Hungargunn Bear it'n Mind wins Crufts Show!

Hungargunn Bear it'n Mind wins Crufts Show!
This Vizsla has become a legend in his own lifetime , breaking records throughout his career.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungargunn_Bear_It'n_Mind
Many of you already know that he is the father of our bitch "Bicton Bear It All.( "Meg").

It was over two years ago that I spoke to Gay Gottlieb the doyen of Vizsla breeding, and asked her advice as to the future wife for my dog "Visions of Success" ("Leko").Gay told me that she had had some puppies sired by "Yogi" and they were the best puppies she had ever seen.

I contacted his owner and after a bit of wrangling he agreed to allow me to purchase a bitch of 6 months old, she was the pick of the litter which he had intended to keep for himself.

I  decided aslo to send my bitch "Whispered Promises" to him and she duly went to the stud in Carlisle, however she failed to come into season and eventually returned home to France.Subsequently she was mated to the top dog of France  "Tonga du Clos de la Baudeliere and produced eight puppies.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          "Meg" has been a joy to own, she has a special personality and some curious traits, she stand up on her hind legs to look out of the window and reminds us of a Meercat.She also stretches her legs out behind when lying down .

I have only shown her 3 times and she has won every time.


Last year she and "Leko" produced 10 beautiful puppies which were outstanding, this year she is a lady in waiting her litter is due around the 16th April.





"Visions of Success"

The story of the Vizsla's at Nearly Heaven .

I have been breeding gundogs for over thirty years,I fell in love with the Hunter Pointer Retreiver dogs when I was in my twenties.

I was lucky to have a famous gundog breeder and judge living not too far from me.I went to ask her advice and to see if she may have a puppy for sale.The breed of dog that I was interested in was the German Short Haired pointer.

                 

Upon meeting Louise Petrie Hay at her famous Waidman kennels she advised me that she did not have any litters expected but to come and see her dogs.
I was enchanted with these beautiful noble dogs and wanted to learn as much about them and their history as I could.
Mrs. Petrie Hay became my mentor for many years, She advised me which strain of pedigree was the best, and when I wanted to breed from my bitch "Anna" I used the Waidman stud dogs.
Louise kept two puppies from my litters and they went on to be excellent gun dogs,winning many prizes in the show ring and field trials.

Sadly "Anna" died at the age of twelve years and I could not bring myself to replace her, it was time for a change of breed.

Many years after our initial meeting, I had seen my first Vizsla at the Waidman kennels and I was bowled over by this beautiful breed.So now I once again arrived to find out about the Hungarian Vizsla dogs.
I was pointed in the direction of George and Barbara Shepherd who had brought her bitch from America and had mated her to a top British sire.my new puppy was called Bargeo's Chilli Pepper" .

I fell in love with her immediately, she was so loyal and very intelligent, I was surprised at how quickly she learned new things, she became my shadow for four wonderful years, until sadly here in France,she stepped on an Aspic Viper (of Cleopatra fame) and despite the best veterinary care, she died at the age of four and a half.
Thankfully, prior to my emigration to France, Louise had arranged "Chilli's" mating with Gay Gottlieb's handsome "Russettmantle Fisher",this mating was a last minute affair, performed the week before I left for France.
I arrived at my new home at the end of October 2002 with one pregnant bitch. She produced ten puppies on New Years Day 2003.

Two of Chilli's offspring "Visions of Success" and "Whispered Promises" became the foundation stock of my Nearlyheaven kennel.
more about that in a later post.

Hungarian Vizsla Puppies for Sale 2010.

We usually try to have one litter of puppies per year,in the spring time, as this is such a nice time for the


puppies to play ouside prior to going to their new homes.
The puppies mainly reside all over France ,however several now live in Spain and we continue to receive reports of how well they are doing.
The future homes of all our puppies are most important to us, Vizsla dogs need a lot of exercise and a garden in which to play.
We offer the option of returning your puppy here if you wish to go on holiday .
  
This year 2010 we  again mated Visions of Success (Leko) to Bicton Bear it All (Meg) hopefully we shall have a litter of puppies born in late April, the puppies will be ready to leave their mother eight weeks later.
Meg has an illustrious father Hungargunn Bear it in Mind, he has had huge success in his home country of Australia,now after being imported to the UK he has won everything in front of him constantly breaking records for the breed.He was Best of Breed at Crufts last year and was in the final line up.Further information about his success story can be found through Google.
Meg and Leko   

The price of a puppy  is 800 euros this includes their Kennel Club registration,Microchip and their first injections.
Owing to the new rules regarding the docking of tails the puppies tails will be undocked.
The mothers microchip number is: 981000000912302
The family are extremely intelligent, loving and easy to train they are wonderful with babies and children however they are house dogs and do not thrive in an outside kennel environment.
They are bred to work as Hunter, Pointer, Retrievers, for the show ring or as superb family companions/pets
The photograph below is one of last years litter Edward Bear of Nearlyheaven at five months old.




Why not come and visit our Vizsla family to see the parents and to learn more about this wonderful breed.

If you wish to reserve a puppy or want further details:

email:   info@nearlyheaven.com
Phone: 0033 555481750
Mobile: 0033 689713603

Hungarian Vizsla litter due end of April !

It does not seem very long since Meg (Bicton Bear it All) and Leko (Visions of Success) had their first litter of ten puppies, however it was eleven months ago and it is now  time to start again.

Meg and Leko have successfully mated and the puppies should be born towards the end of April  they will be ready to leave their mother eight weeks after birth.

We have five puppies reserved already, in fact some prospective owners have been waiting for a considerable time for this litter to be conceived.

