Onnen Päivän Eddy Remunpoika "Aave"

Aave

Aave is my first weimaraner - the first of many, as I have completely fell in love with the breed.

Aave has open and friendly nature, he loves people who call him a 'good boy'. Still, his watchdog instinct is - typically for this breed - very strong. For now and then I have to remind him about over-watching. Especially being the 'neighbourhood cop' is something Aave enjoys - People standing under our balcony Aave sees sometimes as "potential robbers". Even thought Aave won't let strangers in without my approval, everyone who are let in by me, Aave meets with wagging tail and great enthusiasm.

Aave has done the Finnish temperament test with very nice result LTEP 207 pts. Analysis of Aave's test result here: Aave's temperament test

Hunting

Aave has great willing to hunt. Apparently he has been reading the standard of weimaraners, as he is very eager to crab the game. Maybe a little too eager. When he hasn't anything better to hunt, he'll hunt anything from pidgeons to cats, and would love to get his teeths over a hedgehog. He doesn't mind if it hurts his mouth. He fetches anything - even dead seagals and squirrels. He has been shoving a great interest to foxes and other little carnivores. Especially he loves to chase cats. :P

Aave takes the hunting with passion, and shakes with enthusiasm when we drive forest routes. He is very arrogant and sharp towards the game and that's why we have had few difference of opinion how we will hunt. It's a shame he won’t show his best running in the exams. His weakest point in hunting, is actually the pointing - He will try to get too close. Ok, with most dogs this is a problem in experience, but with Aave it seems to be a year to year problem. So he will only point the birds that will let him very close.

Aave is a “one person dog”, and loves the hunting most when we are just together.

Dog shows

In dog shows Aave has succeeded over all my expectations. From ten shows he has participated, he has been 5 times "best of breed" and one time "best of opposite sex". Aave loves to be shown, and you can see it. Aave has got all the certificates he can from Finland (for the champion title), but I'll still show him now and then just for fun.

Complete show results (in Finnish): Show results

Aave's temperament test

13th Seb. 2008, in Hankasalmi
Judges: Irene Puputti & Katri Leikola

• Capability to act: +2 (good)
• Sharpness: +1 (small, without remaining will to attack)
• Will to defend: +2 (strong, sedate)
• Will to fight: +2 (reasonable)
• Mind structure: +2 (well-balanced)
• Temperament: +1 (very vivid)
• Hardness: +3 (reasonably hard)
• Letting people close: +3 (goodwilled, friendly, open)
• Reacting to shooting: +++ (shot proof)



• Result: LTEP 207 pts