Q 01/05

Which housemates do vets advise against keeping with a Weimaraner?

A) Other large dogs

B) Older children

C) Cats and small pets

D) Teenagers

Answer · why

C) Cats and small pets

Cats and small pets. Bred to chase game, the Weimaraner has a strong prey drive and is likely to treat a cat or other small animal as quarry, though a...

Q 02/05

Which behaviour problem, common in the breed, does the Weimaraner Club of America link to many rescue cases?

A) Fear of loud noises

B) Refusing to exercise

C) Aggression toward children

D) Separation anxiety

Answer · why

D) Separation anxiety

Separation anxiety. Weimaraners bond so tightly that they trail their people from room to room, and one left alone for long may bark, chew or dig its ...

Q 03/05

In which modern German state does Weimar, the city that gave the Weimaraner its name, lie?

A) Hesse

B) Thuringia

C) Bavaria

D) Saxony

Answer · why

B) Thuringia

Thuringia. The breed standard says the dogs were already kept at the Weimar court in the early 1800s, which is how a dog bred by the region's gamekeep...

Q 04/05

Which US president kept a Weimaraner named Heidi at the White House in the 1950s?

A) Harry S. Truman

B) John F. Kennedy

C) Dwight D. Eisenhower

D) Richard Nixon

Answer · why

C) Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight D. Eisenhower. Heidi, a gift from his postmaster general, roamed the grounds at will chasing squirrels, then retired to the family's Gettysburg...

Q 05/05

Germany's Weimaraner club places its puppies mainly with which kind of owner?

A) Hunters

B) Farmers

C) Police handlers

D) Show breeders

Answer · why

A) Hunters

Hunters. The club insists the breed is 'not a companion dog, but a hunting dog through and through' and needs real work in the field to stay even-temp...