Training

Agility is not just dogs jumping around We knew Vizslas were fast runners, amazing trail/obstacle racers, and we knew they could jump high, but we didn’t quite realize what an agile little bunny we had with Whiskey. Early on we encouraged her to climb up…

We’ve been instructed by our breeder how important it is to trim Whiskey’s nails and keep the quick short. She suggested us to trim every week with a Dremel and although it’s been a 2 person task, we can finish it in 10 mins. Moo…

It’s funny how the basic commands can also be the hardest. We sometimes have problems getting Whiskey to “lie down”, or “sit” quickly but as soon as we say “find it!” or “where’s daddy?” she immediately stops what she’s doing and starts looking. I’ve started…

Little Whiskey is growing up fast and is getting a better sense of her balance, aim, and speed. Today we’ve decided to bike inside Stanley park with her on and off leash to see how she does. It’s also practice for me, since I’m just…

So ever since we’ve had Moo and Whiskey, one or both of us has been off work.  We’re lucky we both work as contractors and it’s easy to take time off.  Last week marked the start of everyone going back to work full time and…

This is our second time meeting up with Eric and his hunting Vizsla Yoffi.  Eric had suggested trying out birds with Whiskey to see if she had interest and drive.  Guess what?  She totally does! very interested in the pigeon sniffing out the bird launcher…

Whiskey is 4.5 months old now and we are increasing the length of our hikes a little.  We tried Eagle Bluffs which is 8kms with a 350m incline.  It has a beautiful scenic viewpoint of the whole city and is a great place to bring friends…

Yesterday we met up with a fellow Vizsla owner Eric, and his 1.5 year Vizsla Yoffi for a romp in some fields.  We  drove 45 mins to arrive at this huge field in Maple Ridge where Yoffi normally runs and trains with birds.  We didn’t…

We’ve just finished our group of puppy classes at Oh My Dog.  I’m proud to say Whiskey’s improved so much over the 4 classes and was really getting the “heel, sit, stay, come here” we were working on.  ‘Heeling’ to ‘sit’ was the hardest for…

I’m always searching for more ways to keep my little one out of trouble.  She has a super short attention span for games like fetch or simple training exercises but still has loads of energy to burn off.  I wish we could spend all day…