Thread: deer dog training advice

Get it real tight on that 'heel'. I don't care so much after the shot, but before it is hell important.

Hi Guys, I have a Vizsla too, When I take a shot at a deer, Oskar waits till I give the command to "find it", He'll be on point normally or by my side, he wont Break until I give the command to. It's "very important to control your dog in the situation", so you can hear what the deer is doing after being shot or where it is going, mind you Oskar will find it anyway.
And yes, when we find the dead deer, he goes for the neck sometimes or has a wee lick around the blood areas etc, just watch some of my vids on youtube.
I always praise Oskar after he finds any animal I have shot and will let him find it first, even if I know where it is, and give him some neck meat as a reward for finding it.

I wouldn't let Oskar chase an animal, bad habit to get into.
Also make sure you have control of your dog before you take the shot too!!.
Don't let your dog too far out in front, always control the distance, and if your onto a deer, keep him tight with you or as long as you can control him from his distance from you, while you take the shot.
Sometimes Oskar has been about 10m away from me while I take the shot but under control.

This is of course my opinion.