Fear is a four letter word

Vizsla is an amazing breed. Versatile, "velcro", and vocal are just a few of the many descriptors for this affectionate, energetic, and regal hunting dog. They need a lot of exercise and attention. And while they may be intuitive and confident in the hunt, some are extremely fearful and shy. Alba was extremely shy and fearful (not enough early socialization due to fear put in us from our breeder about diseases) but with age has overcome a lot of her fears. Lots of puppy training and beyond to make her more comfortable in strange situations.

Daisy is also very shy and fearful, especially around strangers, noise, you name it it can trigger her to end up under the table, desk, or under a shallow shelf if she can find one. But we're also seeing her confident side.

Confident Daisy

Less Confident (but safe) Daisy

We agreed to foster a Vizsla puppy

We heard about a female Vizsla puppy who needed a foster home and we (I) volunteered, perhaps thinking we would not be selected. But then the email arrived from Kay Ingle, chair of Rescue Operations for the Vizsla Club of Northern California and Founder of Vizsla Rescue Haven.

we have a very shy young female vizsla that needs to be fostered. She
has not been socialized but
warms up especially if you have another dog to give her encouragement.
She loves to run and will
play with other dogs after an initial warm up period. She needs to be
spayed. She is house broken.
Please contact me if you can help out.

After getting the details on Daisy the 19-month old rescue we couldn't say no to this girl in need. These photos show her beauty but also how skinny and undernourished she was before entering rescue.