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re: Anyone own a Vizsla here? New Owner questions
Posted on 4/27/16 at 9:22 pm to Klark Kent
Posted on 4/27/16 at 9:22 pm to Klark Kent
Vizsla's are very emotional dogs and you have to train accordingly. You can't be too heavy handed with harsh discipline. They are beautiful, loyal and loving dogs.
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Posted on 4/28/16 at 8:08 am to brbengalgal
she's doing okay with discipline. i think at this point she's just too young to really get her feelings hurt. she bounces back fast.
we swat her pretty good for stuff like jumping on us, jumping on the edge of seats, doors, or tables, and biting us. She'll run off for a few seconds, sit down and stare at us, then come running back to play.
i've never met a more vocal dog in my life. she cries and whines while chewing bones or dog chews. and always has some type of vocal noise for everything.
she's doing a lot better about being in her kennel for extended periods of time. doesn't cry when we put her up for the night anymore.
it's a been a long week already. i forget how exhausting the first few months of owning a puppy is.
probably going to buy her a bubble machine today to put in the backyard to entertain her. She also gets her 2nd round of shots and her first official trip to the vet. Yesterday we took her for a slow ride around the neighborhood in my truck with the windows down so she could get out of the house and see some things. she loved it. tail wagging and trying to get her head out the window the whole time.
we swat her pretty good for stuff like jumping on us, jumping on the edge of seats, doors, or tables, and biting us. She'll run off for a few seconds, sit down and stare at us, then come running back to play.
i've never met a more vocal dog in my life. she cries and whines while chewing bones or dog chews. and always has some type of vocal noise for everything.
she's doing a lot better about being in her kennel for extended periods of time. doesn't cry when we put her up for the night anymore.
it's a been a long week already. i forget how exhausting the first few months of owning a puppy is.
probably going to buy her a bubble machine today to put in the backyard to entertain her. She also gets her 2nd round of shots and her first official trip to the vet. Yesterday we took her for a slow ride around the neighborhood in my truck with the windows down so she could get out of the house and see some things. she loved it. tail wagging and trying to get her head out the window the whole time.
This post was edited on 4/28/16 at 8:11 am
Posted on 5/11/16 at 8:18 am to Klark Kent
UPDATE: 10.5 weeks
Penny is doing well. But sometimes it seems it's 1 step forward, 2 steps back with her. She's growing at a rapid rate and seems to be getting bigger every day i come home from work. I think she's around 15-16 pounds now. She got her first official round of shots 2 weeks ago, will get her 2nd round in 2 weeks. Won't be finished with puppy shots until early July.
It's a tough period for her because the faster she grows and the more comfortable she is with things, the more trouble she gets into naturally and the more discipline we have to add on. And it's not like we can take her on 2 mile walk around the neighborhood or to a park to exhaust her every afternoon. So when we get home she's nonstop 100% play play play until 9PM. Constantly have to watch her and be with her. I'm ready for her to be done with her shots and be big enough so we can run with her, treadmill train her, or take her to socialize at a dog park. Instead of just constantly scolding her for being an energetic puppy.
She is coming along with a lot of things. She has down sit, wait, come, high 5, lay down, bed, kennel and knows her name now. Very smart, no problems there. She's even given up on jumping up on us, licking us in the face, and biting us. Since we can only let her play in our backyard, we've been practicing some leash training. She's doing okay. About how you would expect a dog at her age to do. Her and the greyhound are slowly but surely making progress at becoming best friends. Sometimes the greyhound will slow down enough in the backyard to let Penny chase her around. And she now let's Penny sleep with her and get on her bed. They still aren't great at sharing toys or chews. The greyhound kind of inserts her dominance by stealing Penny's chews and growling at her when she tries to get them back. But hey, better than when we first brought her home, when the greyhound wanted nothing to do with her and would growl at her when she got remotely close.
We are struggling with potty training for the most part. For a while it seemed like she had it down. Or was going to figure it out. She'd walk around, cry a bit, and we'd jump up and take her out. Now she's a fricking ninja with just pissing behind a chair or in the living room when we aren't looking. We scold her, put her nose in it, and then take her outside. She goes out and just sits on the porch to sulk like she doesn't understand. We also are now timing it. Every 25 minutes on of our phones goes off and we take her outside. Before doing so, we sit her down in front of the door to the backyard for a second. Then open the door to let her out. We praise her when she goes and reinforce "potty" when she is in the act. Hell, when we are on schedule and take her in time, she almost pisses as fast as her feet hit the grass on the back patio. But yet, she hasn't figured out she can't pee inside.
