Great Lakes Weim Rescue: August 2008

Monday, August 25, 2008

Hello! and Welcome!

Thank you for stoping by, my name is Duke, I’ll be your tour guide through this blog.

Please keep your ears and for those of you with long tails, keep those inside the blog at all times too. And please no marking, no matter how cute you think she is!

If you have any questions I haven’t answered at the end please feel free to email Great Lakes Weim Rescue, email address’ provided at the end.

Also, I am up for adoption, but we’ll get back to that later.

OK, here we go.

(Duke Pictured Here)

Who Or What Is GLWR?

GLWR is an all volunteer organization.

All donations are tax deductible, as GLW is 501 C 3!

Our rescue is a little over 3 years old.

We take in Weims from many areas.

Our volunteers have many roles there are foster homes, transporters, those who pull from shelters, countless hours on line and on the phone with shelters, and most important big hearts with tons of love!

The number one goal is to save as many Weims as possible and get them into loving fur-ever homes.

Where Do These Beautiful Dogs Come From?

Good question! GLWR gets Weims under many different circumstances.

Some Weims are lost and can’t find their way back home and without ID or a microchip they end up in a shelter.

Sometime we have come from situations of abuse or over bred.

Sometimes and owner can’t keep his or her Weim anymore and ask for help rehoming.

And sometimes the real story is unknown. Some Weims are just dropped at shelters and nobody tells us why.

You might want to give your human owner a nice Weim Kiss right now since you are in a safe warm home. I bet you might get a treat too.

What Does GLWR Do With Us?

They take us in and evaluate , get to know all about us including, our quirks, fears, and silliness.

They help us socialize with other dogs and humans of all ages and sizes.

They care for sick and injured Weims. GLWR prides itself on not turning away sick or injured Weims. We’ll cover that under health.

They get us ready for our furever families.

(Major Pictured Here)

Who Are These Volunteers?!

They are just like you. Everyday people who allow these lost dogs to come into their home. They give them a safe place to sleep, good food, and a lot of love and attention.

They drive us to and from the dr. office, although not my favorite trip! And make sure they get well.

They cry in happiness and a bit of sadness when their perfect home is found. They know it’s a wonderful home, but deep down, they will miss them. But they also know another one is waiting to come into their home.

(Willow pictured here)

All About Weims!

This is my favorite part!

We are not like our bouncy care-free Lab cousins or independent Pointers.

We are a large breed, originally bred to hunt and be watch dogs, not guard dogs.

We are full of energy.

We are very loyal, we love our human pack.

Sometimes we have separation anxiety, but we love you so much and just want to be with you all the time.

We can be a little messy around our the water bowl.

We are known as the “Grey Ghost” due to our coloring, but sometimes we come in blue! Who knew!
We are very lovable, but very sensitive. Sometimes our feelings get hurt easily. Socrates (pictured here) mom says we are “gentle souls.”

And like humans not all Weims are alike.

Before decided to adopt a Weim make sure you do your research and talk to us and other Weim owners.

We are a great breed, but not for everyone.

Before we get to the next stop on our tour, you may want to let your human owner know you have to go out, its all about health and the DOCTOR!!!

Health...

I don’t care for this topic; it usually means a trip to the doctor.

Weims, like other breeds are prone to certain ailments.

Bloat is one ailment we are prone to. That is no fun and very dangerous.

Sometimes our thyroids don’t work properly, but that can be treated with medication.

When we are not given heartworm preventative, like any other breed/dog we can become HW+, although this is treatable and dogs go on to live very happy healthy lives it is very dangerous to us and the treatment is not fun.

Tick Borne illness is on the rise too, easy to treat, but to many people are unaware of what it is.

These are just a few of our problems. Routine health care is very important.

(Please click on older post to continue with our tour)

Why Are So Many Weims In Rescue?

As I said earlier, some get lost and can’t remember how to get home. We don’t tend to go far from our owner, but sometimes a bird or rodent smells so good we have to follow that scent and find out where it is coming from.

Also we are seen more then ever now. For a while we were dressed in clothes on Sesame Street and car commercials, in Andrew Wegman calendars, in the movie Juno, and now in dog food ads.

We sure are cute puppies and dogs, but sometimes people get us and realize we are not the dog for them.

So Now You Know...

So now that you know about us, lets just recap:

-We are very lovable and loyal.

-We can have separation anxiety.

-We are prone to some health problems.

-We are a hunting bred to hunt, but make great family pets!

-Did we mention how lovable we are.

How To Adopt...

I promised we'd get back to that!

Here is the link for myself and my friends:

http://www.greatlakesweimrescue.com/available-weimaraners.htm

The link for an application:

http://www.greatlakesweimrescue.com/application-requests.htm

After you decide who you’d like to talk about you will receive a phone call and find out all about that Weim and if they are not a match or not what you are looking for there are others in the rescue too that need fur-ever homes too!

The goal is make for a successful adoption for everyone !

If you cannot adopt a Weim how about fostering?!