he first Weim Adopted from our South Dakota Chapter!

Tessa came to us about 6 months ago she loves us and we love her. Even when she is a little crazy! Tessa is very active, loyal and protective, and is a good snuggler. Her favorite thing to do is to chase the balls thrown for her. She knows she has to drop her toys as we go back into the house and where they are stored in the garage. She is really good at coming right back to you with it, as she loves to go again. She also likes to go on walks and meet new people and dogs. Her name should be Houdini, as she manages to get out of her kennel even when it is secured, and can open just about any door and some drawers with her paws. We have learned to never leave food on the counter and to expect her to get into the garbage. I think her favorite foods are q-tips and Kleenex, and the occasional sponge.

If you are considering a Weim and can give it lots of attention, don't walk, run to your nearest rescue. You will have a new best friend!

The Graslie Family

Hello! Just wanted to let you know how Tetley (previously Avery) is doing. As you can see from the photos below, he has snuggled into our family with no problem! From day one he seemed to be right at home, even when his foster mom, Shonda, brought him over for a meeting, he just marched right up the back deck stairs and went into the house like he'd been there forever! We have to admit, our other Weimy, Scotia, was not happy at first when he came here forever, but after a few days she warmed up to him and now adores him (as you can see where she has her head on top of him)! The hair on his elbows and on the end of his tail is growing back, and he's gained weight. :) We're also working with his separation anxiety through training and some calming meds.

Tetley loves to hike with us, loves to go for long walks, and if it's food, he loves it no matter what! His favorite thing to do is walk around the house wagging his tail with a stuffed duck in his mouth, which Scotia tries to snag, and then we inevitably have a wrestling match--always funny to watch. Everyone who meets him melts because of his sweet sweet nature, and of course his snuggle-love. We are so happy to have him--he has given us much love and we smother him with our love in return. Thank you!

Alisa and Ian

From Kansas to Canada

Recently, Rescue had a Weim named Kansas that came to Colorado from Wyoming, but needed to get to Montana so she could go live in Canada. Whew! Did you follow all that?

Kansas was sprung from a shelter by Patrick, who also fostered her for a time. Then, she was moved into boarding at Play, Stay and More and later to Camp Bow Wow Monument where she stayed for quite some time until another foster home opened up. Rescue volunteer, Carolyn, was able to foster her until just the right home came along; then, it was a matter how to get her there.

Jennifer brought her up to Denver where Leigh picked her up and kept her overnight and took her to the airport to meet Marieke. Meanwhile, Darci had to buy her a travel crate and drop it off with Leigh so it could be prepped for travel. Marieke was kind enough to offer her frequent flyer miles to fly to Montana with Kansas and to hand her off to her ride to Canada. Leigh then babysat Marieke's Weim, Sage, for the day while she was jet-setting with Kansas.

Kansas was such a good sport about the entire trip and traveled like a pro! Her new Canadian home had lots of toys and fun stuff waiting for her and she explored her new home thoroughly and planted a big ol? kiss on her new owner. And after all that, who wouldn't?

It took quite the team effort to get Kansas to her new home, but seeing her sweet, happy face made it so worthwhile! Thank you to everyone that helped Miss Kansas get to her new home in Alberta, Canada!

Hi, I wanted to let everyone know how I am doing since my adoption in February of 2009. I came from Kansas in a van and met my foster parents Chris and Eddie who eventually adopted me. I never made it on the Mile High Weimaraner website as I was a last minute arrival. My name was Abe but starting a new life I decided to go by Schnitzel which everyone seems to love. When I first came to Colorado , I was not in very good shape as I was living in a garage with several other dogs and cats and never had enough to eat. I was underweight and had ear and fur problems, but all that has been cured. Well enough about my past, let?s move on to the current. Since I was adopted, I always have plenty to eat and never worry about going hungry. I get plenty of exercise and have lots of room to run and play. I often get to go to the dog park at Chatfield reservoir where I learned to swim this summer. I love to fetch, especially the tennis ball in the water. I even raced Eddie up the steps of the old Manitou Incline by Colorado Springs ; I went a little slow for him so I would not make him feel too bad. I have several other neighborhood dog friends now and we all get along great. I also know many of the kids in the neighborhood and sometimes they even come over to see if I can come out and play with them. Since I was adopted, I have gone hiking in the mountains and the local parks. I travelled on a road-trip with Chris and Eddie to Mt. Rushmore to see the Presidents and then watched Eddie compete in a Triathlon in Minnesota . I got to camp in a tent several nights and had a blast. Later we all drive to Calgary to visit some of Eddie?s family and I got to run and play in the mountains. It was cool and rainy there but I still had a great time. I also went to Salt Lake City which was very nice and met some other friends. I am enjoying my life and am so thankful to have been adopted by such a wonderful family. There is talk that maybe another Weimaraner may be joining me soon, so I am keeping my ears and tail wagging as I wait for my new playmate to arrive. Thank you MHWC for making all this happen.

