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    Awesome cheers for your experience, who was the breeder you got yours off?

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    never seen a vizsla capable of working out to 300m in fact be lucky to see any pointing breed willing to cast out that far.
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    The breeders names were Margaret and Tony? Orr and they live in Tirau. There is a breeder here in Morrinsville too,Jenny Hawthorne is her name and they have a good reputation.Maybe my dog doesn't go too far in front because thats how I brought her up but thats how she is.Tidy around camp too,she won't wander even if the hut offal hole is close by......great when you can kick back after a hunt and not worry about where your dog is
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    Got one of those, doesn't seem to listen to much i say

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    Chesapeake Bay Retriever, great watchdog, fun to work with, goes hard all day. Ducks, pheasant, deer.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kawhia View Post
    never seen a vizsla capable of working out to 300m in fact be lucky to see any pointing breed willing to cast out that far.
    @Pointer had a b/w pointer that would hit those distances, 5 yrs ago my old boy was hunting 200-300 mtrs either side of me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by upnorth uplander View Post
    @Pointer had a b/w pointer that would hit those distances, 5 yrs ago my old boy was hunting 200-300 mtrs either side of me.
    Not challenging your point coz I haven't even seen the dog run.
    But one has to wonder when a dog is under control at those distances or simply doing its own thing. I'm yet to see a hander who can handle a dog at those distances properly. Yes I have seen some but the very rear one. Moreover majority of the hunting done in NZ doesn't need a dog like that...

    Point being for DXROLLA - don't bite more than you can chew...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Petros_mk View Post
    Not challenging your point coz I haven't even seen the dog run.
    There's a few forum members who saw Spot go and can verify that UU isn't pulling numbers out of his arse about that dog. Spots' particular bloodline is known for being "too much" Spectacular to watch? Sure. Nearly useless in NZ? Absolutely.

    But one has to wonder when a dog is under control at those distances or simply doing its own thing. I'm yet to see a hander who can handle a dog at those distances properly. Yes I have seen some but the very rear one.
    I think 7mmwsm was meaning that the Vizsla in question was out of control. Thing about P&S work is that at those distances, there has to be a certain amount of autonomy in the dog to do it to start with. As for handling at that distance, just be cause you haven't seen it, doesn't mean it doesn't exist, judge


    Moreover majority of the hunting done in NZ doesn't need a dog like that...
    Certainly not. Or anywhere, really.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pointer View Post
    As for handling at that distance, just be cause you haven't seen it, doesn't mean it doesn't exist, judge
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    have seen it - not very often.... judge

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    Quote Originally Posted by Petros_mk View Post
    Not challenging your point coz I haven't even seen the dog run.
    But one has to wonder when a dog is under control at those distances or simply doing its own thing. I'm yet to see a hander who can handle a dog at those distances properly. Yes I have seen some but the very rear one. Moreover majority of the hunting done in NZ doesn't need a dog like that...

    Point being for DXROLLA - don't bite more than you can chew...
    At what distance do you consider a dog to be "out of control "??. I personally dont have a problem with my dogs running 200 mtrs either side of me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by upnorth uplander View Post
    At what distance do you consider a dog to be "out of control "??.
    I don't, distance hasn't got anything to do with it... if you can control a dog at 1km, great - hats...
    But the ones who can control a dog at 200-300m are rare...

    Quote Originally Posted by upnorth uplander View Post
    I personally dont have a problem with my dogs running 200 mtrs either side of me.
    If they didn't I'd expect you to have an issue with that anyways...

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    Quote Originally Posted by upnorth uplander View Post
    I personally dont have a problem with my dogs running 200 mtrs either side of me.
    Lets put that in context " I personally dont have a problem with my dogs running 200 mtrs either side of me in open country where I can see him and control him"

    A big running dog in tight country is a square peg in a round hole

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    Anyway DX ROLLA, get a lab!
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    Get a spaniel

 

 

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