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Weimaraner clubs and rescues by country

Find Weimaraner breed clubs, registries and rescues in Australia, the US, the UK, Canada and New Zealand, each link checked by WeimLife.

Written by
James
Updated
11 October 2026

This page lists Weimaraner breed clubs, national registries and breed rescues in Australia, the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and New Zealand. Every link was opened and checked on the date shown on its card. The order is alphabetical within each country, never paid or ranked, and being listed here is not an endorsement. It is part of the Find a Weim hub.

Key takeaways

  • Breed clubs are a good first contact for breeders, events and honest advice about the breed.
  • Breed rescues know Weims well and match carefully: see adopting a Weimaraner.
  • A club list shows membership, not checked health results: read choosing a responsible breeder.
A short-haired and a long-haired Weimaraner splash through shallow water together at sunrise.

How should I use clubs and rescues?

Breed clubs run shows, field and performance events, training days and social walks, and they are full of people who have lived with Weims for decades. Going to an event is a good way to meet adult dogs before you decide on the breed, and to hear which breeders are active. Clubs do not usually vouch for individual breeders. The Weimaraner Club of America (WCA), for example, runs a referral service but says it "does not endorse or recommend specific breeders" (Source: WCA, Breeder Referral).

Breed rescues and club rehoming services take in Weims whose owners can no longer keep them, assess them, often in foster homes, and match them to new families. If you want to adopt, start there; if you want to help, most of them need foster carers, volunteers and donations.

Registries (the national kennel clubs) hold the pedigree registers and breed standards and, in several countries, run or publish health screening results.

Getting the most from a club

Contacting a rescue

Australia

Australia's pedigree dogs are registered through Dogs Australia and its state member bodies. Weimaraner breed clubs operate in several states. Dogs Queensland suggests that anyone considering the breed first contact the breed club or the state controlling body, which can tell them about available puppies and shows where they can meet breeders (Source: Dogs Queensland).

For rescue, the Weimaraner Club of NSW has a rescue officer who knows of rescue Weimaraners in NSW and other states (Source: WCNSW, Rescue). The Weimaraner Club of Victoria says it is no longer able to run a rescue service; it asks owners who need to rehome a dog to contact the dog's breeder first, and points people to an Australian Weimaraner rescue group on Facebook (Source: WCV, Rescue). Clubs in Queensland and South Australia, and a rescue group in Western Australia, are known to exist, but we could not find a working website of their own to link to; state controlling bodies can put you in touch.

United States

The WCA is the national parent club for the breed and sets out a code of ethics for its members, including a commitment to take back any dog they bred (Source: WCA Code of Ethics). It also lists regional clubs around the country, with contacts for each (Source: WCA, Regional clubs). Many regional clubs run hunt tests, shows and rescue or rehoming help in their area. Below are the regional clubs and rescues whose own websites we could open and check; the WCA's regional page lists many more, including clubs that only use Facebook. If there is no regional club near you, the WCA's national breeder referral contact can point you to members in your area (Source: WCA, Breeder Referral). Breed rescues in the US often adopt only within their own service area, so start with the one closest to you and check its area before you apply.

United Kingdom

The Weimaraner Club of Great Britain (WCGB) runs a Rescue and Rehoming Service, which it describes as the only Weimaraner breed club service of its kind in the UK. It takes in dogs whose owners can no longer keep them, assesses adopters with a home visit, and requires that adopted dogs are returned to the club if they cannot stay (Source: WCGB, Rescue and Rehoming). For puppies, the WCGB supplies a list of club members who breed, and details of current litters, through its secretary (Source: WCGB, Puppies).

A second UK breed club, the Weimaraner Association, is mentioned in some sources, but we could not find a working website for it, so it is not listed.

Canada and New Zealand

In Canada, the Canadian Kennel Club is the registry, and its Weimaraner page lists the Weimaraner Association of Canada as the national breed club (Source: Canadian Kennel Club). We could not find a website of the association's own to link to, so contact it through the CKC.

In New Zealand, Dogs New Zealand is the national kennel club. We found no dedicated New Zealand Weimaraner club website, and a Weimaraner rescue listing site showed no dogs available in New Zealand when we checked (Source: Rescue Me!).

How does an organisation get listed?

We list breed clubs, national and state registries, and rescues or rehoming services that focus on Weimaraners or run a dedicated Weimaraner service. General animal welfare charities, such as the RSPCA, also rehome Weimaraners from time to time, and our adoption guide explains how to work with them, but they are not listed here because they cover every breed. We list only organisations whose own website we can open and check, and we record the date we checked it. We do not charge for a listing, and we never accept payment to appear or to appear higher. Order is alphabetical within each country.

We re-check every link on this page regularly and remove any that stop working. Breeders are not listed on this page. How WeimLife plans to list breeders, with evidence and for free, is set out in how WeimLife will list breeders.

Common questions

Does WeimLife recommend these organisations?

No. Listing means the organisation exists, focuses on Weimaraners or runs a registry, and its website worked on the date shown. We do not rate or rank anyone.

Can a club recommend a breeder to me?

Many clubs will tell you which members are breeding, but most do not endorse individual breeders. Check the evidence yourself using health tests explained.

I need to rehome my Weimaraner. Where do I start?

Contact your dog's breeder first, then a breed rescue or club rehoming service in your country from the lists above.

Sources

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