In October last year I lost my stalking companion of 9 years. An awesome dog I wrote about in this thread
www.thestalkingdirectory.co.uk
It didn’t take me long to get back on the horse. I was looking for a new dog within a week and as luck would have it I found exactly what I was looking for from an SD member, @rms364
The Vizsla was a wonderful dog but I was after a breed that was a little more confident and a little more hardy in foul weather, so I went for a GWP. I wanted one from Danish lines as they are meant to be a little softer than the German dogs.
I picked Max up on 31st October. I had forgotten just how much of a pain in the arse a puppy can be. He was 9.7kg when we got him at 10.5 weeks, now at 26 weeks he’s 23kg. He is going to be a 34 kg dog I think. As Velcro as the Vizsla, but a little more strong willed. The Vizsla was easy, tell him off gently and he never did it again, yell at him and he would go cower in a corner and not come out for 30 minutes. The GWP will stick two fingers up if you’re too gentle, but go too harsh and you get the same 30 minutes cowering in the corner. I fine line to walk.
However, he’s bright, already well ahead of the Vizsla in what he can do, soaking up experienced and asking to be challenged. I’m amazed at what he’s doing at 6 months.
A long way to go but signs are good. Hopefully I have lucked out and got myself a second “dog of a lifetime”. He’s got big boots to fill.
Thank you Richard
The Bear, a legend, RIP
The Bear has unfortunately walked his last walk. He went down hill last week whilst we were in Scotland stalking. He never made it to the hill that week as I didn't consider him "right" at the time. When we got back on Sunday I took him straight to the vet and got bloods done. His red cell count...
www.thestalkingdirectory.co.uk
It didn’t take me long to get back on the horse. I was looking for a new dog within a week and as luck would have it I found exactly what I was looking for from an SD member, @rms364
The Vizsla was a wonderful dog but I was after a breed that was a little more confident and a little more hardy in foul weather, so I went for a GWP. I wanted one from Danish lines as they are meant to be a little softer than the German dogs.
I picked Max up on 31st October. I had forgotten just how much of a pain in the arse a puppy can be. He was 9.7kg when we got him at 10.5 weeks, now at 26 weeks he’s 23kg. He is going to be a 34 kg dog I think. As Velcro as the Vizsla, but a little more strong willed. The Vizsla was easy, tell him off gently and he never did it again, yell at him and he would go cower in a corner and not come out for 30 minutes. The GWP will stick two fingers up if you’re too gentle, but go too harsh and you get the same 30 minutes cowering in the corner. I fine line to walk.
However, he’s bright, already well ahead of the Vizsla in what he can do, soaking up experienced and asking to be challenged. I’m amazed at what he’s doing at 6 months.
A long way to go but signs are good. Hopefully I have lucked out and got myself a second “dog of a lifetime”. He’s got big boots to fill.
Thank you Richard