She's also starting a bit of digging and chewing on anything in the backyard that isn't tied down.
It's a process. We are being patient. We are both just ready for her to have all her puppy shots and be a bit older so we can socialize her and take her outside the house for exercise. I feel bad for her at times because she'll have streaks of bad habits where it feels like all we do is scold her and you can tell she doesn't understand why we are being mean to her.
TLD;DR. Here are some pics from this past weekend of Penny:
getting big
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Equal opportunity with chewing, even concrete.
Caught napping in Dad's porch chair:
Is potty training something we need to have more patience with or 2.5 weeks in are we not doing something right?
Penny is doing well. But sometimes it seems it's 1 step forward, 2 steps back with her. She's growing at a rapid rate and seems to be getting bigger every day i come home from work. I think she's around 15-16 pounds now. She got her first official round of shots 2 weeks ago, will get her 2nd round in 2 weeks. Won't be finished with puppy shots until early July.
It's a tough period for her because the faster she grows and the more comfortable she is with things, the more trouble she gets into naturally and the more discipline we have to add on. And it's not like we can take her on 2 mile walk around the neighborhood or to a park to exhaust her every afternoon. So when we get home she's nonstop 100% play play play until 9PM. Constantly have to watch her and be with her. I'm ready for her to be done with her shots and be big enough so we can run with her, treadmill train her, or take her to socialize at a dog park. Instead of just constantly scolding her for being an energetic puppy.
She is coming along with a lot of things. She has down sit, wait, come, high 5, lay down, bed, kennel and knows her name now. Very smart, no problems there. She's even given up on jumping up on us, licking us in the face, and biting us. Since we can only let her play in our backyard, we've been practicing some leash training. She's doing okay. About how you would expect a dog at her age to do. Her and the greyhound are slowly but surely making progress at becoming best friends. Sometimes the greyhound will slow down enough in the backyard to let Penny chase her around. And she now let's Penny sleep with her and get on her bed. They still aren't great at sharing toys or chews. The greyhound kind of inserts her dominance by stealing Penny's chews and growling at her when she tries to get them back. But hey, better than when we first brought her home, when the greyhound wanted nothing to do with her and would growl at her when she got remotely close.
We are struggling with potty training for the most part. For a while it seemed like she had it down. Or was going to figure it out. She'd walk around, cry a bit, and we'd jump up and take her out. Now she's a fricking ninja with just pissing behind a chair or in the living room when we aren't looking. We scold her, put her nose in it, and then take her outside. She goes out and just sits on the porch to sulk like she doesn't understand. We also are now timing it. Every 25 minutes on of our phones goes off and we take her outside. Before doing so, we sit her down in front of the door to the backyard for a second. Then open the door to let her out. We praise her when she goes and reinforce "potty" when she is in the act. Hell, when we are on schedule and take her in time, she almost pisses as fast as her feet hit the grass on the back patio. But yet, she hasn't figured out she can't pee inside.
She's also starting a bit of digging and chewing on anything in the backyard that isn't tied down.
It's a process. We are being patient. We are both just ready for her to have all her puppy shots and be a bit older so we can socialize her and take her outside the house for exercise. I feel bad for her at times because she'll have streaks of bad habits where it feels like all we do is scold her and you can tell she doesn't understand why we are being mean to her.
TLD;DR. Here are some pics from this past weekend of Penny:
getting big
> Equal opportunity with chewing, even concrete.
Caught napping in Dad's porch chair:
Is potty training something we need to have more patience with or 2.5 weeks in are we not doing something right?
This post was edited on 5/11/16 at 8:27 am
Posted on 5/11/16 at 8:38 am to Klark Kent
Good looking pup.
I just went through it with my pup. I don't think they have any bladder control at that stage, at least not enough to rely on. Just keep letting her outside and she will figure it out.
