finally got the new pup

[Gridiron and Grouse]

We went an picked up our first Vizsla the day before Thanksgiving. She was born Sept. 21 so she is still very much a puppy. From what I read the best thing to do is just let them be a puppy when they are young. If anyone else has any words of wisdom for a young puppy I'd love to hear it.




Pedigree
http://www.lindensvizslas.com/Zack-Peggy.html

[wems2371]

If I had any words of wisdom, they were lost while I was drooling over your puppy......... :roll: What a beauty. Denise

[56-26]

Very cute puppy. What is it's name? Will this be a house dog. I remember when we got our Vizsla they are great dogs.

[Gridiron and Grouse]

We named it Croix as in St. Croix the island. It will definitely be an inside dog, which is good thing considering she shakes uncontrollably after 5 minute bathroom walks outside. I'm really excited to get her started on birds etc. however, i know that I should just being enjoying her right now and let her be a puppy.

[Born2Hunt]

Very cute pup with a nice Ped.... Just let her play and have fun for now. If you have access to birds for her to be around and chase that is always a good thing..

[Rob]

Congrats! I am pretty sure she was the one I had picked out of that entire litter - male or female.

Beautiful pup and I really like the name, too!

Rob

[gar-dog]

Great looking pup!

Crate training is critical at this stage. The puppy should spend a lot of time in its crate and only be loose when directly supervised. When taking her from the crate, always go straight outside to potty and give praise. Every time you puut the pup in the crate, say "crate" or "kennel" (whichever word you choose) and give a tiny treat. The crate should be associated as a nice comforting place.

Take the pup out on your terms, not your pup's. (Don't reward whining).

The next week will be heck at night. Get ear plugs! And take her out at night to potty. In the crate, a big water bottle filled with hot water from the tap and wrapped in a towel can be cmforting.

Also, blockoff part of the crate if it is too big right now. You don't want the puppy peeing in one end and sleeping in the other.

Good luck and congratulations!!

[EddieF]

Oh my God, she is BEAUTIFUL!!! Congratulations, and start taking many many more pictures!

[Sharon]

Nothing better then a puppy.
Advice?
Say "come" when she's already coming towards you. She'll learn the word "come" quickly. Say it once after she learns the word and everytime she doesn't come go and get her and bring her to where you've called her from. If you're consistent with this, you won't be sorry. It will pay off big time in the field someday.

[Gridiron and Grouse]

Thanks for the kind words and advice!

Regarding the crate she's been great at night so far. Typically she cries at a little around 3 am. I wait until she stops (she only briefly stops) i get her take her out immediately....usually she goes immediately and then sleeps until the morning.

Should i be taking her outside before she starts to cry?

[Greg Jennings]

I always got up with the pups every couple of hours to take them out. I'd much rather do that than them learn that they can get attention by whining.

Ear plugs, my man, ear plugs.

[Ditch__Parrot]

Very Cute Pup.

I'm basically doing the same as you with my pup. Letting her cry a bit then taking her out when she quiets back down. Though I do wake her up to take her out a couple times in the night. But by 4:00 4:30 she is whining.

[Rob]

More pics!

[EddieF]

You're just two months behind us, and I know right now it's hard to believe, but all the housebreaking problems and crying at night? The worst is OVER! So have fun, take lots of pictures and be patient. This is a happy time.

[Rob]

Eddie-

You need to post more pics too! My wife and kids have a particular affinity for Winnie. They like your blog too. I can never get enough puppy pics.

Rob

[EddieF]

Eddie-

You need to post more pics too! My wife and kids have a particular affinity for Winnie. They like your blog too. I can never get enough puppy pics.

Rob

Oh my, don't say that! I'm sure people are getting tired of Winnie's mug all over the place. But, if you insist!

[Rob]

I like this forum for all of the knowledge and good advice. But I also like this forum because of the pictures and first hand accounts. My family happens to think Winnie is one of the most photogenic pups we have seen. My 4 and 2 1/2 year olds don't care if you believe in pinch collars, chain gangs, what kind of dog food, so on. That is the main reason I like to read the forum, but they don't even care if your dog can find birds. They LOVE the pictures and asking me "what kind of dog is that, etc, etc."

So I appreciate the diversity of the forum.

Rob

[EddieF]

Yeah I like all the pictures too. Some of the people here have amazing photos on their avatars and I wish I could click on them and enlarge them to full size.

This is my current favorite Winnie picture...

[Rob]

I know what you're saying about the avatars - I love some of those pics and I too wish I could see them bigger. I also wish I could see some of the details on the photo settings. Maybe we need a photography sub forum .

I think that picture of Winnie is beautiful, but this one happens to be my current favorite:

[Gridiron and Grouse]

House training is going very well. We only get up once per night. SO far so good. I'll post some more pictures here soon. Winnie looks great!

[Razor]

Great looking pup.

[Gridiron and Grouse]

She sure hates the snow and cold!

[Gridiron and Grouse]

Sorry. I'll resize next time.

[Rob]

I have been looking for a vest/jacket for mine but I haven't found one that is the right size yet. I imagine they are particularly sensitive to the cold since they don't have an undercoat.

Looking great! Thanks for the update.

[wems2371]

She needs a sweater! Denise

[56-26]

My vizsla was the same way as a puppy. Now that he's old the cold don't seem to bother him as much.

[Gridiron and Grouse]

I'm hoping that's the case....that as she grows and matures she toughens up a little....i take her out she does her business and then BOOM it's like a track meet to the front door.....if I pick her up and carry her to the woods she'll get interested and doesn't mind staying out for a little bit...but 99 percent of the time she wants to go inside ASAP

[Vanguard]

I think you'll find as she gets older that will change. New home, new things, plus being at that age where they are going through a fear period...that and temps in the teens makes a 10-12 week old pup not want to do much but sleep. Give her a couple of weeks and you'll be asking how you turn the wheels off.

Nothing make me happier than a dog that knows to do its business then get back inside. Walking dogs in 10 degree weather and waiting 20 minutes for them to clean out is not fun.