Weimaraner Owner

Playing With Your Weimaraner

One of the greatest pleasures in life for a puppy is for you to play with him. We teach our youngsters that this should be done outside, never in the house. As with children, the adrenalin begins to flow, they get excited and things get knocked over and broken.

If your puppy thinks that this sort of behaviour is permitted in the house, then it can lead to other problems. He will generally become unruly, disobedient and wilful, thinking that if he can behave badly with you then he can do the same when you are not there.

All of which leads to a destructive, out-of-control dog, which you will wish you had never bought.

While enjoying playing with your Weimaraner remember always to keep him under control.
Don't ever allow him to bite at you, even in fun. If he wants to bite, as puppies naturally do, pick up a stick and let him bite that or take the old stuffed sock and throw it, drawing his attention away from chewing on anything.

If you allow him to bite in play as a baby, when he grows he will automatically snap or bite if reprimanded.

As an adult he will have a jaw like a vice and this could lead to you being shocked or injured. He will be able to sense your apprehension when he grabs your arm and that will give him mental superiority. If you discipline him again in the future, he will remember your previous apprehension when he grabbed you and do it again, though this time it will be a bit harder, and before you know it, you will have a dog that bites.

He must be taught right from the start that such behaviour is not permitted in any form.

When playing rough games with your dog, don't allow him to climb on your back or jump about wrapping his legs around you. You will end up with the dog becoming sexually excited and demonstrative. If you think the game is getting out of hand, stop it and draw the dog's attention to something else he will find interesting. Such behaviour is practically impossible to rectify in an adult, so stop it when he is a puppy.