Cocker / Springers

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Ilikebeaver

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182 months

Tuesday 26th November 2013
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Mobile Chicane said:
Ilikebeaver said:
Mobile Chicane said:
My experience of springers is that they are nuts, and not in a good way. They need a lot of training to be reliable on recall, as their instinct is to chase.

Viszlas on the other hand... fabulous dogs. They need a fair amount of exercise, but they stay close when walking.
Thank you, we have been to visit a vizsla litter and picked out a new puppy which we will be bringing home in late December
Awww... You will be converted. They are lovely dogs.
I think so too


Ilikebeaver

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182 months

Tuesday 26th November 2013
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I have no idea why he is upside down or how to turn him the right way

Sexual Chocolate

1,583 posts

145 months

Wednesday 27th November 2013
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Ilikebeaver said:
Mobile Chicane said:
My experience of springers is that they are nuts, and not in a good way. They need a lot of training to be reliable on recall, as their instinct is to chase.

Viszlas on the other hand... fabulous dogs. They need a fair amount of exercise, but they stay close when walking.
Thank you, we have been to visit a vizsla litter and picked out a new puppy which we will be bringing home in late December
Viszlas love to hunt, just as much, if not more so, than any spaniel. They are vastly becoming a popular gundog. Just keep on top of its training and it will be a lovely pet. You could work it of course as the kennel club do field trials for them (I think).


Ilikebeaver

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2,979 posts

182 months

Wednesday 27th November 2013
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Sexual Chocolate said:
Ilikebeaver said:
Mobile Chicane said:
My experience of springers is that they are nuts, and not in a good way. They need a lot of training to be reliable on recall, as their instinct is to chase.

Viszlas on the other hand... fabulous dogs. They need a fair amount of exercise, but they stay close when walking.
Thank you, we have been to visit a vizsla litter and picked out a new puppy which we will be bringing home in late December
Viszlas love to hunt, just as much, if not more so, than any spaniel. They are vastly becoming a popular gundog. Just keep on top of its training and it will be a lovely pet. You could work it of course as the kennel club do field trials for them (I think).
Thanks.
We went for a vizsla in the end as we have grown up around and my family still has Dalmatians which the vizsla will be regularly visiting and the exercise and training needs are similar.

Dalmatians are crazy and notorious for being difficult to train and tire out so we will be ready for what the vizsla needs. Plus they are meant to be a lot calmer and trainable, which if true will be nice

AdiT

1,025 posts

158 months

Wednesday 27th November 2013
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Love Vizlas. Probably a bit calmer than a Dalmation or Weimarama but still have "mad as a box of frogs" tendancies. A lot easier to clean/dry than a Cocker/Springer after a walk this time of year.

More pictures required.

R60EST

2,364 posts

183 months

Wednesday 27th November 2013
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Bit late to add this now but Springers every time for me.

Mine is 7 and he's calmed down a bit now and only needs / gets 3 hrs of walks off lead per day biggrin

As a youngster he was much more demanding , here he is aged about 3 - 4

All muscle definition from constantly running at 11/10ths every where