I just went through it with my pup. I don't think they have any bladder control at that stage, at least not enough to rely on. Just keep letting her outside and she will figure it out.
Posted on 5/11/16 at 9:56 am to Klark Kent
Our Vizsla learned in 2-3 days although mistakes did happen from time to time. Are you using a kennel? This is super important to doing it quickly since it uses their instincts to help guide the process.
Posted on 5/11/16 at 10:02 am to Klark Kent
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We are struggling with potty training for the most part. For a while it seemed like she had it down. Or was going to figure it out. She'd walk around, cry a bit, and we'd jump up and take her out. Now she's a fricking ninja with just pissing behind a chair or in the living room when we aren't looking.
My guess is that you are giving her too much freedom inside your house. According to you, she's not house trained. So don't give her that much freedom. Kennel her a majority of the time (but give her enough exercise outside). And slowly give her more access to your house, one room at a time.
I highly recommend using Nature's Miracle Urine Remover to help eliminate any urine scent. It will discourage her from going in the same spot again.
And lastly, sticking her nose in it won't help your cause. She'll only become fearful of you, which is the exact opposite of what you desire.
Posted on 5/11/16 at 10:07 am to Will Cover
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And lastly, sticking her nose in it won't help your cause. She'll only become fearful of you, which is the exact opposite of what you desire.
Very true. These dogs don't respond well to negative feedback -- it creates weird/bad behaviors.
Posted on 5/11/16 at 10:13 am to SlackMaster
Thanks for the advice fellas.
Yes, we certainly kennel her. But she has free roam in the living room (rest of the house is gated off) when she is inside in the afternoons. She is in her kennel from 7AM to 3PM while we are at work. Then put in the kennel overnight at 9PM to sleep.
When we are gone for the day she will pee on her puppy pad in her kennel. To be expected at her age. The living room is stained concrete, so it's pretty easy to clean up her messes with some all in one Windex. We don't mind the cleaning up, just wish she would give us an indication that she needs to go in between the 30 minute reminders we set for ourselves.
Thinking of picking up a bell for the back door during my lunch break. Anyone think training her to recognize the pattern of the bell and going outside will speed the process along?
this is where the girlfriend and I have different ideas on handling a puppy and discipline. Her greyhound and her are almost drill sergeant and PO level. So I know she knows how to train a dog and the work ethic. It's just.....a greyhound is a dumb animal compared to a vizsla. And she got the greyhound when she was a year old and lived in a pen her entire life. This dog is a 10 week old puppy with more emotion than that.
The training styles are obviously different. When I train her I don't scold her or pop her if she gets a command wrong, i just don't reward her with a treat. So she works with me better already. I need to try to have a perspective conversation about it with her.
Yes, we certainly kennel her. But she has free roam in the living room (rest of the house is gated off) when she is inside in the afternoons. She is in her kennel from 7AM to 3PM while we are at work. Then put in the kennel overnight at 9PM to sleep.
When we are gone for the day she will pee on her puppy pad in her kennel. To be expected at her age. The living room is stained concrete, so it's pretty easy to clean up her messes with some all in one Windex. We don't mind the cleaning up, just wish she would give us an indication that she needs to go in between the 30 minute reminders we set for ourselves.
Thinking of picking up a bell for the back door during my lunch break. Anyone think training her to recognize the pattern of the bell and going outside will speed the process along?
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And lastly, sticking her nose in it won't help your cause. She'll only become fearful of you, which is the exact opposite of what you desire.
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Very true. These dogs don't respond well to negative feedback -- it creates weird/bad behaviors.
this is where the girlfriend and I have different ideas on handling a puppy and discipline. Her greyhound and her are almost drill sergeant and PO level. So I know she knows how to train a dog and the work ethic. It's just.....a greyhound is a dumb animal compared to a vizsla. And she got the greyhound when she was a year old and lived in a pen her entire life. This dog is a 10 week old puppy with more emotion than that.
The training styles are obviously different. When I train her I don't scold her or pop her if she gets a command wrong, i just don't reward her with a treat. So she works with me better already. I need to try to have a perspective conversation about it with her.
This post was edited on 5/11/16 at 10:21 am
Posted on 5/11/16 at 10:54 am to Klark Kent
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When we are gone for the day she will pee on her puppy pad in her kennel.
