“Dogs don’t come any dumber than Weimeraners.”
Not true. i had two of these Weimaraner’s during my growing up years. Chose the female runts of the litters.
Brilliant and as most hounds are and dedicated to their master. Short haired, clean and at 60 lbs, no little annoying ankle biter!
What may pass for ‘dumb’ in Weimers is their nearsightedness (light colored eyes). They were bred in Germany long ago from the German Shorthaired Pointer to hunt down escaped convicts due to their keen sense of smell and to NOT see what they are tracking.
They do tend to ‘bump’ into things!
One of the most important commands I worked on with my German Short hair Pointer was “leave it”. I take some pretty high-powered medication and I’m also a bit of a klutz. I really didn’t want her poisoning herself chasing a pill I dropped on the floor.
Unfortunately, for the command to be effective, I have to see the contraband before she does.