Love, Schnitzel

Update November 2009- My husband was working in Denver which is where we first saw Sam and I worked in Las Vegas. He is 8 years old now and is a wonderful guy. He is a therapy dog visiting Hospice House, a hospital and children read to him at the library. What he does is special. It would not matter to us if he did nothing. We feel his love every day.This is how Samuel looks today:

Samuel was a seven month old blue male. He was bought from a pet store in Colorado Springs and turned in to the Pikes Peak Humane Society because he wet on his owners bed. He spent most of his life in an outdoor run. There was quite a bit of interest in Samuel, even though he had no obedience training and was not housebroken. After a pretty grueling adoption process, Samuel has found his new forever home. In his new home, he is the fourth Weimaraner the family has had over a thirty year period. His new human dad has had Weims for even longer than that! We are happy to report that he is housebroken and learning some good house manners.

Thank you for our gift- J. Kerschner

This is how Samuel looked back then in his new home:

This is how Samuel looks today:

I hope you and all the other Weimaraner guardian angels are doing well. Everyday my children and I are so thankful that you trusted us with Samantha. I'm not sure if you remember but you wanted us to foster her to see how we liked the breed. I was hesitant to bring in an 8 year old dog since we had just lost our boy at only 6 years old. Well, it only took a couple of hours and we absolutely fell in love with her. When she came to us she was 84 pounds and she couldn't even take a walk (she was like trying to control a moose on a string) around the block without limping. She was so afraid of being left in the yard I would have to stay outside with her so she would go to potty. She didn't know how to play or chew on a bone or how to walk on a leash. She didn't talk, look you in the eyes, or even give any kisses, but she still stole our hearts. She has been through a lot in her few months with us. It has taken a lot to get her healthy but we are finally there. She has been on a strict diet, had 3 broken teeth pulled and the rest cleaned, a biopsy, x-rays, ultrasounds, lots of blood tests, and medications. She has had liver problems which we thought may be liver failure, but the current medication she is on is working wonders. Her liver values are dropping and getting closer to normal all the time. She goes back in February for her next blood test. She is down to 69 pounds which our vet says it perfect for her. (You have to allow a few extra pounds for all her saggy baggy elephant skin.) She still has to have one more biopsy but we wanted to get the liver under control first. 

She has to continue to have eye drops three times a day and will have to be for her entire life, but she doesn't mind. She knows it helps. She is a whole new dog. Any of our friends and family that met her when she first joined our family can?t believe how much she has changed and how amazing she looks. She loves her new life and her personality shines. She has inspired several people we know to check with MHWR when they are ready to adopt a dog. It is amazing to watch her walk on the leash as now you can see all muscles work in her legs as she enjoys longer walks and even jogging with us. (My son can even take her jogging by himself.) She has discovered the joy of kongs, peanut butter rawhides, car rides, long walks, snuggling with blankets, and being smothered with love. She rings a bell on the back door when she wants to go out and she even enjoys being outside for a few minutes by herself. She is now only on the liver medication, eye drops, and glucosomine. She is a pure joy to have in our lives. Thank you all for believing in us and for everything you do for all the amazing Weimaraners who deserve a second chance at life. We wish you all a Very Merry Christmas! Photos taken last weekend when we went on our annual Christmas tree hunt. She had so much fun!

Sheila, Anthony, and Alyssa Scaduto
 

Cash and Levi are quite content in their new Colorado Springs home. When the weather's sunny and there's no snow on the ground, they love sunning themselves in the back yard. They're getting better and better at learning how to walk on a leash. The gentle leader our vet recommended has been a lifesaver! They have also shown improvement socializing at the dog park. At first they were quite defensive, but every once in a while now, Cash or Levi will actually initiate play with another smaller dog. We were so fortunate to adopt such well-trained Weims. Completely housebroken, no chewing, no jumping on the furniture, and no counter-surfing...with one exception this past Valentine's Day.

