page_title: Weimaraner
section_title: Description
hierarchical_section_title: Weimaraner / Description
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Weimaraner-Hündin, zwei Jahre alt
context_page_description: The Weimaraner is a large dog that was originally bred for hunting in the early 19th century. Early Weimaraners were used by royalty for hunting large game such as boar, bear and deer. As the popularity of large game hunting began to decline, Weimaraners were used for hunting smaller animals like fowl, rabbits and foxes.
  The Weimaraner is an all-purpose gun dog. The name comes from the Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Karl August, whose court, located in the city of Weimar, enjoyed hunting.
caption: Short-haired Weimaraner
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