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Key Features Of The Weimaraner

Hindquarters: Moderately
angulated, with well turned stifle. Body Proportions
Hocks well let down, turned The length of body of the Weimaraner is long in comparison to
neither in nor out. Musculation many breeds. All dogs have thirteen pairs of ribs. In a shorter
well developed. bodied dog, like the GSP, the ribs do not extend as far back as
in a long bodied dog. The topline should be level and the loin
Feet: Firm, compact. Toes well
should be short, approximately the length of a hand span, and
arched, pads close, thick. Nails
be well muscled giving support to the vertebrae.
short, grey or amber in colour.
Tail: Previously customarily
docked. Docked: Customarily
docked so that remaining tail
covers scrotum in dogs and
vulva in bitches. Thickness of tail
in proportion to body. Should be
carried in a manner expressing
confidence and sound
temperament. In long-haired,
tip of tail may be removed.
Undocked: Moderately set,
thickness in proportion to
body. Reaching down to hocks
and tapering towards the tip.
Carried below level of back
Length from point of shoulder to point of buttock
when relaxed; may be raised
should be greater than the height at the withers,
when animated. Not curled over
in the approximate proportions of 12:10
back. Good hair cover.
Shows where the ribs end
Gait/Movement: Effortless,
Shows where height at withers would end
ground covering, indicating

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