He has a very typical Weim
>character is an incredible dog and friend.
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>Any comments? Be kind, he¹s my boy.
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>> Bob Miller wrote:
>> :: Hi Roger,
>> ::
>> :: Yes,  both Longhairs and Blues are really Weims.  The Longhair trait
>> :: is as old as the breed.  The Germans wanted to eliminate it half a
>> :: century ago, when Weims were first introduced to the US.  Following
>> :: the near extinction of Weimaraners in Germany's two World Wars,
>> :: they decided to recognize the Longcoat in an effort to hold onto all
>> :: the genetic diversity they could. Since the German standard when the
>> :: original US standard was written reflected the desire to eliminate
>> :: the trait,  the WCA still holds onto that notion.  The US is now the
>> :: ONLY country to hold the Longcoat as a fault, since most countries
>> :: use the country of origin's standard.  It is a recessive trait that
>> :: can pop up in a litter with both parents being short coated.  The
>> :: Stockhaar coat is considered a long variety.  It is essentially a
>> :: short coat with a fluffy undercoat.  Makes for a very fuzzy Weim.
>> ::
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