Jessica and Patrick

Lucas has become a great companion. He doesn't like to leave my side for a second, and expects to enjoy every second of his life. He's very high energy, which fits into my life style. I do a lot of running which includes ultras, Mt biking, skiing, and skate skiing. I can count on him being there for every workout, and loving every second of it. Lucas is great with other dogs, people, and there's always this excitement for life that's with him. I highly recommend using Mile High Weims for adopting a lifelong companion. They put in countless hours making sure there a really good fit between Weim and owner.

Thank you very much,

Jurgen Montgomery

Hard to believe that this is the same Rosey who entered rescue earlier this year! Her story is below.

If you've ever read that poem called My Foster Dog is Beautiful she is definitely the dog in that poem! We had to wait for the other dogs to be unloaded from the transport because she was REALLY grumpy! So grumpy that the transport covered her kennel with several blankets. So, I stood there in the cold and waited for about 40 minutes. Finally, she emerged, hackles raised, and stinking like only a very smelly shelter dog could stink! I could smell her before she even got to me. There she was, with her saggy belly, no fur around her eyes, stinkin' and just freaked out. I loaded her into the car and took her home. I decided to let her chill in the car for 30 minutes because she refused to come out on her own. After I went to see her, she wagged her tail and hopped out of the car. She did her business and then we headed inside to my "party shower" so that I could scrub her down. Normally, I would never give a new foster dog a bath, especially one that seemed really freaked out, but the smell was seriously disgusting. It's like that Seinfeld episode where the car has bbo (beyond body odor) - really, it was so bad that I had to change my clothes. Let's just say that stinkin' collar is headed to the dump. I bathed her for a good 45 minutes. I have NEVER seen the crap come off of a dog like this before - she was greasy, filthy, and did I mention the smell? Anyway, she let me bathe her - I bet the warm water felt really good. And I scrubbed her really well. She now has the very expensive aroma of Isle of Dog shampoo and conditioner! It was all I had that could get her extra clean and help her to not be such a stinkpot! I cleaned her ears out (nastiness and definitely part of the smell), and I clipped her nails. The nail trimming endeavor took about an hour - I cut at least 4 to 5 inches off of her nails and I could have cut more. Her nails were curled up and she could barely walk. Now that she is 6 pounds lighter from the bath (you should see the amount of fur that came off of this dog!), smells amazing, and can actually walk on the pads of her feet, she is resting comfortably in her kennel for the night. She refused food, and she could stand to drop some weight. She discovered a mirror today - and flipped out! I never was able to convince her that the dog in the mirror was actually her on reflection. She lavished me with kisses and tried to climb in my lap. She is a very sweet girl. I'm calling her Rosey - as her future now has a rosey outlook and is no longer bleak. She'd make a great only dog for someone. She appears to be house-trained and crate-trained. And, aside from trying to kill her own reflection, she is quiet.

Congrats Rosey you are beautiful and very loved by your new family!

When we first applied to adopt a Weimaraner, we specified Aztec as the dog we wanted. Our thirteen year old weim has passed away in June, and I was determined to adopt a weim just like Kahlo. Kahlo was a large male with "issues." I wanted to adopt a dog that might have a more difficult time finding a forever home, and I felt equipped to handle the challenges. Aztec's description met my criteria. He seemed like a true rescue dog. He had been neglected for the first year of his life, chained outside through a Kansas winter, been through heartworm treatment, was on thyroid medication and was a very large male. After we brought him home, we realized he also had very little training, jumped excessively, constantly "mouthed," and had some possession aggression, all while thinking his 90 lb. body was that of a 3 month old puppy. We got our dog with "issues." "Azzy" is our work in progress. We have truly grown to love him and are committed to helping him acquire the social skills he never got in the first year of his life. He is incredibly smart, curious and loving. Like any self-respecting weim, he has enormous amounts of energy, loves affection (and any kind of attention, positive or negative), does hilarious things to make us laugh and has an enormous capacity to forgive and forget many of the hardships of his past. Aztec enjoys regular jogs, hikes, and has even gotten in some backcountry skiing this winter. One of his favorite pastimes is bugging our older, grouchy female dog and occasionally enticing her into a wrestling match. Aztec is doing really well with his commands. He is great in his kennel and has learned how to behave inside a home - no more jumping, mouthing and chewing! We are still working on some food issues, but we know it will take time. He's really doing great. Thank you so much to the Mile High Weimaraner Rescue who supported us in our desire to adopt Aztec and who helped us along the way with ideas and resources to help Aztec with his training and transition. He has carved his own special place in our home and our hearts. We are so happy to have him in our family.

The Young Family