Many of you saw Meg's illustrious father in the final ring at Crufts in 2009 in fact he is the most successful Vizsla in Britain after conquering all comers in his native Australia.

I have been delighted to meet many of our previous puppies who regularly call into see me or spend a short holiday while their owners go back to Britain.

Thank you all for the photographs and updates they are most appreciated.

Well Behaved Dogs are Welcome

Well behaved dogs are welcome at Nearlyheaven please contact either Sue or Lucia for details..

Sue's Diary The Christmas Holidays................

I do hope that all of you had a good Christmas and I wish you a Happy new Year for 2010!

As mentioned in my previous post,my initial intention for my Christmas break was to drive to England with my youngest Vizsla "Teddy Bear" to spend some time with my family for Christmas but also to go to Suffolk  to learn how to teach Teddy  so that he can compete in Field Trials in the future. 
Lucia was left "holding the fort " she had her hands full with guests in the cottage, my mother, and  several  extra  Vizsla dogs arriving for their Christmas Holidays ,while their owners travelled to England to be with friends and family.

I set off with Teddy in the car and managed the long, boring drive to Calais, I arrived in the evening and I duly found the hotel which I had booked for us for the night.

It was with a little trepidation that I brought Teddy into the hotel ,this was the first time that he had left home alone, without the company of his dog  family, therefore I was worried that if I left him in the  room during the time that  I went for my dinner in the hotel restaurant, he may start howling or something similar.  

He settled into the room and onto his bed without a murmur, I was very proud of him.

I arrived at the restaurant and was asked by the waiter "where is the beautiful dog" ? I replied that I did not think that he could come into the dining room. "please bring him, we all want to meet this unusual beautiful dog". Of course I went back for Teddy and he obediently joined me at my dining table.

Teddy" was the star of the show, the waiters petted him and the other guests admired him.It was amazing how one dog entered that room and the atmosphere changed immediately.Everyone was smiling and talking about him in fact he was the topic of conversation throughout the evening. As I was leaving the restaurant, a waiter brought a huge bowl of meat scraps from the kitchen "this is for his supper" he said.

I shall soon have to start a fan club for him!

The next morning  we went for a long walk on the beach,He loved every minute of it and was fascinated by the waves and the sea gulls.

We left the hotel and arrived at the ferry terminal, to find that Teddy's passport was not in order. Despite all my efforts the man at P&O  would not even listen to me.So it was about turn and home we went!

In fact it was a blessing in disguise as upon returning home, I discovered that Lucia had had a big problem with "Pasha" our stallion, our neighbours mare was "in season" and Pasha had smashed some fences trying to get to her.Lucia had had to put him in the stable however he was neighing and banging his door and causing her sleepless nights.

We solved that problem by sending "Pasha" away  for his holidays, to commence his training for the eventing world.

I managed to get a flight to the UK a few days later and I spent one week with my daughter Kirsty and her partner Sam, and the second week with my eldest son Craig, his wife  Collen and my two granddaughters Natalya (3) and Il ana ( 20 months).It really was good to spend quality time with my family as owing to my other commitments it is impossible for me to return to England very often. 

One of my Christmas presents was the Cesar Milan dog whisperer books"Cesar's Way and "Be the Pack Leader" I was fascinated with his  training methods.His philosophy  applies to  humans too.Cesar advocates  at least 45 minutes brisk exercise for all breeds of dog every morning, this allows the dog to burn off energy,only then does he commence their training sessions.

I have owned and bred dogs all of my life, however I learnt more about  the dogs mind  from those two books  in a week than I have in breeding dogs for  the last forty years.

Every prospective dog owner should read the book prior to purchasing a dog.

Indeed I have seen a huge improvement in my dogs since using his methods.

Yesterday I walked for some miles on the snow covered lanes with all five of my dogs walking behind me without leads, they sat quietly when a car wanted to pass and they were a pleasure to own !   

  My obedient dogs!

Since returning to France I have had another enforced holiday, as the snow has curtailed flying lessons  at present.

With the constant freezing conditions ,we spend many extra hours per day ensuring that all the animals have sufficient food and I am  now a dab hand with the sledgehammer breaking the ice on the water troughs.

   

   
   

  Hope the weather is not going to stay like this for too long!

   

 

Merry Christmas and a Happy new Year to our Vizsla owners !

I am leaving home  tomorrow to drive to the UK for Christmas to spend time with my family. I am going to Suffolk for a short time after Christmas with my youngest Vizsla "Teddy Bear" to visit a friend, who trains Vizsla dogs for field trials.He has promised to teach me to to train Teddy .. sounds complicated but I hope that it works.

The reason for this new venture, is that the rules in France state that for a dog to become a champion they must obtain a "good"  in a field trial as well as obtaining top wins in championship dog shows, my best dog has won over twenty of these prizes,all over France but he cannot become a champion as he has never been trained for field trials and he is too old  to commence now.

This time, I am starting early with the puppy and I hope that I shall find the time to get this one to become  a champion, as can be seen in the photographs he is very laid back about his training.I have done some training with him at home and he has been very good ( most of the time) I shall enjoy spending time with him "one to one" instead of having five Vizslas constantly  vying for my attention.      

Normally, I find that for teaching him things like sit and stay ,he responds better in the house where he does not get too distracted.

However in the huge fields of England, which are full of pheasants, I think that I shall have a bit of a struggle to contain him.!

I will keep you posted.

Please send us you best photograph of the year for the January Vizsla picture parade.

To all of our Vizsla owners Have a Merry  Christmas and a Happy New Year!

We hope to have a new litter of puppies in the spring.