Environment

One of the first questions when researching a dog breed is what type of environment they thrive in. Unfortunately, Vizslas are a particular dog that will not strive in all environments. Vizslas love to run around, play, hunt and explore. Because of these traits an apartment is not the ideal home for these dogs. Even in a larger sized home my Vizslas still run into walls if they don’t cut a corner fast enough. You need to be able to have a back yard or large fenced in area for them to run around in a couple times a day. Vizslas are very fast dogs and cannot be kept in a house all day. All of that energy will build up inside of them and you’re usually stuck with a destroyed house if they can’t release that energy. They will run holes into your carpet if they do not have a good 15-20 minute run at least twice a day. We currently live on ¾ an acre of land and we recently had to fence in our entire property line because our girls didn’t have enough room to explore and run around. We also had to cut down some trees because when they make sharp turns they sometimes slide into the sides of trees. Trust me this will help cut down your number of vet visits and expenses.  This is a very energetic breed that will not be happy if they are only given a small amount of space to work with.They will let you know when they want to go outside to run. They will literally stare out the window and bark until you let them run outside freely.

The ideal home for this breed is a house with a large fenced in property preferably without a lot of trees and vegetation.