Family

Vizslas are a great addition to a family even if there are kids around.  Since vizslas love to run around and play, they will defiantly enjoy having kids to run, cuddle and play with. I have never had a problem with my vizslas, Drexel and Scarlet, not getting along with children. They love that kids have all of this energy and they will play in the yard with them for hours! However, I will say that they act a little strange around infants/babies. We were watching my 6 month old cousin the other day and Scarlet seemed to get protective of us when the baby would cry. She didn’t get nasty, bark, or growl but she seemed to try and get in between the baby and whoever was holding him when he cried. We are not sure if she just didn’t know how to handle the situation or if she saw the baby as a threat to us. Or maybe she was just trying to get him to stop making a crying sound, we won’t really find out why…trust me I tried asking. The only concrete idea that I have is the fact that Drexel and Scarlet have never been around a child under the age of 7 before. That was kind of a red flag to us. I don’t think we really had them around any younger kids at all. In fact, and I will talk about this more in detail when I talk about adding a new puppy to the family, Drexel was TERRIFIED of Scarlet when we first brought her home. They just are not use to smaller puppies or kids because our specific family doesn’t encounter them too often.

If you want your vizsla to be comfortable around smaller children, or dogs, I would recommend introducing the dogs to them when they are puppies (around the 1 year mark or so). This way babies and smaller dogs are no big deal. Other than that vizslas are a great addition to a family especially if you have kids!