I did away with puppy pads. Dogs can get confused with carpet and think it's a pad.
And if your puppy is an inside dog, which it sounds like she is, I recommend removing her water (and food) inside her kennel, if you're currently doing so, while you are away from your house. She won't dehydrate and you'll have a better chance of not coming home to a mess inside her kennel.
Lastly, make sure her kennel is just big enough to allow her to turn freely inside of it. Don't give her too much space, or she'll have an "accident" in the back of the kennel and sleep in the front or vice versa.
This post was edited on 5/11/16 at 10:56 am
Posted on 5/11/16 at 11:35 am to Klark Kent
Great looking pup man. You sound like good dog owners, we need more of those in this world.
I can't speak to the breed, but i think all dogs are different as far as house training. We got my beagle at 5 weeks old and she learned to go outside after about 30 minutes. By 8 weeks she could use the doggy door herself.
It might just take more time with yours.
I can't speak to the breed, but i think all dogs are different as far as house training. We got my beagle at 5 weeks old and she learned to go outside after about 30 minutes. By 8 weeks she could use the doggy door herself.
It might just take more time with yours.
Posted on 5/11/16 at 12:18 pm to SportTiger1
Thanks man! She's a great dog, just struggling with the potty training. But I'm trying to trach my girlfriend to be patient and keep in perspective how far she's come already. She'll get it.
Just went to PetSmart and paid $24 for bells on a rope. LOL, probably $4 of material with a $20 up charge. But hey, if it works!!!!
Yeah, we take away her food and water while we are gone during the day. And honestly she only uses the puppy pad about every other day and never shits in the kennel. Once she gets old enough to where her bladder can wait that long, we plan to remove the puppy pads. The kennel is probably 3'x4'. Certainly bigger than she needs but when we had the wall partition installed she would somehow climb into the 8" partitioned off section. See below:
. She managed to do that in the 10 minutes I was gone to pick up a package from the post office. We got scared she would seriously hurt herself doing that little magic trick of hers
Just went to PetSmart and paid $24 for bells on a rope. LOL, probably $4 of material with a $20 up charge. But hey, if it works!!!!
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And if your puppy is an inside dog, which it sounds like she is, I recommend removing her water (and food) inside her kennel, if you're currently doing so, while you are away from your house. She won't dehydrate and you'll have a better chance of not coming home to a mess inside her kennel. Lastly, make sure her kennel is just big enough to allow her to turn freely inside of it. Don't give her too much space, or she'll have an "accident" in the back of the kennel and sleep in the front or vice versa.
Yeah, we take away her food and water while we are gone during the day. And honestly she only uses the puppy pad about every other day and never shits in the kennel. Once she gets old enough to where her bladder can wait that long, we plan to remove the puppy pads. The kennel is probably 3'x4'. Certainly bigger than she needs but when we had the wall partition installed she would somehow climb into the 8" partitioned off section. See below:
. She managed to do that in the 10 minutes I was gone to pick up a package from the post office. We got scared she would seriously hurt herself doing that little magic trick of hersThis post was edited on 5/11/16 at 12:45 pm
Posted on 5/11/16 at 12:21 pm to Klark Kent
How in the hell did she do that?
Posted on 5/11/16 at 12:42 pm to s14suspense
there's about a 3 inch gap at the top of the partition.
she climbed the 3ft foot partition wall and somehow wedged herself in between it and the kennel roof, then i guess fell over into the sectioned off area. that's our only guess.
she climbed the 3ft foot partition wall and somehow wedged herself in between it and the kennel roof, then i guess fell over into the sectioned off area. that's our only guess.
This post was edited on 5/11/16 at 12:45 pm
Posted on 5/12/16 at 9:45 am to Klark Kent
Aww, she's beautiful. Poor thing she's got a small bladder right now-be patient.
Is she spayed or are you going to breed her?
Is she spayed or are you going to breed her?
Posted on 3/7/18 at 1:55 pm to Klark Kent
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Let him come back in a year and give us an update...
UPDATE
Penny is just about to turn 2 years old. Next week. Weighs in at about 46-48lbs depending on how often she runs distance with us.
