Editorial policy

Who writes our guides

Every guide names its author: a real person who is responsible for what it says. You can read more about who runs WeimLife on our about page.

Who reviews them

• Health and nutrition guides are published only after a named veterinarian has reviewed them. The guide shows the vet's name, qualifications and the review date.
• Training and behaviour guides are reviewed by a qualified, force-free trainer before they go live, and show the trainer's credentials and the review date. A reviewer may ask not to be named on the site; we then show their credential only, and we keep a record of who they are and what they approved.
• Our owner tools follow the same rule for any health or training advice they contain.

Until we have a vet-reviewed guide on a health topic, we do not write our own advice on it. Instead we point you to trusted veterinary sources, and to your own vet.

Sources

Factual claims are backed by the sources listed at the end of each guide. We prefer veterinary schools, professional bodies, breed standards and peer-reviewed research, and we link to them so you can check for yourself. When the evidence is thin or experts disagree, we say so.

Keeping guides up to date

Every guide shows when it was last updated. Health, nutrition and training guides are reviewed at least once a year, and sooner when the guidance they rely on changes or a reader tells us something is out of date. We aim to re-read every other guide at least once a year.

Corrections

If something is wrong or out of date, tell us and we will check it against the sources. Corrections that change the meaning of a guide are noted on the guide with the date, and listed in our public corrections log. You can request a correction on that page.

Not veterinary advice

Our guides are general information. They cannot diagnose or treat your dog. If you are worried about your Weimaraner's health or behaviour, contact your vet or a qualified behaviour professional.

How we teach

We recommend reward-based, force-free training only. We never recommend prong, choke or shock collars, or methods that rely on fear or pain, and we explain why without shaming owners who have used them.

Affiliate links and sponsorship

• WeimLife has no affiliate links, advertising or sponsored content today.
• If we add affiliate links in future, each one is marked as a paid link on the page, and our affiliate disclosure explains how they work.
• Recommendations are never for sale. A commission never changes what we recommend or the order we list it in.
• Sponsored content, if we ever publish it, is labelled clearly at the top of the page.

AI-assisted drafting

Drafts may be prepared with AI writing tools. Every published guide is edited, fact-checked against its sources and approved by a named person, and reviewed by a qualified expert where our policy requires it.

Images

Until we have our own photography, some images on WeimLife are illustrative: they show Weimaraners and everyday scenes to set the mood of a page. We follow these rules:

• An illustrative image is never presented as a real, named person or dog, as a testimonial, or as a photo from our community.
• We do not use illustrative images to show symptoms, injuries or body condition in health content.
• Every image passes a welfare check: flat collars, harnesses and long lines only, no prong, choke or shock collars, and no dogs shown in distress unless a guide is explaining it.
• Community photos are shared only with the owner's permission, and credited. See the community page for how to submit.

We are replacing illustrative images with real photography as it arrives.

Breeder listings

When we list breeders, we list them free and never sell rankings or leads. Our breeder listing standard sets out what we check and what we publish.

What we never publish

• Invented facts, figures, test results, ratings, reviews or testimonials.
• Health or nutrition advice that a vet has not reviewed.
• Coercive or punishment-based training advice or equipment.
• Paid breeder rankings, or puppy sales and puppy leads.
• Advertising or sponsored content dressed up as editorial.