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Rosie O'Grady, Hungarian Sweetheart
Guest author, Sheila Black's story of Rosie. We have known Sheila and Rose for five years now since our first Vizsla Walk. Chloe was just a very young pup and we knew nothing of what we had in store....
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Walking Sticks Help in the Hills
Last spring I purchased a set of walking sticks for the hill hikes I do with the dogs. Today, after a three-day powerful winter storm came through the Bay Area, the trails were small streams flowing...
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Not a Vizsla!
Sent to me a friend yesterday:"Hi Rod, Met a Hungarian Vizsla breeder with thick accent and all. He took an interest in my Vizsla and congratulated me on keeping him intact. But, next he said something...
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AKC Walking Gun Dog Championship
Thursday, December 06, 2012)"The American Kennel Club® (AKC®) is expanding its Pointing Breed Field Trialprogram with several new offerings: the AKC Walking Gun Dog Championship and twonew titles,...
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Bailey Finds a Bird
We went pheasant hunting with Bailey and a fifteen-month-old female named Riley yesterday morning. Riley was kept back on a long check cord when we had bird contact. Earlier Riley had flushed a...
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No Christmas Puppies Please and Mistletoe
THE TIMING TEACHES CHILDREN THE WRONG VALUES."Many families who value pet ownership do so at least partly because of what children can learn from the family pets in terms of care and responsibility,...
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Not A Gentle Vizsla Picture
So this might be a picture of Bailey if I were to draw him with markedly human characteristics.Quite the picture.
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Vizsla Solstice Walk 2012
The world did not end on this Winter Solstice 2012. So in celebration of the continuation of the world, we went hiking into the wet and windy hills. The shortest day of the year was a wet day. Headed...
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Pheasant Soup
Delicious.Pheasant SoupStep OneTwo Pheasants, cut up in pieces (chukars or quail can be used)4 cups water4 celery stocks, diced finely1 medium onion, diced finely3 carrots, diced finely1 tsp. salt1...
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Vizslas Enjoying Carmel
This first weekend of January 2013 , we stayed in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. The dogs and we had a wonderful three days. This little resort community maybe the most dog-friendly town in...
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Vizslas in the "Wash"
Senator Wash is a great walk through the desert. The dogs loved it. This was one stop in a ten day adventure through the Southwestern part of Arizona. I liked it. Just north of Yuma, Arizona is...
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Lake Havasu Balloon Festival
One unplanned stop on my ten day trek into the Arizona southern desert was Lake Havasu. While on the road I had heard they were holding their 3rd annual Balloon Festival and decided we would pack up...
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Boondocking with Vizslas
"The word boondock originated early in the 20th century from American military servicemen serving in the Philippines. It comes from a Tagalog word for mountain bundog. They started using it to mean a...
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Willowynd Winter Base Camp
California City is in the huge Mojave Desert. Camp H is where many field trials are held during the cooler months before the snakes come out with the hotter weather.Training Vizslas in this country is...
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100,000 visits to RBD
Just a milestone I wanted to reach. Important to no one but me. Thanks for those who have been along for the ride. It's been great so far. redbirddog -- Site Summary --- Visits Total...
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Instructions for Life - Vizsla style
The Dalai Lama's Instructions for LifeTake into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.Follow the three R’s:- Respect for self,-...
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Tribute to A Dog
It is strange how tenaciously popular memory clings to the bits of eloquence men have uttered, long after their deeds and most of their recorded thoughts are forgotten, or but indifferently remembered....
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Viz Whizz in Briones
At the summit of Mount Mott A pack of nine Hungarian Pointers and an honorary 18-month-old Vizsla (Golden Retriever) set out into Briones Regional Park on a glorious mid-winter's day. Briones trailmap...
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The above You Tube Video was the original of "God Made a Farmer" and below the Super Bowl debut RAM commercial. They both are great. Dodge has started "The Year of the Farmer" and is active with the...
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Redbirddog plane
Came across this plane in a hanger in Livermore, California. Ok, So not quite a Hungarian Pointer, but damn, what a great plane.North American P51 Mustang Red Dog XIIAmong one of the most famous...
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