Pekings Dog

The pekingese dog is ancient breed from China of unknown ancestry, though by Buddhist legend it was created from the mating of lion with a butterfly, monkey, or marmoset. Peking is an old transliteration of Beijing, the capital city of China. The Pekingese has changed little in over 2000 years. It was bred by Larmaist Buddhist monks who believed lions embodied the essence of Buddha and sought to create a lion dog. Pekingese become companions for royalty, permitted to breed only in the Imperial Palace. During the Tang Dynasty Pekingese were even considered to be royalty themselves, with personal servants at their disposal.

Weimaraner Dog

The Weimaraner dog is a Germany type dog. This dog is a big sporting dog, which the males stand normally about 63.5 to 68.5 cm or 25 to 27 in high at the shoulders, and female have about 58.5 to 63.5 cm or 23 to 25 in high at the shoulders. The bread is smoothed coated, sleek and solid colored in gray tones ranging from mouse to silver. The eyes are grey green or amber. Originally called the Weimar pointer, the dog is pointerlike in general outline and similar to the German short haired pointer, only larger.

The ears are carried flat to the side of the head. The tail is docked and about 15 cm (6 in) long in mature dogs. The breed was developed around Weimar, Germany at the beginning of the 19^th century. The dogs were first cultivated by nobility, later by sports enthusiasts. The first speciment was brought to the United States in 1929, and the breed was officially recognized by the American Kennel Club in 1943.

The Weimarener was originally a breed sponsored by 19^th century German nobility in Weimar. It is considered an all around gun dog and is used to hunt a variety of game.