tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046919163463864815.post2877723265306638031..comments2024-03-15T03:55:33.646-07:00Comments on redbirddog - a hungarian pointer (vizsla) blog: Vizsla as a guard / watch dogRod Michaelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10540474622415222332noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046919163463864815.post-14380525431547007472018-10-10T03:24:49.431-07:002018-10-10T03:24:49.431-07:00Thanks for sharing the story. Protection dogs are ...Thanks for sharing the story. Protection dogs are my passion and I love reading <a href="http://www.totalk9.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">Protection Dogs</a> blog posts.Protection Dogshttp://www.totalk9.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046919163463864815.post-15372352084592426582014-08-30T12:14:34.798-07:002014-08-30T12:14:34.798-07:00Jonathan,
Go to Hungarian Vizsla Forum and post a ...Jonathan,<br />Go to Hungarian Vizsla Forum and post a picture. I am a member and there are hundreds of members around the world. Maybe a person in your town. Le't take a look at Paddy.Rod Michaelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10540474622415222332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046919163463864815.post-61729224790384084872014-08-30T11:31:59.154-07:002014-08-30T11:31:59.154-07:00I don't know if anyone can help me here or not...I don't know if anyone can help me here or not... I have a 4 years old Vizsla/Putbull mix. I have had him for about 4/5 months and he is already by far my best friend. He (Paddy) didn't come with very much paper work on his history/past. I am starting to think he might actually be a Rhodesian Ridgeback / Pit mix... is there a way to find this out for sure? He has a little white spot on his chest like I have noticed on most ridgebacks. His head, however, is every much that of a pitbull, so he doesn't have the big ol floppy vizsla ears. His colour is a rusty/red so that would be either ridgeback or vizsla... Most people at a glance always ask if he's a ridgeback and i say no he's a vizsla! "Ahh, a what?" Haha. ANyway, any type of insight on this would be great. Thanks! I could send picture of him if needed.<br />~Jonathan =)<br />~JonathanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046919163463864815.post-71193863753181476842014-04-16T13:44:28.719-07:002014-04-16T13:44:28.719-07:00We have owned and bred Vizslas for many years.On a...We have owned and bred Vizslas for many years.On at least 3 occasions when my wife was home alone our vizsla have alarmed on people who came to our door or attempted to enter without permission. Two of these individuals were found to be scammers collecting for fake charities and maybe had other evil intentions.The third was a young friend of our sons who supposedly had forgotten something at our home. He was very well known to our dogs and I always wondered why she had driven him out that one day. Apparently our vizsla may have been an excellent judge of his intentions. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046919163463864815.post-56581086082864533982012-09-28T13:37:07.060-07:002012-09-28T13:37:07.060-07:00I currently live in Oakland and my 2 year old male...I currently live in Oakland and my 2 year old male vizsla stopped a break-in from happening. When no one was home, the front window to our dining room was broken and the intruder attempted to climb in - and was stopped by my dog. Someone heard the breaking glass and barking from the street and called the police. When the police arrived, they talked to my roommate and said the dog definitely scared the intruder off. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046919163463864815.post-68181394049106368842012-08-25T05:34:44.542-07:002012-08-25T05:34:44.542-07:00James,
Sorry but will not be linking. Don't d...James,<br />Sorry but will not be linking. Don't do Facebook or Vizsla Ring. Don't accept classifieds. Redbirddog is a stand alone. Just the way I am.<br />RBDRod Michaelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10540474622415222332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046919163463864815.post-33680037251076762462012-02-01T11:11:23.351-08:002012-02-01T11:11:23.351-08:00Great story. Thanks for sharing and the all the b...Great story. Thanks for sharing and the all the best to you and your pack of Vizslas.<br />RBDRod Michaelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10540474622415222332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046919163463864815.post-23016066368933933852012-01-06T21:30:15.029-08:002012-01-06T21:30:15.029-08:00My knight in shining armor is our eight-year-old V...My knight in shining armor is our eight-year-old Vizsla, Dexter, who spent all but the last four months of his life as the watch dog and beloved family pet in our big Victorian located in a semi-rural small town. There were never any problems there unless you want to count his dealings with groundhogs and squirrels and other varmints, the likes of which Dexter always kept at bay -- excepting the occasional skunk. : o Fast forward to our move four months ago when my husband and I and our youngest son "downsized" to a smaller home on nine acres set back in the woods with over a thousand acres of state forest behind us. I was initially concerned that Dexter might be overcome with excitement by the woodland smells and take off on jaunts in the woods, but I am thoroughly impressed with how he has intuitively transitioned himself from being a town dog to a forest dog. He circles our property and barks in a cyclical fashion letting all creatures know our yard's boundary, but he doesn't take off, -- comes immediately when called. About two months ago he signaled to me that there was a creature lying in the thicket at the edge of our yard. Turned out it was severely injured coyote, as they are called in these parts, but have since deduced was actually a hybrid coy-wolf. It had apparently been in a scrape with a bear or a buck by the looks of its injuries. (I had thought at the time that it had wandered in from the deep woods to die in piece in the thicket of our yard.) Suffice it to say the animal needed to be put to rest; the point being how well Dexter behaved in a situation he had not been trained in. He did not rush the animal -- neither acted scared nor overly excited. He didn't get too near but neither did he cower away. He just stood his ground and barked, as if to say, "Wrong yard to be in, buddy." That experience made me realize that if one Vizsla in the woods could behave so appropriately, then two might be even better. So we got another male Vizsla -- a pup whom we named Rudy Cooper. Since then and much to our dismay-- we have become aware that there are several coy-wolf or wolf-coyote dens either on or very near our property and of course I am very concerned about both dogs -- but especially the pup. But Dexter has risen to the challenge of helping to raise a pup amid potential predators. He nips at Rudy Cooper to stay in the yard whenever we're outside as he keeps one eye on the woods and one eye on the pup at all times. If (during daylight hours only) we are outside with only Dexter (pup safe inside in his crate) he does his circle-the-property routine, with key points where he stops and barks and barks and barks. Dexter's strategy, coupled with the telltale nighttime howls and yips we hear, tells us exactly in which direction the coy-wolves wolf-oyotes are hunkered. Don't get me wrong -- I am not suggesting Dexter could fight off three dens of mutant oversized predators, nor do I mean to minimize their presence -- I am, in fact, not at all comfortable with the coy-wolves' presence. Rather, I marvel at Dexter's steady-pawed ability to stand his ground, point out danger without making any impulsive moves. Even his bark speaks mature authority -- consistent and confident -- not provoking a fight, yet unwilling to back down. We're still figuring what exactly we're gonna do about the coy-wolves. There are a lot of factors to consider, not the least of which is the safety of both dogs. At twelve weeks old, Rudy Cooper is learning fast -- is nearly house trained, comes, sits, stays. He's a great dog, too, One thing I feel fairly certain we're going to do, God willing, and as time and money allow -- is get another Vizsla -- perhaps a female. I think ultimately I would like a whole pack of Vizslas, but Dexter will always be the one nearest and dearest to my heart.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com