Thread: Visla how good are these dogs.?

I like the breed, but don't know how to answer your questions so kept quiet until now... experience is subjective, what I say may not be others opinions.

Hash cover - some. I have seen a select few charge thick blackberry like it was nothing, others walk through a field of thistles on tip toes.
Ease of training - relatively high, I think you will find them easier than your average GSP.

As for who breeds good hunting lines? This will stir the pot - There is no such thing as hunting lines in NZ, essentially every Vizsla ever imported into NZ has been from a show - orientated kennel. Some with working orientated blood infused in outcrosses but essentially no pure working blood - in fact pure working blood basically doesn't exist in the shorthaired Vizsla in it's homeland. Hungarian hunters went to the wirehair (both german and hungarian) decades ago. Now I know the show pundits will argue these lines still hunt, and I agree, they do. But it's to what degree that we can argue all day on. Regardless, if you are talking of a strictly working lined Vizsla, in the way you can buy a pure working setter/pointer/cocker/ESS, then no, they frankly don't exist. However if you ask around there are dogs around that will do all you ask of it, talk to a few owners, see where there dogs are from. Don't just look at the sticker on the box, do some homework on the dogs pedigrees and you will see a reoccuring theme in what lines are working well in NZ.