Digi Animal Club: Vizsla breed presentation (Shorts) "How did you become a breeder”?

NOTE: Video language is in Romanian. English subtitles available.
„Dar cum ai trecut de la posesor la crescător?” a fost întrebarea moderatorului emisiunii "Digi Animal Club" la care am fost invitați să prezentăm rasa Vizsla maghiară! În acest Short, am discutat despre călătoria noastră în lumea chinologică responsabilă și despre diferențele dintre dresajul de ring aferent expozițiilor chinologice de frumusețe și dresajul de vânătoare.
✅Moderator: Bogdan Uritescu
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"And how did you become a dog breeder?
It took us seven years to get into breeding.
And to find courage?
Yes, but we also took the time to learn. We really wanted to research the breed very well...
Or did it take you 7 years to maybe convince your husband?
No… He wasn't that hard to convince after all. Actually, out of love for this breed, he even became a licensed hunter more than 2 years ago. Our chief preoccupation and what we all cared about was to do things by the book, as much as possible. With this in mind, and since Vizsla is a hunting breed, it became very important for us to be able to provide our dogs with the opportunity to hunt.
But is hunting training different from the dog show training?
Yes, it's different. Dog show training involves presenting a dog to an experienced judge for evaluation. The judge will examine the dog in a stand-still position, but also in movement (gaiting), meaning that the dog will move around the ring or up-and-down, usually on the diagonal.
Hunting training, however, certainly involves a lot more. And I mean in addition to dog’s strong natural instincts which are a must for any good hunting dog.
But don't you also train them to hold point?
Sure.
I mean, when they see the game and freeze.
Yes. Vizslas, as a hunting breed, are all-round dogs. In the sense that they search for the game, locate it and when successful in finding the game, they point it and hold the point until the hunter gets close and gives them the command to flush. This means that the bird, in our case, flies, the hunter shoots it and once the game is shot, the dogs then retrieve it.
So, Vizsla is both a retriever and a pointer.
Exactly. Also, a Vizsla must be able to work in all environments, that is, both in the field and water. Must have a love of water and be able to retrieve from water.
Do your dogs love water?
Yes, they love water. Luckily, all our puppies from this litter are enthusiastic about water, and besides, during this hot season it's about the only way to cool them off a bit and at the same time it helps us with training.
But let's tell our viewers that hunting is carried out under strict conditions, during certain periods, and in compliance with the legal requirements.
That's right, yes. As a hunter, you are a member of a hunting association/ society, you pay an annual fee, and for each hunting a specific licence is issued, clearly stating the number and type of species allowed to be hunted. No one is hunting randomly.
Not to turn this into poaching.
No, not. There is no such option, at least if we’re talking about a passionate and responsible hunter. And hunting is only allowed during a declared hunting open season for the prescribed species. For instance, in our case, the hunting season is closed right now, and generally speaking, we only have about 6 months per year to hunt with Vizslas.
Are you going out to pheasant hunting?
We do pheasant hunting. Also quail, and partridge, even duck hunting."