I currently have a 6 1/2 month old smooth haired vizsla and a friend has a wireharied vizsla at about 7 months. Both dogs are sweet and love to hunt. The wirehair seems calmer though. He is also quite a bit bigger than my boy. The smooth vizsla acts more like a GSP with tons of prey drive
Post by profalconer on Apr 24, 2009 17:21:48 GMT -5
Anyone have tips for getting my vizsla steady on a point? I am getting pheasant to train a falcon. We don't encounter pheasant often here but it would be nice if on a hawking trip I found some that he could point them. He is pretty steady on the quail wing on a line but when I move up to him to encourage him, it breaks his concentration. Thanks!
Post by UTLongWinger on Aug 3, 2009 13:03:23 GMT -5
I was hooked up with a 4 year old Vizsla, and I absolutely love it! I've always wanted one, and now I know that my house will never be without one. I would've preferred to get a dog that I trained myself, but I had a lot of help from Forest Miller down here in Arizona. He's got a great point, and with a little work, I should have him pointing out rabbits and quail down here, and hopefully some pheasants in Utah.
Post by UTLongWinger on Aug 3, 2009 13:10:30 GMT -5
Profalconer, I'm giving you advise based on advise that I receive from those that are helping me to learn to train dogs to hold point.
With Jake, he also breaks point, usually he'll wait till I get there, and I can usually get him collared. But what you do, is you are going to need to use a leash, or long check-cord. Once, he is on point, you walk up the check cord and don't let him bolt after the game. get up, collar him and continue encouraging him/her to whoa. Flush the quail and continue encouraging him/her to whoa. If they break, just pick them up and put them back down where they originally broke from (or back from wherever they are, and give the whoa command again.
Once they're whoa'd, and you are ready to track again, go back to the check cord.
The reccomendation that Forest gave me is once you are trying to go for a reflush, walk a different direction for a bit, so that he has to re-find it with his nose. not just bolting into the area that he saw it go.
Hope this helps, I'm not the expert, but I'm regurgitating what they told me.