Hello,
I"m moving to a small rural town in Western Washington. It will be a 4 bedroom ranch home on 5 heavily wooded acres (no fence) adjacent to a large pond and protected wetland. My neighbors all live on similliar properties with dogs. I will have 3 room mates w/out pets (can't depend on them for dog care).
I work about 12 hours +/- a day.
Plan is at 0545 to put dog(s) in 1/4 acre secure, fenced pen with food/water/shelter while at work until 1730 and then let dog(s) out and then they will go everywhere I go. When I'm inside they will be inside and sleep in the bed etc. I will be doing lots of work on the property cleaning the place up during the week and the weekends will be a lot of outdoor activities: running trails, hiking, kayaking, mt biking, surfing, long hunting treks, visiting friends in seattle (parks, busy streets) so the dog will be experiencing a lot of different environments.
My belief is that the Vizsla would be a good dog for me b/c (please correct if wrong):
o the vizsla can handle a lot of different environments if it experiences a lot when young
o it will stay w/in 30 +/- feet while i'm running trails / hiking / biking
o will be willing to chill on top of my kayak
o will be ok walking busy seattle streets and playing frisbee in the park
o good with kids and LOTS of meeting new people
o will just stick around me while i'm working all over the property
o won't tear up a random person's house in seattle that i'm visiting
o good for hunting
1. Vizsla or Rhodesian Ridgeback?
2. 1 or 2 of the above?
any thoughts would help, thanks !
I"m moving to a small rural town in Western Washington. It will be a 4 bedroom ranch home on 5 heavily wooded acres (no fence) adjacent to a large pond and protected wetland. My neighbors all live on similliar properties with dogs. I will have 3 room mates w/out pets (can't depend on them for dog care).
I work about 12 hours +/- a day.
Plan is at 0545 to put dog(s) in 1/4 acre secure, fenced pen with food/water/shelter while at work until 1730 and then let dog(s) out and then they will go everywhere I go. When I'm inside they will be inside and sleep in the bed etc. I will be doing lots of work on the property cleaning the place up during the week and the weekends will be a lot of outdoor activities: running trails, hiking, kayaking, mt biking, surfing, long hunting treks, visiting friends in seattle (parks, busy streets) so the dog will be experiencing a lot of different environments.
My belief is that the Vizsla would be a good dog for me b/c (please correct if wrong):
o the vizsla can handle a lot of different environments if it experiences a lot when young
o it will stay w/in 30 +/- feet while i'm running trails / hiking / biking
o will be willing to chill on top of my kayak
o will be ok walking busy seattle streets and playing frisbee in the park
o good with kids and LOTS of meeting new people
o will just stick around me while i'm working all over the property
o won't tear up a random person's house in seattle that i'm visiting
o good for hunting
1. Vizsla or Rhodesian Ridgeback?
2. 1 or 2 of the above?
any thoughts would help, thanks !