Learn about the Weimaraner
The silver ghost of the hunting field
The Weimaraner was bred at the German court of Weimar as an all-round hunting dog, first for big animals and later for birds. In our family tree, its ancestors include the German brackes and European pointers. It is a gundog and a pet today. Tap a circle inside to keep digging.
Likely life span
Learn more about the dogs that went into making the Weimaraner
c. 3000 BCOld Desert coursing dogs
c. 3000 BCAncient eastern sighthounds
c. 700 BCOld trail dogs of the East
c. 500 BCOld hunting dogs of the Celts
c. 400 BCLaconian tracking Hounds
c. 100 BCSegusian tracking Hounds
AncientCeltic Hound
c. 100Gaulish coursing Hounds
AncientCeltic Coursing Hound
AncientCeltic Scent Hound
MedievalBloodhound
MedievalRache
MedievalTalbot
c. 1300Chien-gris
MedievalSouthern Hound
MedievalLand Spaniels
1500sEnglish Foxhound
1500sThe First Setters
1700sPointer
1700sGreyhound
1810Weimaraner