New Dog

Vizzy

Thinking of getting a second dog.

Currently shoot over a 5 year old Vizsla. Great dog, great temperament, fab nose. Only criticism would be that he doesn't hunt heavy cover(he simply cant get to places that a springer can go) but I can live with that cos TBH I prefer to see the dog do his stuff than shoot loads of birds.

I am currently drawn to a German pointer, possibly a wire hair/smooth hair mix.

Just looking for some general advice.
What are they like to train?
Temperment - nervous ? Aggressive traits?
Do they get jealous around other dogs?
Any health issues - Heart problems, hip dysplasia?
What are they like to retrieve on water?
How do they compare against a setter for instance?


My mind is not made up yet so any advice would be great.
Thanks in advance.

Stonehall9

Vizzy wrote: »

Thinking of getting a second dog.

Currently shoot over a 5 year old Vizsla. Great dog, great temperament, fab nose. Only criticism would be that he doesn't hunt heavy cover(he simply cant get to places that a springer can go) but I can live with that cos TBH I prefer to see the dog do his stuff than shoot loads of birds.

I am currently drawn to a German pointer, possibly a wire hair/smooth hair mix.

Just looking for some general advice.
What are they like to train?
Temperment - nervous ? Aggressive traits?
Do they get jealous around other dogs?
Any health issues - Heart problems, hip dysplasia?
What are they like to retrieve on water?
How do they compare against a setter for instance?


My mind is not made up yet so any advice would be great.
Thanks in advance.

I have a 3 year old GSP, beautiful dog , very easy to train, great around the kids and house, outstanding shooting dog, rock solid and is retrieving land and water, shot his first bird over him at 11 months BUT!!! And this is why I write this reply, in my opinion,there is a very very very poor selection of decent pups available in Ireland, one dog seems to be responsible for all the pups that appear for sale here, I know someone who went to see a "full bred " champion line pointer lately and it looked like a whippet,! No big chest and strong build you would attribute to the GSP. I am looking for a bitch for 12 months now and i will probably end up goin to the Uk for one!

allan450

what part of the country are you in.I recently picked up a bitch and she is 7 months now and soildly built. prob going to be to big.Out of a Serbian dog and a uk bitch.with size you will lose a bit of speed.

Stonehall9

allan450 wrote: »

what part of the country are you in.I recently picked up a bitch and she is 7 months now and soildly built. prob going to be to big.Out of a Serbian dog and a uk bitch.with size you will lose a bit of speed.

Well Alan, I'm in West limerick, that sounds like a nice mix of a dog you have there, mine is a Scottish bitch and german dog, speed wouldn't be a huge thing really in the big picture, stamina I suppose would be better, but in general the breeding in GSP in Ireland I think has become so narrow , every pup , advertised I'm only commenting on, seems to be going back to one dog time and time again.those involved with the breed will know what I'm on about.

allan450

yes i know what your on about.if your interested send me a pm il be doing counts on grouse before the mating season.we can chat more then

fabwing

i have three german pointers they are all good hunting dogs i have trialled one and he is good in my opinion they need a lot of work and time, i am selling one 15 months old as i am getting on and have not got the legs any more and yes they are all related to the one dog

Vizzy

fabwing, can you put up a photo of the 15 month old,please.

fabwing

I will as soon as this storm passes.

Vizzy wrote: »

fabwing, can you put up a photo of the 15 month old,please.

pm.

Hi I also have a 5 year old vizsla and I fully agree that they are not heavy cover dogs..

I also have a vizsla x gsp and he is a great all rounder. He is almost 11 months old and already I would put him ahead of the full vizsla..

He is great around the kids ( have 3) and makes a good house dog.

If your not in a hurry a friend has a gsp bitch in pup and the father is a fully registered vizsla . Think she is due to ha e them something around April

BUACHAILL

pm. wrote: »

Hi I also have a 5 year old vizsla and I fully agree that they are not heavy cover dogs..

I also have a vizsla x gsp and he is a great all rounder. He is almost 11 months old and already I would put him ahead of the full vizsla..

He is great around the kids ( have 3) and makes a good house dog.

If your not in a hurry a friend has a gsp bitch in pup and the father is a fully registered vizsla . Think she is due to ha e them something around April

may be interested can you pm me details please

Vizzy

pm. wrote: »

Hi I also have a 5 year old vizsla and I fully agree that they are not heavy cover dogs..

I also have a vizsla x gsp and he is a great all rounder. He is almost 11 months old and already I would put him ahead of the full vizsla..

He is great around the kids ( have 3) and makes a good house dog.

If your not in a hurry a friend has a gsp bitch in pup and the father is a fully registered vizsla . Think she is due to ha e them something around April

Think I am looking for something 6 months old+, possibly half trained. Don't know if I want to go through the whole "puppy phase".

BTW, the breeder of my Vizsla crossed his bitch with an English setter (both his own) and the resulting pups are serious dogs.

pm.

BUACHAILL wrote: »

may be interested can you pm me details please

PM Sent

Vizzy

fabwing, did you get a chance to take a photo of the dog ?

fabwing

I will take a pic and forward it tomorrow

Vizzy wrote: »

fabwing, did you get a chance to take a photo of the dog ?

Vizzy

Great, thanks