It's my oppinion, that since I believe this breed to be highly inteligent,it also is a breed that needs a good deal of attention.I got a female first,and I put a tremendous amount of time and care into training her and showing her what was and was not acceptable behavior.I taught her many tricks,and I dont think there is anything out there that another canine can do that I could not teach her.This would include rescue,and drug detection.I can whoa her,and she wont move until I tell her to,or pat her on the head.When I take all three of my dogs hunting,I'll introduce Annie to a freind or even a stranger and make her go with him (on the other side of a creek for instance).She'll hunt in front of the other person just like she would in front of me.(This is a pretty rare thing in dogs).Then I hunt my 2 males in front of me.She is either a one in a million dog or it was very beneficial to put the time in that I did.She also grew up with my five kids which was a crash coarse in being socially obedient, and well behaved around people.I'll leave her unattended in the house for hours without worrying that she'll mess or get in trouble.One bad habit she did teach herself though,is how to open the refrigerator and help herself.She's only done it a couple times,and she got disciplined for it,but I guess she felt it was worth a spanking to enjoy a human food meal.LOLI need to at least teach her to shut the fridge door!

On the other hand,I also have two young males that I raised from two separate litters who got less attention,and basically had to split up the limited time I was able to give them.They are great hunters, but have been relegated to being kennel dogs.They come in the house fairly often,when I'm there, and do fine, but I dont trust them on their own.I know that their deficiencies are MY fault and that it is directly in corellation to the amount of time I've given them in one on one training sesions.I tell you this to try to answer your question.I dont feel the breed is overly high maintenence,but since they are inteligent,they crave stimuli,and get bored if left to themselves.If you want get a dog,that you'll invite into your family and grow old with,a Weimeraner would be my first choice.If you have a limited amount of time to put in,then I'd consider a started,or partially trained dog or understand that your expectations may not get met.Does that make sense?

Here's a link to a pic of Toby,Jake,Annie and me
http://www.imagestation.com/album/?i...43198040&idx=3