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Vizsla Vince

I just need to know.... what did you do to/for your wife to get her so sweet and compliant to agree to another mutt? (more to the point - does it work on husbands??) Husbands are easy. Answer the door naked. Bring beer :wink: Wives are tricky... I'd have to do an awful lot of repairs around the hou...

Vizsla Vince

To the best of my knowledge, it's illegal up here & i nWis as well (I'm willing to be corrected). My v chased his first deer the other day. We were walking along a mowed path in the woods, the dog was zipping back & forth across the path about 10-15 yards ahead of me, I was daydreaming... Then I see...

Vizsla Vince

With all these states passing all these stipid laws, Texas looks better & better all the time! At least they can secede whenever they want to!

Vizsla Vince

This kind of justifies the high price for hunting dogs, just to keep out the riff-raff. Not saying that to sound snooty (an inheritance paid for my dog). But one would surmise that the big pricetag would ensure serious buyers, although that could backfire as well (status symbols, etc..). Anyway, it ...

Vizsla Vince

I find them on flat roofs all the time. The "wing dance" gets me every time!

Vizsla Vince

Has anybody ever hunted near Lake Shelbyville? The Chamber of Commerce website mentions pheasants & quail...

Vizsla Vince

You mean they weren't legit? Boy, do I feel silly

Vizsla Vince

There's a club here in Il that is open to the public (no annual fees), & last I checked,they charge $18.00 a bird, three bird min on the weekends, two min weekdays. Here is a good database for preserves http://www.gamebirdhunts.com/us-hunting/Illinois.asp If you scroll to the bottom, you can link to...

Vizsla Vince

NEV, My pup has had that same pheasant toy several times over. They all have been decapitated. Each time, he would play with it for a while, then lay down with it & proceed to "pluck" it while softly & pathetically whimpering! The last two shots (last one's a duck) really capture how sad & pathetic ...

Vizsla Vince

Ditto on the frontline. Ticks are a real issue for us as well

Vizsla Vince

That is one fine lookin lad!

Vizsla Vince

Try Silver Springs. That's right by you in Yorkville, off of Rt 47. There's a dog training area over there by the trap range. See website below for permit info. Also try Des Plaines Conservation Area. It's a little further, but much larger, & there are always hunt clubs doing field trials on the wee...

Vizsla Vince

My older dog will tell me he's done wrong first! I have to look around and find why he looks so guity!

Vizsla Vince

Like CC, & Ironhorse, I've lately been "hiding" on my dog. Problem is, he's 17 mos old, & very comfortable running big. I may be too late with this scheme, although the couple of times I've tried it recently @ the forest preserves have yielded the result I was after. It takes a minute or two, but he...

Vizsla Vince

I'll second the DT H20 series. The first six or so levels are pretty mild, but from there it can get hot quick. The only thing I wish was different is the contacts. They seem awfully long to me. Fully waterproof, both reciever and transmitter. Ditto on all that, especially the contacts. Pup dosn't ...

Vizsla Vince

Smilinicon, The older one is Stinky. He's 13 yo. We "rescued" him about 10 years ago, but he was so head shy that he was pretty much ruined for bird or gun work, He's going blind but still has plenty of energy & spirit to dominate the pup evry now & then. Dhondtm, Those are some pretty girls there! ...

Vizsla Vince

Saw this on another sight.

This guy has some control!

http://i-am-bored.com/bored_link.cfm?link_id=23007

Vizsla Vince

Nothin in the world like a Vizsla pup! http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o74/VizslaVince/StinkyZoomie.jpg http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o74/VizslaVince/pics012.jpg http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o74/VizslaVince/Zoomie001.jpg http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o74/VizslaVince/Zoomie030.jpg ...

Vizsla Vince

My father in law has a '73 R75/5, its a beast, & he won't sell it to me! I've also got a '78 Honda CB 750F Super Sport (bad clutch plates), & a'81 Kawi 250 (dead battery). I was just in the garage monkeying with them both. As far as gas goes, I drive a company van, so the prices don't really affect ...

Vizsla Vince

Reminds me of my father-in-law's pudelpointer. My V & I crossed a stream & she stood on the other side crying at me

Vizsla Vince

Nothin cuter than a Vizsla pup!!

Vizsla Vince

So, we're bringing the cats into this? We were dog-sitting our neoghbor's lab, & caught her with the cats! http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o74/VizslaVince/Christmas2006010.jpg The wife caught me with the old pooch & kitty... http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o74/VizslaVince/VinceStinkyandJacques...

Vizsla Vince

And now a study on "Vizsla in repose" http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o74/VizslaVince/Pictures005.jpg http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o74/VizslaVince/Zoomie010.jpg http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o74/VizslaVince/pics012.jpg http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o74/VizslaVince/StinkyZoomie.jpg...

