Weim or Wine?

Weim or Wine?

Weimaraner or WINEaraner? Like most dog lovers we're suckered into just about anything that represents our four legged friends... and this surely doesn't stop at wine or beer that's for sure. I thought this post was appropriate for this blog, and well, since we're wine drinkers and love craft beers I thought we'd share two of our favorite "dog related" adult beverages.

We have the privilege of a good friend owning a wine shop called Avon's Wine Room which is located about 15 minutes west of Cleveland, Ohio. About 2 years ago I came across "Yard Dog" and bought it for Amy strictly because of the label..... and let's just say we were pleasantly surprised. It's a great gift for that animal lover out there or for sitting by the fire on a cold winter's night. It's one of our favorite wines for under $12!!



Yard Dod Red - Red Heads Studio - Australia Blend
55% Petit Verdot, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Merlot





For all the beer lovers out there, especially those who love "Holiday Beers" or "Christmas Ales" this one is for you! This is a great spiced beer brewed by Thirsty Dog Brewery from Akron, Ohio that tastes a lot like Great Lakes Christmas Ale but a little more heavily spiced. Nonetheless, it is a great beer for this time of year! Full body, higher alcohol percentage, and nice hints of cinnamon, nutmeg, and clove..... Mmmm.... Good stuff!



12 Dogs of Christmas Ale
Thirsty Dog Brewery - Akron Ohio

 So if you're on the way to your company Christmas party, holiday event, or looking for a great stocking stuffer for that "dog person" in your life, we highly recommend these.

In Memory of Kam...

This Dog Changed Our Life....

I take a minute to remember "Kam" and share a few pictures.

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Kam

He was big

He was  loud

He  was  slobbery

He  was  intimidating

He  was  a  counter  surfer

He was simply an amazing dog

He was our family - We miss ya pal.

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Champ & Luke

      I want to thank Tammy for sending in these pictures last night! Good stuff right here! Great control shown her by Tammy & her mom (thanks for the help mom!) following the (my) official WWMS (or the Weimaraner Wingspan Measurement System.) Thanks Tammy, mom, Champ, and Luke - Good luck!

    Tammy says Luke was jealous of Champ and he thinks he's a Weim too. Luke demanded he be included in the process (although he can not win) we thought we'd include the picture as well!

More pictures coming soon!!!

Wingspan Contest Update

     Well, as of this morning we have 4 entries into our "Weimaraner Wingspan Contest" and it appears this contest is going to be a hit! We'd like to personally thank our friends and moderators over at Weimaraner Addict as they run an amazing forum over there. One thing for sure is that you can go there and feel right at home.

Anyway, I'll be posting all the contestants images on the Wingspan Contest page as they come in. While the contest is running I'm going to refrain from posting the actual measurement to keep it a surprise for now! Sorry, you'll have to wait for the lengths of those puppies and remember, no Weimaraners were hurt during the process for the exception of their feeling  :)~

While you Wait for the measurements, here are a few pictures to enjoy. Note, the measurements have been blurred out for their protection.

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And today I'll leave you with this:

Wing Span

What's Your Wingspan?
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Checking Darby's Wingspan...... And it's huge!

WINGSPAN [ˈwɪŋˌspæn], wingspread [ˈwɪŋˌsprɛd] -n

(Engineering / Aeronautics) (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the distance between the wing tips of an aircraft, bird, Weimaraner ears


This blog is about wingspan... Not airplane wingspan or even bird wingspan, rather Weimaraner wingspan. I'm here to tell you I think we have a winner! Darby may not be "show material, and she may never be a bird dog, but she does have her special little.....assets? I truly believe that in this crazy world everyone excels at something. This brings me to Darby......

We've often discussed how long Dumbo's , uhhhh.... I mean Darby's..... ears seemed to be compared to other Weims that we've owned or fostered. Last night we decided it was the perfect time to get a comparison to see if she's truly talented or just your average bird. We implemented a scientific procedure for the official measurement of a Weimaranaer's wing span...... and grabbed the official certified "knitting measuring tape" and commenced with the measurements. Just to truly get an official measurement we remeasured on 12/7/10.... What we found was astounding, Darby's official measurement is 19" (inches)!! or 48.26  20" or 50.8 centimeters for our Canadian friends up north.

I hereby dub this procedure the WWMS or the Weimaraner Wingspan Measurement System.

Darby's Official Measurement is 19.0" 20.0"!!
(I demanded a recount! - 12/7/10)

So we figured why stop there and proceeded with Bailey's official measurements..... We knew her wingspan wasn't as impressive as Darby's, but we needed the official measurements for a comparison (just to solidify the test results). Bailey came in with a disappointing measurement of 17" inches, again that's 43.18 centimeters for our Canuck friends ;)

Bailey's Official Measurement 17"

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Summary:

My guess is that most Weims out there will come in around 17 inches (43.18 centimeters) on average...??

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