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My family has been involved
in Vizslas since 1980 when my mother purchased
our first one. This female was bought
mainly for the purpose of a family pet
and ocassionally a weekend hunting dog.
Over the last 25 plus years, we have had
at least 20 different vizslas that have
been part of our family.
After Linda and I had
our first Vizsla for a couple of years,
we decided that we wanted a pup out of
her. We checked with the Rothan's who
were instrumental in getting our pup,
they advised us to check with Sloan's.
We went to pick up Heidi after she was
bred. When I paid Bob the stud fee for
the breeding, he then said give me another
$10.00. I am sure that I had this funny
look on my face, but I did give the additional
$10.00. He then stated that we were now
members of the Miami Valley Vizsla Club,
and that they were going to have a Versatility
Test at their farm the following weekend.
We went to see what this was and to check
out the club. To make a long story shorter,
Heidi recieved three blue ribbons for
qualifying. They had us hook, line and
sinker.
Over
the last 25 years, we have put over 50 AKC
and VCA titles on various dogs. These have
ranged from 4 Dual Champions, 1 National
Amateur Field Champion, 8 Show Champions,
7 Field Champions and Amateur Field Champions,
3 Master Hunters, numerous Senior and Junior
titles, 3 Companion Dog titles and 9 Versatility
Certificates. We have been extremely fortunate
over the years with our dogs and with the
dogs that we have produced. We have received
national placements, 3 State of Ohio Dog
of year Awards, and numerous VCA Top Ten
standings.
In our breeding
program, we strive to breed for the very
best versatile dog. The main aspect is the
temperment, the vizsla has a very special
temperment and we want to keep it in our
dogs. The next thing on our list is the
field ability of the dog. This is a sporting
breed and a bird dog should be able to put
meat on the table. Next is the looks of
the dogs. We breed for dual type of dog.
Our interests
are field trials, hunt tests, conformation,
obedience and the versatility program. We
have donated to the Pilot Dogs (Seeing Eye
Dogs) and have successfully complete their
training program. We recently entered one
of our pups in NAVHDA in the natural ability
test and she received a PRIZE1 with a perfect
score. So I guess we will be getting more
involved in that also. But the most important
thing to us concerning our dogs is that
they are part of the family first. Everything
else is just icing on the cake.
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| Denny Keeton holding Thor at 6 weeks
old. |
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| Our National Amateur Field Champion
& fourth Dual
Champion, Zack,
after his big win
at the 2004 VCA
Nationals |
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| Our second Dual Champion, Kye stands
a flush at a local
trial. |
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