I'm thinking this will be the next breed of dog that I get but I was wondering if anyone out there has experience with them and can tell me a little bit about them. Dogs that bark a lot are a real turn off to me so I was wondering if they are like that or if they only bark at strangers. I don't mind a bit of barking in a watch-dog like manner. Are they high energy? Good off leash dogs? Any other info would be greatly appreciated.
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I used to have a Vizsla named Chase. He died at the age of 6 from cancer (this not a fault of the breed that I've heard of). They are loving to the point of being clingy (I liked this). They are excellent hunters (my husband liked this). They are pretty easy to train in that they always want to please you. My Vizsla barked at strangers, not just for no reason... but he sometimes barked at strangers that were far away. I think he was trying to get them to come play with him. Chase was very friendly to all people and other dogs, but he did not always know his own size and strength, so would sometimes tip toddlers over. Also, there tail, when wagging can sting a little. Overall, they are wonderful dogs and I would recommend them.
Good luck!
From what I've heard and seen. Viszlas are an all-around good breed much like a Lab. They have a lot of energy in their puppies days, but they'll grow out of it(hopefully). Somebody told me that he had his Viszla house-broken in two weeks and he taught him a lot of new tricks very easily. So I'm guessing that they're an easy dog to train.
It is a wonderful dog. Got two males. One of mine is 6 mo... so he plays n guff around a lot. The other one is a 27 inch somewhat fast bariner, that came 7 years ago to my home and its simply splendid. Friendly, quite smart, a great hunter some say, but I better go to the supermarket for food...
My dogs live in a 7 square mile property outside the city, with a small lake and a river in it, so I can see how good are as trackers and household vigilante.
My dogs relate pretty good to my three children, temper is gentle but not stupid, and they are always alert, even when playing, to outer noises and people horse riding close to my property... they have those amazing ears.
You will love them.
They are a high energy dog and do need a lot of exercise, they also are also not good off leash dog withing the city, they are hunters which means likely to take off to chase things, so you would have to pick very suitable areas for off leash runs and exercise preferably fenced in. Many do get returned because owners fail to provide enough exercise and the dogs become very destructive
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Like all sporting breeds, Vizslas require a good deal of exercise to remain healthy and happy. A bored Viszla is a destructive Viszla who is likely to engage in unwanted behavior, including chewing anything and everything in your home. Thirty minutes to an hour of exercise daily in a large off-leash area is optimal
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THey pages I feel are important reads
http://www.vizsladogs.com/articles/newv.
http://www.vizsladogs.com/articles/pupag...
http://www.vizsladogs.com/articles/adole...
http://www.vizsladogs.com/articles/adole...
I had checked the vizsla breed clubs found was very disappointed at how lacking they were on breed info other than having a link to the breed standard
but found this site which links above are found
they have put together a lot of good links including info on socializing and house, behavior and command training as why to get from a good breeder and rescue info
and references to books to help owners, This site is definitely worth bookmarking as there is very little of this kind of info on any other sites as look at the health page
and if you get one the humor page may be a necessity in survival : )
http://www.vizsladogs.com/home.htm...
My family is Hungarian and many friends of the family had brought their dogs with them when they fled hungary so met several when I was younger, our family decided on a little more laidback breed and still have the house standing(with mmultiples around) so chose coonhounds instead , viszlas are great dogs but will keep you busy and on your toes,
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