Merry Christmas to All!

May Your Christmas be filled with Peace and Happiness!

Kellemes Karácsonyi Ünnepeket kivánunk !

Christmas with your Vizslas

Christmas is almost here, everybody is so busy with shopping, decorate and cooking. This is one of the happiest time of the year but remember, lot's of things around the beautiful Christmas Tree is dangerous to your Vizslas.

Looking after your pets is not easier at this time either. Did you know that Chocolate is very poisonous to dogs? Poinsettias is a BIG NO NO! Teach your Vizsla to behave around the Christmas Tree. Be careful not to leave chocolates, raisins at the table, counter where dogs can get it. It is very tempting and they can be killed very fast!

I learned this in an other board. I hope you never needed but good to know in the event your Vizsla eat some sharp object: glass, staples etc.

Please read:

COTTON BALL REMEDY

What do you do if your puppy (or mischievous older dog) gets into your holiday decorations and eats some of the glass ornaments? This potentially lethal mishap can darken even the brightest holiday season.

THE PROCEDURE

BEFORE the holiday go to a pharmacy and buy a box of cotton balls. Be sure that you get COTTON balls...not the cosmetic puffs that are made from man-made fibers. Also, buy a quart of half-and-half coffee cream and put it in the freezer. Should your dog eat glass ornaments.
Defrost the half-and-half and pour some in a bowl. Dip cotton balls into the cream and feed them to your dog. Dogs under 10 lbs should eat 2 balls which you have first torn into smaller pieces. Dogs 10-50 lbs should eat 3-5 balls and larger dogs should eat 5-7. You may feed larger dogs an entire cotton ball at once. Dogs seem to really like these strange treats and eat them readily.
As the cotton works its way through the digestive tract it will find all the glass pieces and wrap itself around them. Even the teeniest shards of glass will be caught and wrapped in the cotton fibers and the cotton will protect the intestines from damage by the glass.
Your dogs stools will be really weird for a few days and you will have to be careful to check for fresh blood or a tarry appearance to the stool.
If either of the latter symptoms appear, you should rush your dog to the vet for a checkup but, in most cases, the dogs will be just fine.
An actual experience: I can personally vouch for the cotton ball treatment. While I was at the vet waiting for him to return from lunch a terrified woman ran in with a litter of puppies who had demolished a wooden crate along with large open staples. The young vet had taken x-rays which did show each of the puppies had swallowed several open staples. He was preparing them for surgery when my wonderful vet came in and said no surgery. I watched him wet several cotton balls, squeeze out the water and pop them down their throats. Within 24 hours every staple was accounted for.
This was a lesson I learned in the mid-1960s and have had to use several times on my brats. I wet the cotton balls and smear on some liverwurst and they bolt it down and ask for more.The cotton always comes out with the object safely embedded. Copyright reserved to Sandy Brock. Permission is hereby granted for any nonprofit reproduction by any person or group Live, Love, Be Happy!

We wish every Vizslas and their owners Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays and of course lot's of gifts. I hope all of you will send me a nice Christmas Photo, we are looking forward to see all our brothers and sisters.

History of the Hungarian Pointer: the Magyar Vizsla

The Hungarian Vizsla is one of the World best hunting and companion dog. He is a medium sized pointer-retreiver, companion and family dog. The Vizsla is not a kennel or backyard dog. He is part of the family,The Hungarians had developed 4 breeds for 4 different task around the house. The Kuvasz, the largest of the Hungarian dog breeds is the ultimate guard around the house. King Matyas was trusting his Kuvaszes more than he trusted his loyal guards. The Komondor is the guard dog of the large flock, the Puli is for the small ones. The Vizsla is the hunting dog who is always at the side of his master.The Vizsla is mentioned very early times in the Hungarian history. Primitive stone etchings over a thousand years old show the Magyar hunter with his falcon and his Vizsla.Companion dogs of the early warlords and barons, Vizsla blood was preserved pure for centuries by the land owning aristocracy who guarded them jealously and continued to develop the the hunting ability of these "yellow-pointers" - the golden-rust coloration from tip to tail. Records of letters and writings show the high esteem in which the Vizsla has always been held through the centuries.The Vizsla survived the Turkish occupation(1526-1696), the Hungarian Civil War (1848-49), World War I, World War II and the Russian Occupation. However, the breed suffered a decline in the late 19th Century and the true Vizsla was close to being extinct. A careful search of Hungary and a poll of Hungarian sportsmen revealed only about a dozen Vizslas of the true type still alive in the country. From that minimum stock, the breed rose to prominence once again. The various "strains" of the Vizsla have become somewhat distinctive as individuals bred stock that suited their hunting style. The Austria-Hungary Empire extended its influence over a large area for many years, but with frequent border changes Hungary was reduced to a mere shadow of its former self. As a result, owners of Vizslas suddenly found themselves living in Czechoslovakia, Rumania, the former Yugoslavia, Italy, Germany, Poland or Russia.The Vizsla started arriving in the United States at the close of World War II. As interest in and devotion to the breed began to increase, owners formed the Vizsla Club of America in order to gain AKC recognition. As a result of registering foundation stock with the AKC, Vizsla owners were able to obtain official recognition in 1960 and the Vizsla became the 115th breed recognized by the American Kennel Club.

HUNCUT PUPPIES

THEIR FIRST 8 WEEKS WITH ME

The average gestination period is 63 days, but pups can be born as early as 59 days or as late as 66 days from the first breeding. Before whelping she may refuse her food or eat very little. She goes to lay down in the litter box digging nest and going to deep sleep. The new born puppy needs warmth and food. The first week they are nursing almost all the time. The healthy, happy puppy is quite. While sleeping his body will twitch and jerk, this is called activated sleep. Puppies will spread if it is too warm, or cry and pile up if it is too cold in the whelping box.

2-3DAYS OLD


They all have their own color, because in a good litter they look all the same and is very important to me to be able to identify each of them from the birth.

At 4-5 DAYS OLD their dewclaws are
removed and tails are docked. It will heal in a week.

2-3 WEEKS OLD
When they are around 2 weeks old, their eyes and ears are starting to open. They notice your voice. It is important that they are out of strong light and loud noise. Their eyes color is blue at this time. They will making awkward, comical effort to get on their feet and they will stand on it only few seconds at a time. From now on they will develop rapidly. Suddenly, at 3 weeks of age they seems to put everything together. They start to notice the outside world. This period is called the "socialization period". This period is the more critical, they should exhibit no fear of people.

4 WEEKS OLD PUPPIES
This is the time to give them safe toys to play with. They are starting to eat soft puppy food.

5-6 WEEKS OLD
At 5-6 weeks old the pups are out playing in the yard. They are completely weaned. They will eat 4 times a day. Dominant and subordinate relationship are developing at this time.
A simple cardbord box will entertain them for hours.


7-8 WEEKS OLD
At 7-8 weeks old they will get their first shot and worming. At this time they are house broken, they know what comes, sit and stay means. they are totally independent from their mother. This is the time when they are bonds to human.


8 -10 WEEKS OLD

It is time to say Goodbye to all my puppies. It is not easy, but after careful selection, I know that their new owners will love them and take good care of them. Some of them will be champions, some of them will enjoy hunting, but I am sure that all of them will be the best companion and they love you for ever and ever.............!



I just found these short videos among my files. Browny is Morzsa in these videos which was captured by my phone :)