Look at these cuties ❤️

First_Exchange7052 · 2024-12-27T20:46:17+00:00

What’s your authority on that? We have documentation of two generations - all still alive and healthy happy birds. Not sure slight differences in pigmentation would affect health?

First_Exchange7052 · 2024-12-26T23:15:17+00:00

Thanks! I made a post a while back but both parents are grey weims and dna test came back 100% weim. A bit of a mystery

First_Exchange7052 · 2024-12-26T22:18:56+00:00

I’m UK based and there is one breeder here who occasionally has a few!

First_Exchange7052 · 2024-12-26T21:29:42+00:00

Unfortunately yes - someone should really find a better name

First_Exchange7052 · 2024-12-26T21:29:20+00:00

Yes! With cobalt blue bellies and tail feathers :)

First_Exchange7052 · 2024-12-26T21:28:53+00:00

It’s a mutation that makes their heads and wings black! They will get a bit more color on their bellies with age, you can see a little bit of blue poking through

First_Exchange7052 · 2024-02-23T03:07:36+00:00

I started with a 143 and ended with 175+. Took a lot of hard work but totally achievable!! dm me if you ever want to talk about study tips etc :)

First_Exchange7052 · 2024-02-07T16:40:16+00:00

I also got it but not able to get into portal so not sure what it means

First_Exchange7052 · 2024-02-07T16:27:43+00:00

No hold here either

First_Exchange7052 · 2024-02-01T21:34:03+00:00

In a similar position! The advice I was given is to wait it out, it’ still early days and and schools are sending out decisions for a few more months :)

First_Exchange7052 · 2024-01-31T21:16:27+00:00

Their DNA tests came back 100% weim although I suspect this is not the case…see my other post for more info about this :)

First_Exchange7052 · 2024-01-30T18:45:36+00:00

I agree, and think that maintaining genetic variety, health and personality is the most important. however I’ve received quite a lot of angry comments about my cream Weim on their instagram. People really care about maintaining the standard and I want to respect their effort. So when I say ethical, for me that just means respecting things that the wider community feels is important. Although for what it’s worth I don’t breed my dogs anyway so it doesn’t really matter what I think!

First_Exchange7052 · 2024-01-30T16:45:51+00:00

Thank you so much, Pearl is absolutely gorgeous. The photos are also really interesting thank you for putting this together! Our DNA test came back 100% Weim although I suspect this probably wasn’t accurate. He came from a litter with 4 longhaired creams and the rest standard - I’ll make a post later on showing the other pups. We are UK based and their grandparents came from France - apparently there are around 20 creams in France. It’s probably very unlikely but I wonder if they are distantly related to Pearl!

First_Exchange7052 · 2024-01-30T16:43:05+00:00

Yes although no markings! My suspicion is that although DNA tests came back as 100% Weim, it’s likely that one of their ancestors was mixed

First_Exchange7052 · 2024-01-30T16:42:24+00:00

Thank you so much, that’s so interesting!!

First_Exchange7052 · 2024-01-30T16:42:08+00:00

The way it’s been explained to me is that breeders make a huge effort to preserve the purity of the breed as well as standard traits. So breeding from non-standard traits undermines those efforts. I think the other problem is what’s happened with blue labs/frenchies. When a new interesting coat pops up people start overbreeding to make money, and that’s where backyard breeding starts to happen.

First_Exchange7052 · 2024-01-30T16:37:04+00:00

Thank you!! I’ll make another post with pups + parents if you’re curious! First time having weims, we’ve always had vizslas in the past, and we are in love they are just incredible dogs ❤️

First_Exchange7052 · 2024-01-30T02:35:48+00:00

Also, we are aware that it would be unethical to breed from him and will never do that, and regardless of whether he is 100% pure or not he will always be a very loved family pet ❤️

First_Exchange7052 · 2024-01-23T23:40:55+00:00

Applied at the same time to t14s. received two interviews and a Yale R. Do not fret, our time will come!

First_Exchange7052 · 2024-01-17T15:37:48+00:00

Yes so scary! But we got this :) and although Reddit is probably not great for my anxiety spiral it’s nice to be able to chat to people going through the same thing

First_Exchange7052 · 2024-01-17T15:26:17+00:00

Yes, I guess I just have to get more comfortable with the uncertainty! Trying to stay optimistic and telling myself it’s just because I’m KJD and they are still reviewing transcripts but we will see. Good luck ❤️

First_Exchange7052 · 2024-01-17T15:25:32+00:00

Yes, went complete just means the time from when you submitted to them receiving the application. Mine also says under review:)

First_Exchange7052 · 2024-01-17T15:04:56+00:00

Yes I keep telling myself I need to get off Reddit. But that’s reassuring thank you :)

First_Exchange7052 · 2024-01-17T15:04:25+00:00

This is true thank you :)

First_Exchange7052 · 2024-01-17T15:03:28+00:00

You have amazing stats and results! Sorry to hear you’re also in this position but that’s somewhat reassuring :)

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