It’s a typical scenario. You get one Weim, and you actually survive without going totally crazy. Then, you know you are truly a nut when you decide you just can’t have one, at which point I say, “Welcome to the asylum!”
All kidding aside, it is fairly common to see multiple Weim households. I have three myself and wouldn’t have it any other way.
Why?
- An older, trained Weim can help teach the new addition the ropes.
- A pup can bring back the hop in an older dog’s step.
- 2 x the love!
Why Not?
- Weim antics x 2!
- Getting another Weim to address Separation Anxiety issues might be a good reason to get another, but it can be a double-edged sword. Two Weims overbonding to each other can be unhealthy, and coping when one is gone can cause even worse anxiety issues with dogs that are with each other 24/7.
Photo courtesy of Lani Jones.
I can’t think of anymore Why Not’s. 
If you do decide to get more than one Weim, please make the right choice for your family; do not get 2 puppies of the same age, male/female combinations are usually the best and be aware of potential problems that might escalate into fighting.
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  How Many Dogs?! is well organized and presents practical tips on how to manage real life examples, with an emphasis on positive reinforcement training. |
  Feeling Outnumbered? is short concise booklet that emphasizes treating each dog as an individual, and with a new section on walking mutiple dogs on leash. |
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Do you have more than one Weimaraner? How do you manage your multiple dog household while keeping your sanity?
About justweims
We have two. We got June to help keep Blue young when he was almost 9. They still dont get along like most dogs and avoid each other. Sometime they bicker and once in a while June is so jealous of her aging brother’s needs that she lashes out. She’s tore a pc. of his ear in a flash this poast summer!
All in all, I know it was still the right thing to do to add a second Weim to our family and I am sure we will always want more than 1.
Yes, it’s 2x the costs, but it’s also 2x the love and fun!!
Are you crazy? I have a hard enough time keeping up with the one I have! One’s just fine for me.
One at a time for me. I adopted an 8-month old rescue, and three months later my ex husband gave me back my grown up dog (who had been raised as an only). For a bit over seven years the only reason there was peace in the house was that my older guy couldn’t be bothered to argue with the young one, and both dogs accepted me as the pack alpha. Now that my older guy is gone, the younger (the rescue, now eights years old) is much happier.
Here’s another “why not”: The dog you have has some bad habits/behaviors that you don’t want him to pass on to a pup. My guy is a confirmed chaser of small fuzzy things. The flip of a squirrel’s tail obliterates every trace of recall he has. He’s also very stupid around large quadrupeds. Every time I’ve let him get close to a horse, he’s tried to bite it on the nose.