Weimaraner
United Kingdom Breed Standards

General Appearance: medium sized, grey with light eyes; presents a picture of power, stamina and balance.

Characteristics: hunting ability of paramount concern

Temperament: fearless, friendly, protective, obedient and alert

Head and Skull: moderately long, aristocratic; moderate stop, slight median line extending over forehead; rather prominent occipital bone; measurement from top of nose to stop equal measurement from stop to occipital prominence; flews moderately deep, enclosing powerful jaw; foreface straight, delicate nostrils; skin tightly drawn, nose grey

Eyes: medium sized; shades of amber of blue-grey; placed far enough apart to indicate good disposition; not too protruding or deeply set; expression keen, kind and intelligent

Ears: long, lobular, slightly folded, set high; when drawn alongside jaw, should end approximately 1 inch from point of nose

Mouth: jaws strong with a perfect, regular and complete scissor bite, i.e. upper teeth closely overlapping lower teeth and set square to the jaws; lips and gums of pinkish, flesh colour; complete dentition highly desirable

Neck: clean cut and moderately long

Forequarters: forelegs straight and strong; measurement from elbow to ground equal to distance from elbow to top of withers

Body: length of body measured from highest point of withers to ground; topline level, with slightly sloping croup; chest well developed, deep; shoulders well laid; ribs well sprung, ribcage extending well back; abdomen firmly held, moderately tucked up flank; brisket should drop to elbow

Hindquarters: moderately angulated, with well turned stifle; hocks well let down, turned neither in nor out; musculation well developed

Feet: firm, compact; toes well arched, pads close, thick; nails short, grey or amber in colour; dewclaws customarily removed

Tail: customarily docked at point so that remaining tail covers scrotum in dogs and vulva in bitches; thickness of tail in proportion to body, and should be carried in a manner expressing confidence and sound temperament; in long-haireds the tip of the tail should be removed

Gait/Movement: effortless ground covering, indicating smooth co-ordination; seen from rear, hind feet parallel to front feet; seen from side, topline remains strong and level

Coat: short, smooth and sleek; in long-haired variety, coat from 1-2 inches long on body, somewhat longer on neck, chest and belly; tail and back of limbs, feathered

Colour: Preferably silver grey, shades of mouse or roe grey permissible; blending to lighter shade on head and ears; dark eel stripe frequently occurs along back; whole coat gives appearance of metallic sheen; small white mark permissible on chest; white spots resulting from injuries not penalised

Size: height at withers: dogs 61-69 cms (24-27 inches); bitches 56-64 cms (22-25 inches)

Faults: any departure from the foregoing points should be considered a fault and the seriousness with which the fault should be regarded should be in exact proportion to its degree

Note: male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully described into the scrotum

Application has been made to the Kennel Club for the following amendments, some of which had been deleted from the previous standard:

• Head and Skull: delicate at nostrils
• Ears: to include the words 'set well back'
• Tail: in long-haireds the tip of the tail may be removed
• Colour: 'usually' to be added to blending to lighter shade on head and ears