Our beloved greyhound, Roux, was quickly overcome with a hidden cancerous tumor last August. By the time it was found, we had to put her down. All happened in about 3 days. Pretty much devastated me and my now wife. Penny took it hard too. Lost her best friend and sister. Still stares and pictures of Roux through-out the house and whines from time to time.
For the first year. Penny was a fricking nightmare. Sweet, loving, fun. but a fricking nightmare. Obsessive digger, demon to dog toys and chews, never settled down at night, terrible on a leash or off, and didn't listen worth a shite. Then poof, around the same time Roux passed, Penny instantly overnight grew up. Hasn't dug in months. Has about 10-15 commands she knows and obeys well too. (Sit, Stay, Heel, Lay Down, High Five, Low Five, Dance, Bed, Roll Over, Out, Fetch, Give, Hold, etc) Off-leash she won't leave a 30 yard radius of us, even with other dogs or animals nearbye. On leash, she's much better, but will still pull to get ahead if we are going too slow for her liking. 100% house trained. No accidents, since probably she was 6 months old. Never a problem with her. She chills in her backyard while we are at work, chasing squirrels and birds, and naps in her dog house. No need to kennel her with a 9ft fence and the backyard we have. She's not destructive at all. She's completely content there all day.
The wife went from threatening to give her away to be obsessed with her. I don't know what caused the change. Possibly she went into heat and matured. Possibly that we bought a house outside of Houston in the burbs the property all together is 12k square ft, with a large backyard and multiple trees. Or we finally just broke her. Never thought we'd say this, but we've tried fostering other dogs since Roux passed, to find a suitable replacement, and Penny ends up being the golden child every time. We've had such shitty luck with fosters, we are honestly thinking of getting another Vizsla puppy.
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I don't think the vizsla will keep up, a GSP or a pointer will...
lol. this has to be a joke. i can run that vizsla 10-12 miles and she will immediately be ready to play fetch with a tennis ball as soon as we make it home. this is after she has been outside for 10 hours chasing squirrels during the duration of the day we are at work. her energy tank is endless.
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and never get out of second gear...
lol. my cousin has a 1 year old GSP. She torches him. His arse is grasping for air while she's waiting for the next frisbee or tennis ball throw. In a straight line race, sure the greyhound would have out them both, but if we are playing chase: Vizsla 99% of the time over the greyhound. Too agile and quick. So yeah, I'd absolutely take you up on a foot race between mine and yours. Let a squirrel loose 30 yards away and Penny would assuredly take your money.
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The lazy person's pointing dog
Really not sure what you mean by this. She is certainly not lazy and when I take her to my cousin's house to play with his GSP. They do some bird dog training together and Penny is as good as the GSP on every level. But more disciplined over all. And has spent one tenth of the time training at it like my cousin's GSP.
Since we've moved into the new house with the bigger yard last May. She's killed and left 3 squirrels and 2 birds on the back door step. I suspect a few more squirrels that she ate out of boredom, because I've found carcasses hidden around the yard and in the landscaping. She's chased down at least a dozen rabbits up at my inlawns property. And she killed a chicken of my inlaws (she got in big trouble, now terrified to be near the chicken coup)
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Loving, needy, fast, smart, and a great companion, that's the bottom line.
Nailed it. Penny is my best friend. She runs, bikes, and hangs out with me when working in the yard or garage. She loves attention but doesn't beg for it. Is just happy to be with me and my wife.
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Our Vizsla came from the same breeder (Julie). Great dog but get ready -- the first year will be insane.
see my comments above. Ours honestly doesn't whine. Unless there's a squirrel in the backyard and she's inside. quote:
For example he can run the LSU lakes non-stop and jump a four foot fence when he wants.
I absolutely believe it. Penny does this crazy arse shite in our yard or basically any yard or park where if she believes there is a squirrel in a tree. She will get a running start and attempt to run vertically up the tree. I have a video on my phone where, no exxageration, she gets up 10-12 feet up one and then does a somersault off of it. When she does this at the park, people are in awe.
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Julie was much more laid back. We went to her house in Livingston after visiting family in TX and played with all the puppies. Each had a different color ribbon as a collar so you could tell which was which. She recommended a female but we ended up choosing a particularly mischievous male. Was that the male we got four weeks later? Who knows?
