The Viz Whizz that I missed because of the Volcano

From my good English friends to let me know what I missed because the volcano is Iceland stopped my trip. I would have loved meeting all the people and Vizslas. The photographer taking the pictures is VERY GOOD!

Here is the e-mail:
Good morning old chap,
The Whizz went off well today with a our largest ever turn-out of dogs! We reckon 40 (impossible to get them to stay still long enough ot count) came to see Uncle Rod from over the pond so it was a real shame you couldn't make it. We'll do something more sophisticated with the hundreds of photographs taken in due course but in the mean time here is a taster taken by one of the owners Damian…

Photos:

click to open:  Pictures of the Viz Whizz

The walk was at 1.84 miles pretty short for a Whizz normally (4 - 5 miles +) the puppies would have coped but it would have been hard to pursuade some of the hoomans to do more!

Map of route in the New Forest:

click to open: Map of the New Forest


The below link will show a great slideshow of a "English Viz Whizz"

click to open: 49 pictures of an English Viz Whizz

 

"To cap a fine day we raised over £100 for Vizsla rescue…
Hope you are all well and wishing you all well,

Cheers,
John"

A volcano stopped my European trip

What are the odds of the day I plan to travel to Germany that a volcano explodes in Iceland and stops my trip.

So I will not be able to join the "Viz Wizz" in the New Forest in the south of England with 25 Vizslas and their owners.

I was looking forward to visiting with those of you "across the pond."

If any of you make it to the San Francisco area this summer on holiday drop me a line at rodneymichaelson@yahoo.com.

I always get out into the hills almost every day with Chloe and Bailey.

Happy trails and trails.

Rod

Blogging from Germany and England

During my trip to Berlin, Dresden, Munich, Zurich, Bournemouth, Bristol, and other places around England I will be taking pictures of any Vizslas I see and posting short write-ups of my meetings with the dogs and the people that love them.

I have had the joy of meeting Vizsla owners from many parts of this country and from all over the world over the last couple years.

Especially looking forward to my New Forest Vizsla Walk on Sunday 25 April.

Leave this coming Thursday for two plus weeks.

Stay tuned. I will sorely miss my wife and my Chloe and Bailey. This is the longest I have been away from the dogs. They have become so much of my life.

Redbirddog walk planned in the New Forest

Well, the England trip for 24 April until 1 May is set but where I end up night to night is still up in the air.

John and Juliet of Radar fame, have invited me on a Vizsla Walk (Viz Wiz) in The New Forest on Sunday morning, the 25th of April. We are to meet at Mill Lawn, near the town of Burley with other local Vizsla owners.

I've told my California Vizsla friends I will post pictures.

Then on Monday, it is off on research on construction methods and emission regulations for work. I will be in a rental car and will start out in Bristol and make a clockwise loop around England.

Birmingham and Manchester will be part of the "tour'. On Thursday, I will be outside of Cambridge at the Air Museum in Duxford, and on Friday the last stop in London before flying out of Heathrow on Saturday morning, 1st of May for home.

Since I am traveling solo, leaving my wonderful wife and two great dogs at home, it would be great to met with Vizsla owners along the way for a beer and maybe a meal.

If you are in the general route of my trip and would like to join me at a local pub near your home town or city, e-mail me at:

rodneymichaelson@yahoo.com

I don't really want to stay in cities or do much of the tourist things, but this is my first time to England and driving on the right side of the road, so I can't venture too far off the path.

One of my favorite books of all time is "In Search of England" by H.V. Morton written in the 1920's. Hope the weather holds up.

Cheers from wet Northern California.

Redbirddog coming to England

This April I am planning a trip to England and Germany for business.

I have to leave my Chloe and Bailey at home and will need a Vizsla fix by the end of the month.

I'd very much like to go on a Vizsla Walk in the New Forest area during the last weekend of April with other Vizsla enthusiasts.

I plan to be in England for about four days doing research into emissions of construction equipment in England. This may take me to other parts of the country also.

If there is a pub or two involved in any walk, that would be just fine.

Comments or ideas welcome.

Cheers from California.