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Vizsla

Vizsla dog plays with stick on beach

July 26, 2010

Our Hungarian Vizsla loves to play! And she loves the water! But she doesn’t like to get a face full of sand, so when we throw the stick at the beach at Ocean City State Park in Washington State, she tries to dig around the stick to pick it up. Sometimes she’s successful, but more [...]

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Dog Training Techniques, the Fundamentals

July 11, 2010

We have trained our 2 hunting dogs with numerous dog training techniques. Our Vizslas Abby and Peaches hunt and are competitive in AKC sponsored events. These are the fundamentals with which we teach our dogs.

Flexibility, Consistency, Fairness or Positive attitude are all key to successful dog training.

To train any type of dog, you need a [...]

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Looking For a Good Family Dog?

June 26, 2010

If you are looking for a good family dog, consider one of the hunting breeds. If you already own one you don’t need to read this! My husband and son hunt using our Vizsla pointers, Abby and Peaches. The intelligence and loyalty astounds me.. They even achieved couch status in the living room, much to [...]

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Top 10 Sporting Dog Breeds

June 11, 2010

The Sporting Group includes pointers, setters, retrievers and many spaniels. This group of fairly active dogs is composed of a wide variety of breeds, which were developed to aid hunters by finding, flushing out and retrieving game. Members of this group all need a fair amount of exercise but you don’t have to be a [...]

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The Bird Hunter from Hungary: The Hungarian Vizsla

May 27, 2010

Around the 13th and 14th centuries, the breed Vizsla is considered to have come in Central Europe. It is Hungary’s national dog. They are hunting dogs. They have been used by the hunters to hunt birds.
The height of the breed from the shoulder varies from twenty-one inches to a maximum of twenty-four inches. Their weight [...]

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The Hungarian Vizsla: The Hunter

April 27, 2010

The Hungarian Vizsla is the national dog of Hungary. The Hungarian Vizsla is known to have first appeared in Central Europe in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. This breed is considered a hunting dog and has been used to flush and locate birds for hunters. This breed has a short coat and thus, was able [...]

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Vizsla Puppy And Dog Information

April 12, 2010


This dog comes from Hungary where the word Vizsla actually means alert. This dog is known to be responsive and gentle. They do need a lot of exercise so a properly fenced in year, making note that they can jump high, would be ideal. They are generally good with other pets, dogs and well behaved [...]

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The Vizsla Breed As A Retriever And Pointer

March 28, 2010


The Magyars were the first people to document the Vizsla breed being used in pointing and retrieving efforts during hunting. The Magyars were a culture who had to defend themselves against predators and ensured their existence by using animals in defense. The Vizsla breed is named for the Hungarian word meaning “pointer,” the dogs are [...]

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Are you fit enough for a Vizsla ?

March 13, 2010

A Vizsla is a very special dog, full of energy and therefore not the easiest one! Please be absolutely sure that you are able to offer him almost all of your free time (…and the right occupation)! If you are not ready (and able) to do that, you will make the vizsla unhappy just as [...]

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Here it is…

February 11, 2010

Dog picture taken by ogimogi.

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Vizsla Breed Description

February 11, 2010

The Vizsla is one sporting dog that not only enjoys hunting all day, but his physical attributes make him look the part. Always poised and ready to run, this breed makes an excellent close-working gun dog and a talented pointer.
Vizsla dogs are on the never-ending mission to sniff out birds and if left alone for [...]

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