Aww man. The hardest part about re-reading this is Roux now being gone.
The entire reason Julie picked Penny for us our of the litter, was because we ended up taking Roux to a park to meet Julie and the puppies and have a playdate. Most the puppies thought Roux was interesting, but one of them with a pink and white dotted ribbon was obsessed with her. Would take Roux's leash and lead her around the play pen. Roux suprisingly didn't mind. Julie remembered that moment and the ribbon color and said she made her decision solely on the fact that Penny was never going to be afraid of Roux despite the size difference. And it's true. For months, Roux didn't like Penny. But Penny kept persisting and persisting that Roux was going to be best friends. And finally it happened.
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Right now she's at a good stage. Play an hour. Sleep an hour. Play an hour. Sleep an hour. so on and so forth
Ohhh, how i miss those days. That lasted all of about 2 weeks. Newb.
This post was edited on 3/7/18 at 2:05 pm
Posted on 3/7/18 at 1:55 pm to Klark Kent
My only knocks on her would be:
- She doesn't bark at strangers coming up to the house. (Not a vizsla's nature)
- She isn't social with random dogs at dog parks. Pretty much there to run, race, and hunt. Pays them no attention. Even if it's another vizsla.
- Doesn't eat on a regular schedule. We don't graze feed her. She gets an opportunity to eat before we take her bowl once a day. Some days she eats, some days she doesn't. She can get a little thin at times and we have to supplement her diet by adding raw eggs, cat food, wet food, puppy chow into her normal dog chow which is a High Protein dog food (Venison, Duck, and Sweet Potatoes)
- Her attention span is short, so training takes a ton of effort. But when she's motivated she picks it up after a few sessions. Trying to train her outside is impossible. "Dad their could possibly be a squirrel in any of these trees. No time for learning stuff"
- Her spay was an extremely difficult process. She was heartbroken and distant for 3-4 days. Then couldn't sit still for the rest of the 2 weeks. Ripped her plastic cone off non-stop
- She's not a fan of sharing attention from us with dogs we foster or friend's dogs. Cute, but annoying at times.
Couple of unique things she does that I've never had a dog do:
- Watches TV from time to time. Loves me to YouTube "DogTV" videos.
- Finds random pictures in the house and will stare at them for a few minutes. Weird.
- Will wait outside the bathroom or shower for me and the wife.
- Pretends cats do not exist. They might as well be furniture or inanimate objects.
- Hates for us to wear a hat. Will try to rip it off our head.
- Won't get on any furniture (we've trained her not to), but she thinks she owns the one piece of furniture she's allowed on, "The Man Chair". It's my last surviving piece of bachelorhood, a brown leather lazy boy recliner. Me and her sit in it nightly. If I'm not there and she's inside napping. 90% of the time she's in that chair.
Really long post. But this was an interesting read 2 years later as a Vizsla owner now. Everyone who's owned one was spot on about their energy level, "velcro-ness", and their overall attitude. I think I'm joining a lot of the ranks of people who can't imagine life without a Vizsla. Get thru that first really rough year and I've never owned a better dog.
Anyhow, here's some pics in the next post
- She doesn't bark at strangers coming up to the house. (Not a vizsla's nature)
- She isn't social with random dogs at dog parks. Pretty much there to run, race, and hunt. Pays them no attention. Even if it's another vizsla.
- Doesn't eat on a regular schedule. We don't graze feed her. She gets an opportunity to eat before we take her bowl once a day. Some days she eats, some days she doesn't. She can get a little thin at times and we have to supplement her diet by adding raw eggs, cat food, wet food, puppy chow into her normal dog chow which is a High Protein dog food (Venison, Duck, and Sweet Potatoes)
- Her attention span is short, so training takes a ton of effort. But when she's motivated she picks it up after a few sessions. Trying to train her outside is impossible. "Dad their could possibly be a squirrel in any of these trees. No time for learning stuff"
- Her spay was an extremely difficult process. She was heartbroken and distant for 3-4 days. Then couldn't sit still for the rest of the 2 weeks. Ripped her plastic cone off non-stop
- She's not a fan of sharing attention from us with dogs we foster or friend's dogs. Cute, but annoying at times.
