Vizsla Kennel in Amsterdam

01/05/2021

On teak protection.

Nature is waking up and I would please ask the dog owners to be a bit more careful during these warm months as your usual safe park might be a hidden lounge zone for teaks that sit there and wait for a doggo to pass by and cling to its warm skin. Some areas are more dangerous than the other. Until last year we had never experienced a problem in the parks in and around Amsterdam and yet I timely spotted one ugly blood sucker on my vizsla Etna.

I would advise to always check your dogs after a walk, especially if you had an escape to an unknown area. Teaks love the warmest parts around a dog’s hips and ears. Should you spot a teak, remove it carefully with the tweezers (don’t buy any plastic teak-removers, just get a solid metal eyebrow pincet that would do the job). You always remove a teak by unscrewing it counter-clock wise(!). Make sure you have it fully removed leaving no parts of a teak under the skin. Burn or destroy it afterwards. Disinfect the wounded dog’s skin. The skin could look slightly red and even a bit swallen. Have an eye on this spot, consult your vet in case of doubts.

It’s also a good idea to use preventive products. We have had a positive experience with Seresto halsband. This is a rubber collar that you adjust on your dog’s neck and let him/her always run with it. You don’t take it off. It comes in two sizes, 8kg for the rest, including a vizsla. There are also many anti-teak liquid drops and they could serve as a complimentary prevention beside this collar in case you plan to visit a high-risk teak zone.

Stay healthy and enjoy the runs!
Cheers!

28/09/2020

In his famous book, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry wrote that he had a serious reason to believe that the planet from which the little prince came is the asteroid known as B-612. The asteroid has only once been seen through the telescope. That was by a Turkish astronomer, in 1909. On making his discovery, the astronomer had presented it to the International Astronomical Congress, in great demonstration. But he was in Turkish costume, and nobody would believe what he said. Grown-ups are like that...

We also have a serious reason to believe that our puppies arrived from a different planet. To make sure they can live with grown-up humans on planet Earth we had to get each of them a pet passport with a vaccination stamp and a chip number. Because grown up love numbers... However, what we intentionally leave blank and up to new owners is a mystery of the exact origins of their little prince or princess. We are sure that each of these ginger hearts has a lot to tell about it to his/her new master in the years to come.

26/09/2020

First visit to a vet at week 6 - done ✅
All our puppies were amazingly brave. We are so proud of them.

24/09/2020

Etna and Juno met in June...They planted the seeds of love to harvest wonderful nine puppies by the end of summer. They are six weeks old now.

18/09/2020

We demand freedom and food from the government. And we demand them NOW!

17/09/2020

All our puppies will get a full pedigree with information on the predecessors from three generations back. On Monday a specialist from Raad van Beheer, the main cynology institution in the Netherlands, took a DNA sample from each puppy’s mouth. The results must prove that they all come from mama Etna and papa Juno, who are both purebred shorthair magyar vizslas. We would like to look into Eddie’s results in particular though as we have noticed some funny resemblances here 😂🤦‍♀️

Big hug to all of you!

16/09/2020

16/09/2020

As a breeder we witnessed a miracle of birth of our puppies and watched how close they were to their mama in the beginning, how they opened their blue eyes for the first time and how fast they are growing now... However, one highlight will remain the most special for us in this journey. This was in seeing how the puppies met their future owners. All our families were invited twice - at 3,5 weeks to have the first touch & feel experience with the crowd and then later at 5 weeks to finally choose The One.

Call it chemistry, or love at first sight, or anything you believe in, but there was an undeniable connection between a puppy and a human. Our boys were very clear about whom they chose even at the age of 3,5 weeks to once again prove it at week 5. The girls made up their mind by week 5 as we had to interpret whether their initial “yes” is still a “yes” two weeks later... 😂 We think the dogs might share the same problem as we humans do: men are from Mars, women are from Venus.

However, by now we are absolutely confident there is a true match between each family and its puppy.

08/09/2020

The management board.
From left to right:
Chief Gourmand Officer
Chief Security Officer
Chief Gentleman Officer
Chief Executive Officer

No lady bosses on this picture - and we hope for your understanding here. These boys were appointed based purely on their merits 👌👨‍💼🐶

08/09/2020

I turned 1 month old yesterday.
Give me five! 👋🎉

07/09/2020

What do I wear in bed?
Chanel No.5 naturally...💘👸🏻🐶

03/09/2020

Usually kids dream to drive their father’s car one day or to wear mom’s high heels. Our vizsla puppies went beyond dreaming very fast as they fully occupied their mama’s bed and started to play with her toys.

25/08/2020

Mama said be careful of that girl...

Meet our five sweethearts 🧡👯‍♀️

24/08/2020

Brothers heartbreakers 💘

23/08/2020

After two and a half weeks on maternity leave mama dog Etna is now getting back to her normal life in our pack. In the first week she was overly dedicated to the puppies and she had my full support and understanding. However, she no longer sleeps with her babies inside a whelping box, neither would she now rush to the little squeakers upon hearing the noise. She would just stay calm on a balcony with me where I would have my morning coffee with a toast. Some cheese falls off that toast on the floor. She knows, it always does. This is why she is there. Our walks are getting longer, and she shamelessly insists on some extra ones like walking to a bakery with me. How does she know it's a bakery this time? Well, the dogs just know...The other night we were rushing home to the babies, and as we were passing by a restaurant with a nice summer terrace on our way, she almost convinced me to walk in and ask for a table there. For a second I almost gave in because I knew the next possibility to dine out would happen not earlier than October when the puppies eventually leave our nest. By then a glass of rosé with some seasonal bites on a summer terrace would be completely out of place. Anyway, as much as I am a partner in crime in letting Etna off her maternity hook, I had to say No and walk her home to feed the kiddos. And she followed me. Because Etna knows it's now my turn to take care of the puppies and I love them to the moon and back. And I have Etna’s full support and understanding... 😉🐶

22/08/2020

Who told you that angels have to be always painted white?

21/08/2020

Hello world! I just opened my eyes!

11/08/2020

Last week the magic happened.

The bright Perseids are very spectacular meteor showers which can be enjoyed every August, when the Earth passes through the debris field of the Comet Swift-Tuttle. A thousand year old dust and ice burn up in the atmosphere and produce a rich meteor shower. They say, that the best time to look for meteors is in the pre-dawn hours. This year’s peak will be reached tomorrow morning (August 12). However, even outside this peak time some meteors can be spotted between midnight and dawn any morning a week before and after this date.

We were lucky indeed to spot those meteors in the pre-dawn hours of August 7, when nine of them scintillated at our home as our lovely Etna gave birth to 5 girls and 4 boys. Good news is that these particular meteors do not vanish. They continue to grow strong and to illuminate the life around. This is a miracle. Please welcome our E-litter in this world!