Thread: Step down from a ferrari

With all the talk about deer dogs and some of the advice and comments coming from it got me thinking, is there an in between breed
With regards to a german pointer being like a ferrari and advice to start out with a lab

go the lab

I've done my research and as I want a dedicated deer dog, I'll be getting a Viszla as a bit more aggro and gutsy than a GSP, so will grab and hold a wounded animal if need be. I worry too much about a Lab barking when excited and a GSP is just too timid for my liking

Originally Posted by Hunt4life

I've done my research and as I want a dedicated deer dog, I'll be getting a Viszla as a bit more aggro and gutsy than a GSP, so will grab and hold a wounded animal if need be. I worry too much about a Lab barking when excited and a GSP is just too timid for my liking

i'd suggest you do a bit more research mate........ aggro and gutsy are not words i'd use to describe a vizsla... timid and soft is the norm............ and i wouldn't desribe any german as a ferrari, they are more like a ute.

Originally Posted by Hunt4life

I've done my research and as I want a dedicated deer dog, I'll be getting a Viszla as a bit more aggro and gutsy than a GSP, so will grab and hold a wounded animal if need be. I worry too much about a Lab barking when excited and a GSP is just too timid for my liking

I would think a GSP would be a tougher dog than a Vizsla as far as temperament goes. I have 2 Vizslas now and have had GSPs in the past.

My young gsp bailed up a wounded pig I should never had shot at ( another story) . It turned out a flesh wound and the wee boar was not going with out a fight ,it broke, dog stoped him and bailed hard . Even when I snuck in dog never came off , I couldnt get a clean shot so watched the pig charge him a few times then break to be bailed again . Finally to be dispatched by the rifle 15 mins later. I was very surprised by the dogs attitude to that pig , if the pig had been bigger I think it would have opened my dog up like a can opener . When I pig hunted bailing dogs where mostly very slow to start , and learnt there trade off older dogs . It's ironic that when I don't need one , I sort of got one by default .

the ability to handle pigs should always be there in a gsp in my opinion, too much breeding for other shit has turned most into sissys.

there are awesome viszla/black lab cross puppies on tm now, I have been very tempted!

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Emphasis on the "more" rather than a label


Identify your target beyond all doubt! Sorry won't cut it later and no deer is worth the fall out. Safe and happy hunting

an aggro or even a gutsy vizsla is the exception.
most are typical in temp and hard is not it.

I might be able to handle a ute then, i need to go down the road and have a yarn with grant, maybe go for a walk or 2 with him

Im just gathering info, still couple of years away at least, cant do any dog justice having pig dogs at home as well, dont have the time and want to do it right

I hear heaps of horror stories about GSP's (who doesnt) but fewer about Viszlas. Is this just coincidental or are Viszlas really easier to handle dogs?

I should add most of the horror stories are about GSPs being absolutely mental

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Where do the storys come from phillip, ive seen mental of both breeds, but not there fault, its the owners keeping them as indoor pets, but tell you what... fuck do they hunt when they get to escape the property haha 2 or 3 days at a time

Originally Posted by moonhunt

Where do the storys come from phillip, ive seen mental of both breeds, but not there fault, its the owners keeping them as indoor pets, but tell you what... fuck do they hunt when they get to escape the property haha 2 or 3 days at a time

You're exactly right. They need space or at least shit loads of walks (runs maybe). I wish I didn't live in suburbia!

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