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ann-jen

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In the final line up I liked the German Wire-haired Pointer and the English Pointer best - although I'm biased as I have an English Pointer as some of you know.
Gutted there was no Vizsla in the final line up too
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Also quite like Spinones so would have liked to have seen the Spinone in too.
The group judge is actually Josh's breeder (my vizsla).
Actually Moray breeds mostly Cocker Spaniels as well as Vizslas - I think he put the Cocker 4th. My mum used to breed Cockers years ago which is how I got Josh from Moray. Also Frank Kane who does the commentary breeds cockers too and lives near Mum - he used to come and look at our pups when we were kids. God I sound like some sort of doggy name dropper.
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Anyway Josh slept through all the group judging but Daisy was a rapt viewer (the pointer) and she was growling at the pointer that was featured earlier in the program that was running along with the horse. She sat and growled under her breath for ages and then ran up to the telly and stood with her head cocked to one side for ages and then lay down and went to sleep after the bit about the pointer finished - it was quite funny - she obviously wasn't interested in any of the other breeds!
 
I've grown up with them and she bred our Sh Ch. Freddy is gorg. I wouldn't want to be without one but we only have one left now and she's 12 this yr. I have 2 in partnership with my godmother.
 
I quite like their slightly more laid back temperament than the GSPs. I think its similar to the differance between the WHVs and the smooth vizzies.
Might sound a stupid question but the dog at Crufts looked stunning and I wondered how much effort went into grooming him - his "beard" looked much neater then most GWPs I meet. Do they need much trimming/thinning out?
 
Yea there's the same difference between the HWV and the HV, thought the HWV is more laid back than the GWP - not that it bothers me LOL.

Re: the trimming/thinning, it depends on the dog. It's the same with the HWV, we've got a couple who need their beards thinning and some who don't, it depends entirely on the type of coat - or at least the amount of coat as it is a more established part of the GWP than the HWV because it's an older breed. Does that make sense? LOL

Having unfortunately missed being at the Gundog day and not being around the ring, I couldn't say how much effort for grooming, but estimate that it would be a fair amount esp. to be going into the main ring.
 
That is one of the great things about my vizsla and pointer is the minimal amount of grooming they require despite ploughing through mud and the vizsla insists on leaping in the pond every time we go for a walk. The english pointer also has a penchant for rolling in fox poo. The mud dries and then just falls off, occasionally the EP needs a bath depending on how smelly the poo was!
I love the vizsla personality too - can't see myself without one now.
 
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