Couple of unique things she does that I've never had a dog do:
- Watches TV from time to time. Loves me to YouTube "DogTV" videos.
- Finds random pictures in the house and will stare at them for a few minutes. Weird.
- Will wait outside the bathroom or shower for me and the wife.
- Pretends cats do not exist. They might as well be furniture or inanimate objects.
- Hates for us to wear a hat. Will try to rip it off our head.
- Won't get on any furniture (we've trained her not to), but she thinks she owns the one piece of furniture she's allowed on, "The Man Chair". It's my last surviving piece of bachelorhood, a brown leather lazy boy recliner. Me and her sit in it nightly. If I'm not there and she's inside napping. 90% of the time she's in that chair.
Really long post. But this was an interesting read 2 years later as a Vizsla owner now. Everyone who's owned one was spot on about their energy level, "velcro-ness", and their overall attitude. I think I'm joining a lot of the ranks of people who can't imagine life without a Vizsla. Get thru that first really rough year and I've never owned a better dog.
Anyhow, here's some pics in the next post
This post was edited on 3/7/18 at 1:59 pm
Posted on 3/7/18 at 2:04 pm to Klark Kent
Some day I will have another. Will be my last dog.
Posted on 3/7/18 at 4:05 pm to AlxTgr
Man, I didn’t even read the rest of the post, however I got the gist of it from the update. Currently have a 16 month old chocolate male at 75 pounds, and a lot of what you reiterated rings true with his arse. But the rest of the update was awesome. Sounds like you got a great dog, just took you a little earning to get there!
Posted on 3/7/18 at 4:42 pm to BeerThirty
Consistency man. Consistency.
I find they are much like humans and desire consistency with every aspect of their life. Stay on his arse everyday like we did with her. If you got a good one you’ll know it by their desire to please.
Everything my crazy arse vizsla does she turns and looks for my approval or words of confirmation. And at the same time she knows she’ll get her arse torn up by acting out. The older she has gotten the more that drive to please has kicked in. When in the past she’d of smelled something in the lawn and immediately started digging. Now she’ll smell something, paw at it, look up, and think “nah, Dad won’t be happy”.
The wife recently got a maltipoo puppy to foster abs maybe adopt eventually. If that dog shits in the house or tears up something, Penny will come find me and tuck her head into my crotch because she knows someone is about to be in trouble and she wants me to know she’s sorry haha
I’m sure your lab will be the golden child very soon!
I find they are much like humans and desire consistency with every aspect of their life. Stay on his arse everyday like we did with her. If you got a good one you’ll know it by their desire to please.
Everything my crazy arse vizsla does she turns and looks for my approval or words of confirmation. And at the same time she knows she’ll get her arse torn up by acting out. The older she has gotten the more that drive to please has kicked in. When in the past she’d of smelled something in the lawn and immediately started digging. Now she’ll smell something, paw at it, look up, and think “nah, Dad won’t be happy”.
The wife recently got a maltipoo puppy to foster abs maybe adopt eventually. If that dog shits in the house or tears up something, Penny will come find me and tuck her head into my crotch because she knows someone is about to be in trouble and she wants me to know she’s sorry haha
I’m sure your lab will be the golden child very soon!
This post was edited on 3/7/18 at 4:45 pm
Posted on 3/7/18 at 5:51 pm to Klark Kent
Agreed to all of the above. And he’s getting there. I can see some maturity in him, in fleeting moments, but I can still see it.
As far as the approval, mine is a deer tracker, and when he’s trailing a deer he will get a ways ahead, but come back every so often to check and make sure I’m with him and giving him the go ahead.
As far as golden child, he has some big shoes to fill with my rescued white lab. She loves her brother, but I don’t think she will be allowing him to share MY bed any time soon. It’s just funny as hell watching these dogs and their individual personalities. I don’t think I could ever have a dog free house.
As far as the approval, mine is a deer tracker, and when he’s trailing a deer he will get a ways ahead, but come back every so often to check and make sure I’m with him and giving him the go ahead.
As far as golden child, he has some big shoes to fill with my rescued white lab. She loves her brother, but I don’t think she will be allowing him to share MY bed any time soon. It’s just funny as hell watching these dogs and their individual personalities. I don’t think I could ever have a dog free house.
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