Thread: Vizsla pup - registered vs not

Originally Posted by Hiawatha

This a really good thread and goes beyond the visla question. There are so many aspects of what makes a good dog and it also comes down to the ability of the handler and what they are actually happy with. Everyone has different expectations.

Yes it is and I hope it does not degenerate like most "dog threads"!
We have now 3 pointers. First 2 from 100% "Show"blood and and 11 years old and youngest(new) at 8 months from 100% working blood.
I would have to say as dogs they are as different as chalk and cheese. All 3 do the pointer thing (the inbred bird finding) but the pup so far is proving a better all round dog at a far younger age. Our older 2 have always had issues with allergies and other health issues and neither could do a day in the field now. The pup is also a finer built dog and much more nimble/lighter on her feet. After all day in the scrub there are no detectable allergies so far. All our pointers have come with an inbult ON/OFF switch it seems and can go from calm house dog to hunting and back as required. I honestly cannot see me having any other breed in the future and for me the Pointer does every thing I want.

I think we all want different things from our dogs and the abilities of the owners also come into it a lot. Not to mention the practical field work as some of us struggle to get much time in the field.

I looked at Vizsla's initially but after speaking with breeders at length decided a "velcro"dog was not quite the right fit for me (us). We wanted dogs which would be OK in the house, could go everywhere with us, be good company and capable in the field rather than the dog everyone avoids. We wanted to try and avoid the separation issues some vizslas owner seem to report

Dogs lives are painfully short to I think a dog from a proven line/ability gives an owner the best chance to get the dog they want / hope for and less chance of ending up with what you don't. Generally you can see the parents, grandparents etc and also there is a good chance you can see these dogs at work in the field assuming thats what you want your new mate for.

That is not too say you should discount other types of breeder (excluding the puppy mills) as often they breed their dogs which the help/advice of the original breeder. Its just harder to try and predict what you might see in the pups.

Of course I could be completely wrong as I often am but this is a good thread