Hello Vizsla Lovers!
CH LaTierra Rory O’Rourke finished his championship at the New River Valley Kennel Club Show on August 4th, 2013. Yea!
Sadie will be bred this November with puppies able to go home in March 2014. We are still taking applications for this litter. Lali will be bred next Spring with puppies able to go home during Summer 2014.
Congrats to Lali ‘GCH Artisan’s Pink Lollapalooza’ for winning an Award of Merit at the Vizsla Club of America’s National Specialty event in Minnesota last week. We’re so proud of our girl.
And, Lali’s brother and Sadie’s littermate Vlad ‘GCH Artisan’s Vladimir the Imperial’ also got an Award of Merit. He was proud papa to a lot of beautiful pups in the show.
Sadie’s son Charlie, LaTierra’s Charlemagne AKA Corolus Magnus, is starting to look like his back end is connected to his front end, and won his American Bred class in the same show. We’re looking forward to more wins with our goofy and beautiful boy.
At the VCA specialty, we also did some potential husband shopping for Sadie and Lali. Check back in the late summer for news of our breeding decisions and our planned Fall 2013 Lali litter. We know we’ll get some pretty puppies out of our showgirl.
Abby at 17
And sad news, we have lost our sweet 17-year-old vizsla Wild West Abby. She had a lovely long life and is now over the rainbow bridge.
A great post about how to stop “mouthy” puppies. Vizslas were bred to be hunting dogs which means they instinctually point, retrieve and put things (everything) in their mouths when young. But, it’s important to train your Vizsla out of tasting or testing people regularly.
I have just received a random e-mail from someone who bought a Vizsla puppy from another breeder, and is having some puppy biting problems that are mostly caused by the human. While I usually go over all of this in person with my clients, it surely doesn’t hurt to get the information out there early
The one thing I can guarantee everybody is that your puppy will, at some point, be very mouthy and will likely chomp down on you (or your kids, or your clothes, etc) too hard. This is normal puppy behavior, and is not a sign of aggression in a 2-5 month old puppy. It absolutely does need to be stopped though!
Sometimes when a puppy bites it is because the puppy is over-stimulated and needs a time out. Sometimes it is because the puppy is under-exercised and needs to go out to play some fetch. Sometimes…
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Update: Home found for Red Girl AKA Lady GahGah. Thanks for all the interest. We had some last minute shuffling of puppies and homes based on evaluations and gender preferences. Due to this, our red girl is still available. She is an energetic sweet female who could very likely finish her show championship. We think she’s a doll, but being the V that she is, is probably a bit too smart for her own good. She’ll need an experienced dog owner, particularly someone who wants to spend time training their dog. She is up to date on her vaccinations, has passed her vet checks, and has started potty training. If you plan to show her to prove breeding quality, she will come with full registration and co-ownership. If you plan on making her a companion animal, she will be placed on the standard limited registration (meaning you will not be able to show her, any breeding would violate the pet contract, and any puppies will not able to be pedigreed); In that case, you will agree to wait to spay her until approximately 18 months when the growth plates have fully developed. Please see the AKC website for further discussion of AKC rules and regulations. If you’re interested in red girl, please email us an application.
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