Today, I have a special treat for all the dog-lovers out there! I'm excited to announce that I had the great honor of working with Jessie over at The Right Fits on a post about training my dog, Harvey, to hunt game birds. So, really, this post is for the hunters in my reading mix, too! Read below to get started, then click on over to The Right Fits to read the rest of the post on Jessie's blog!
I still remember when Jeff announced to me that he knew what
kind of puppy we’d be getting. At the time, we were engaged, but not living
together, and talking on the phone daily.
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| Photo taken shortly after we got Harvey, September 2010. |
He had been rattling on and on without much pause about this
type of dog that I had never heard of before. He was excited to tell me that
these dogs were energetic but snuggly and affectionate, very intelligent, and
were excellent hunters. I could take him running with me if I wanted to, and on
the farm where we’d be living he’d have plenty of free space, and Jeff would
train him as a bird dog. He wasn’t going to be too big, and he was really
clean—with short hair and a habit for licking and cleaning himself…. Jeff kept
going naming all the virtues of this mysterious dog breed I had never heard of
before.
“Wait—what kind of
dog is it?” I had asked.
“A Vizsla!”
We picked up Harvey as a puppy from a breeder in Iowa, while
on a trip there to visit my family. This was about four years ago, in
September. Harvey rode all the way home with us as a teeny tiny seven-week old
pup with huge ears, blue eyes, and a cute little pot-belly. We loved him from
the start. He would be our companion, best friend, running buddy, snuggle-man,
and hunting guide from that day on.
For the REST of the story, click on over to THIS POST on The Right Fits! While you're at it, check out some of Jessie's other posts, too. She does a fantastic job!
Want to read more about our hunting adventures? Here are a few links to past posts on hunting with Harvey that have appeared on PrairiePonderingsMT.
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| Harvey in a barley field, late this past summer. Pretty handsome guy! |
From October 10, 2011: http://prairieponderingsmt.blogspot.com/2011/10/hunting-on-hiline-part-ii-harvey-and.html
The puppy pics get me every time, but the thing about vizslas is that they only get more handsome/beautiful as adults! Thanks again for sharing your experiences with the Right Fits readers. It was a lot of fun!
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