Day: March 10, 2020

The Weimaraner Dog was first bred by the Royal court in Germany in the WeimarValley. They were prized hunting dogs of Duke Karl August. The dog’s earliest origins are still a mystery although many people have given thoughts as to how they came about. A Van Dyck painting from the early 1600s shows a dog that bears distinct likeness’s to the Weimaraner though it is difficult to prove if they are related. The Weimaraner dog was used for hunting, tracking and for large games. The Weimaraner dog is in the gundog group in the UK. It is widely used for rough shooting. They are part of the HPR breed and this means they can hunt the animal, point the animal and once shot retrieve the animal. Whereas other breeds just retrieve e.g. Retrievers. Characteristics Of Weimaraner Dog The Weimaraner dog is the largest and most powerful dog in the gundog group. Their nature is stubborn and wilful;

History The beagle is a very old breed, the ancient greeks had a small hound to hunt the hare believed to be very similar to the beagle. Certainly, the Tudors referred to small hounds called ‘beagles’. There was a strain of rough-coated beagles at one time, also the pocket beagle was widespread so-called as it was small enough to fit into the large pockets of the time. Both types are no longer seen. The modern type of beagle originated in England & wales. The first appearance of beagles in the show ring was in 1884 at Tunbridge wells dog show. The beagle club was set up in 1890. Packs of beagles can be seen working in many countries. They are sometimes used as gundogs as well in the USA. They have a role as sniffer dogs for drugs & contraband. It is an unfortunate fact that the good nature of the beagle lends them to being ‘useful’

Lancashire Heeler, Originally bred on the farms in and around the Ormskirk area of Lancashire, which is where it’s another name of ‘The Ormskirk Terrier’ comes from. The Lancashire Heeler was a multi-purpose farming workmate. Lancashire Heeler Dog History They’re very agile and versatile, one moment helping the farmer in the movement of cattle in tight, confined spaces, the next keeping the vermin population down around the outbuildings – which is how it also earned the breed the nickname of the ‘Nip and Duck dog’. They were and are highly prized family members and to be given the gift of a Lancashire Heeler was a high honor indeed. No one is sure how the Heeler has been around but they aren’t a modern breed. In the late 1970s, a group of devoted owners came together and formed. The Lancashire Heeler Club to protect and promote these stocky little Northern workmen, which were fast declining in numbers as the farming community faced mechanical modernization.