Equally rewarding and challenging

The reason I picked Laszlo out of all of the other puppies in his litter was his personality. He had this attitude about him - the little tough guy. He wasn't aggressive or a bully to his other siblings but he definitely had a confidence about him that I fell in love with immediately. I knew when I made the choice to take him as my pup that I was setting myself up for a challenge.

Laszlo's sweet side is just as big as his tough side. I think this balance will help me to deal with our battles for dominance which will be coming in the near future.

I am amazed at how much work it is to have a puppy. I understood, on an intellectual level, all of the things I would have to do and deal with but in reality it is so much harder! There are so many things to work on - house training, crate training, bite inhibition, obedience, socialization, leash walking, etc. The list is endless and feels incredibly overwhelming. I am trying to just focus on a few things at once and take it one day at a time.

It is harder than I thought I can honestly say that I am completely exhausted mentally and physically but when I look at him and he looks back at me, right in the eyes and tilts his little wrinkled head it is so worth it.

How it came to be

I have wanted a puppy for as long as I can remember. I always had dogs growing up and I wholeheartedly believe that life with a dog is exponentially better than life without.  Last fall I met my first Vizsla during my job walking dogs - her name was Sadie and I just fell in love with her. She was this velvety cuddle ball just bursting with love! I decided that if I were ever to get a og, this would be it for me. Then I realized, during a conversation with friends, that the only reason I didn't have a dog was because I was waiting until later, like when I was all grown up. Well, I am 31 years old so maybe that wasn't a good reason anymore. Besides life is too short and if I wanted a puppy, what better time than the present!
I visited the fabulous breeders at Busch Farms back in February to meet them and their amazing dogs. I was overwhelmed by how gorgeous the dogs were and by how knowledgeable the Busch's were. I stayed for about 2 hours and they answered all of my questions and took me on a big tour to meet all of the dogs. While I was there I put a deposit down for a puppy for the summer.
Next, as anyone who knows me will tell you, I told everyone I came into contact with about my upcoming puppy. I talked about it to my friends, family, yoga students, people I met at the gas station (seriously I did). I couldn't believe I was actually going to have a dog! I started reading everything I could about dog training and dog psychology. I was trying to educate myself so I could raise the best little puppy I could.
Then just 4 days ago I finally brought him home.  And he is perfect. A perfect little creature who is filled with curiosity, complete trust, a huge sense of adventure and so much affection that he can barely contain it.