Vizsla Vince

I'm thinking it's about time... Zoomie is 15 months old now, & the preserve will close @ the end of the month. So I'm thinkin its time to force fetch. Zoomie is a great dog afield, knows his "whoa", knows birds, is pretty stiff on point (except when those darned canned birds start-a-runnin), & has l...

Vizsla Vince

I sometimes do this for my pups. I use about a teaspoon or so ( never measured ). Just enough to give it a little flavor & moisture. I haven't seen any adverse effects, yet.

Vizsla Vince

My dog will often staunchly refuse water. On hot days ( or long runs ) I will take a squirt bottle, hold his muzzle from the bottom, stick the squirt bottle in the side of his mouth & gently squirt water in. I domn't seem to lose any water this way, & he lets me know when he's had enough. In the hot...

Vizsla Vince

Stump,
I would have demanded to see HER boss. If that didn't work, I would demand the HOME number of her district manager! I'm glad there are none of those stores around here. That is infuriating!

Vizsla Vince

Oh no! Now everyone will want one

Seriously, when can we see it?

Vizsla Vince

Just call him Bob. You can spell it either way!

My wife's gunning for Gauge

Vizsla Vince

Ditto's on the Thank you!!!
The fact that you guys (moderators) Do all this for free in your spare time earns you a medal in my book!

Vizsla Vince

Nolimit,

Try these guys. They're across the street from GAT guns in Dundee.

www.mcgrawwildlife.org/main.taf?p=5

And if you've never been to GAT, you might want to go! They're on Rt 25, between 90 & 72, by the (now closed) Santa's Village.

Vizsla Vince

h20fwlkillr wrote: There was a covey of 8 quail that I had walked thru when planting and I hadn't seen them, but my dogs found them.

Thats why my dog & I have an agreement. Until I can smell the birds better than him, he finds 'em, I shoot 'em.

Vizsla Vince

My father-in-law and his (late) buddy used to do this. My FIL had a Brit, & his buddy was a registered (?) falconer.
I don't know much about it myself, but as I understand it, this is how the Magyars (Hungarians) used to use their Vizslas before gunpowder.

Vizsla Vince

Try burying chicken wire (or some other type of wire mesh) in her favorite spots, an inch or so below the surface. She'll get the idea quick enough, & will only do as much damage to herself as she can stand, which won't be much.

Vizsla Vince

My son and IO almost shot at one about a month ago. It rose out of the field, we both shouldered, I said "Hen" & then shouted "HAWK!" Even by mistake, we would have been in BIG trouble. They are making a HUGE comeback, though. A few years ago, I was ecstatic to seee one way out in the western 'burbs...

Vizsla Vince

Nice job, Spot!
Oh, and John, nice of you to give him a ride to the event

Vizsla Vince

I'll second that! nothin cuter than a Vizsla pup! Makes me want another!

Vizsla Vince

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Vizsla Vince

I may be wrong, but I believe the Pudelpointer is not a shedder due to the "pudel" blood.

Vizsla Vince

I know the training day got cancelled last week at Seneca, but do any of you members know when the next session is? I think this is towards Ayres and Visla Vince, I do believe you guys belong to that chapter. Thanks Joe I don't belong either, but I did attend one of their training days. I don't kno...

Vizsla Vince

I just took Zoomie out to the woods, & its about 8 degrees out... When we were done, there was pink ice stuck to the backs of his legs from his poor "boys".
I've heard that one can put vaseline on a dog's genitalia to protect them from abrasions. Does this really work, & does it help with the cold?

Vizsla Vince

My wife accuses me of loving the dogs more than her or the kids. To this I reply "Of course I love the dogs more! When I come home, the dogs don't greet me with bills, bad report cards, headaches, tantrums, sibling rivalry, teenage angst, P.M.S., car repairs, or in-laws. They just love me. They don'...

Vizsla Vince

I'm in, too!
Nice website, Mark!

Vizsla Vince

They don't have a website you can link us to, do they?

Vizsla Vince

Occasionallyu, I'll get a V hair stuck in my foot. I mean imbedded in the skin! Am I alone on this? It feels like I've picked up a glass sliver, although it takes a while to notice.

Vizsla Vince

Its awesome when it all comes together, ain't it!

Vizsla Vince

Would be great if everyone could just train theri dogs on perfect wild birds but it just doesn't happen like tat in most cases...as many places that is all you ahve to trian dogs on and NO birds you don't have a bird dog..so you try and make sure you get the best birds you can Amen to that. Geograp...

Vizsla Vince

You say that this was on a preserve? What kind of preserve? Are you sure these are wild birds & not released?

Vizsla Vince

My wife makes & sells fabric collars, so I'm kinda stuck? Actually, she makes Martingale collars (which are similar to a choke, but with built in limits), & they work very well for Zoomie. He doesn't really pull, & the collar "checks" him if he does. The downfall is that my wife sews them from vario...

Vizsla Vince

Sounds simply wonderful! One up, one down! If only all my walks in the woods could be so sweet!

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