Happy 6th Birthday Cayo

Cayo was born in Canada and then moved to Texas. His family has shared these photos today as he turns 6 years old! 🎂🎉

Cayo was bred by Dean Orosz in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan . Happy Birthday litter! 

Cayo checks in from Houston Texas

Cayo, who use to be able to play with several of our Vs, recently moved with his family to Houston, Texas. His family reports they have found it to be a very dog friendly city with lots of parks that are  called "Bark Parks" for the dogs.

They have also been able to make contact with a Vizsla group that gets together for play dates and will be able to join a group of about 10 Vs. They all seem to be doing well in the sun and are settling into their new lives there. It was wonderful to hear from them and to receive these photos of Cayo! 

Thank you so much for sharing these photos with us; they mean a lot.

Pups

Amy from our 2004 litter welcomed another Irish Wolfhound to their home over the Christmas holidays. This pup's name is Keeva.

 Amy with her first  Irish Wolfhound house mate Simon  December 2013.

 Hailee from our 2010 litter celebrates Christmas at home above and with Santa below. 

Cayo was bred by a friend but we consider him one of ours. Below he relaxes in Thunder Bay in December 2013. Cayo is relocating to Texas in 2014. We will really miss that family!

Below Cayo joined Hailee from our 2010 litter and another Vizsla friend Coco for some winter romps in Thunder Bay in December 2013.

Thank you Darren,
Anna and Jennifer for sharing these great photos!

Cayo and Angus

Cayo stayed with Angus for a few days. Cayo is in front and Angus is sitting behind. Cayo is one week older than Angus. Angus is from our 2012 litter. 

Cayo enjoying the beach earlier this year. 

..and then a field run later in the fall.

Cayo and his family are moving to Texas. We will miss them a lot but hope that family photos will still be sent. Cayo was bred by Dean Orozs.

Vizsla get together

 6 Vizslas gathered  at an off leash park this weekend. 5 are Blackbullet vizslas.  From left to right is Finn (2012 litter male), Blue (2012 litter male), Sam (2010 litter male ) Cayo (  2012 male  not our litter) Angus (2012 litter male) and Teaka ( 2012 litter female).

 Thank you so much Sheila for sending these photos to us so we could share in the joy of having them all together to run and play!

Cayo, standing sideways is a week older than our 2012 litter and was bred by Dean Orosz.  It is his brother Zoro who is available for placement now.  Please check the next posting on this blog for  more information.

Photo gallery

The above three photos are of our Jax, from our 2009 litter. He enjoys fishing with his owner and is reported to be a wonderful boy. We don't get to see him often but it is wonderful to receive news and photos of him. Thank you so much for sending them to us!

Finn from our 2012 litter had a great time fetching sticks in the water. Thank you so much for sending there photos of him! Finn is soon coming for a visit..we can't wait to see him again.

Sam from our 2010 litter recently joined Cayo, Finn and Blue - 2012 pups for another off leash romp. Sam is in the foreground on the right.

Sam joined his family for a mountain hike. Here he is perhaps asking Colin to share his food. Thank you for these great photos! We weren't able to see Sam this summer but we hope he can come again soon.

Pup's Birthday party at Finn's house

 Finn's owners organized a great birthday party for 5 V pups to celebrate their first Birthday...with cake and treats and play time..Thank you so much to the owners for the great photos.

First the pups had an off leash run and then they all met at Finn's house for their party!

Photos

On the left is Angus and on the right is Finn from our 2012 litter. In the middle is Cayo bred by Dean who is one week older than the other boys. They are part of a V group that tries to get together for off leash fun and romps on a fairly regular bases. Thank you so much for the photo!

 Remi, from our 2012 litter took time to smell the flowers ..and then try to 'pick' the branch to carry as every Vizsla I know would want to do..thank you for sharing this great photo!

Rogue  also from our 2012 litter is showing off her great flexion on the gallop and her show stack practice poses.  Thank you owner for the photos and for giving her such great opportunities in the field and show ring. She is coming together very nicely as she matures.

Below, Blue, also from our 2012 litter, on the run in May...love those ears!  He is starting to mature too. Thank you so much for the photo!

 

4 male puppy Vs meet at the park

4 male 8 month old Vizslas met at a park for great play times Easter weekend.Cayo on the left in the camouflage colour was bred by my friend Dean and is one week older than the other boys, all from our July litter. Angus is in the green collar, Blue is in blue and Finn is in Red. The dogs and  owners had a great time and hope to get together on a regular bases to let the dogs play.

The video below  shows a lovely black dog that joined the group play and also the 'dangers' of V who don't mind running into your legs as if they were young trees in the way of a hunting dog..charging through ! The thrill of  running and playing every Vizsla understands!

Thank you so much for the photos and the video; they mean so much to us and to be able to share this experience with you  owners and with those who see them on the blog.

Day in the sun and not too cold

 Today not only is there a break in the cold, but the upper field and yard has been cleared for dogs and owners to enjoy.   The sun is still low in the south but the warmer days have helped to speed along this often coldest and darkest month of the year.  Visitor Cayo and our Sydney took the opportunity to romp for hours yesterday and today. Tomorrow the cold arrives again so enjoy it pups!

Cayo taking a break

The long shadows mid day tell us the sun is still low in the south but the dogs are enjoying the  bright sun and warmer days.  The hours of daylight too are slowly increasing each day. We know spring is  still several months away but on a day like today, standing against the south side of the garage, one can  feel a little sun warmth to enjoy and the hope of spring.

It's a cold day

Cayo wonders who ordered this cold weather!

Can you make up a game  and stop taking pictures or let me sleep!

Jewel on the window sill and Sydney on the sofa meanwhile are watching the birds at the feeders and making sure their domain is free of vermin..cats, magpies, cars on the road etc. 

Cayo enjoying the heat wave

Cayo is just 6 months old. He is visiting for a few weeks and is enjoying the warm weather break we have had recently.

Cayo and Sydney play in the warm weather. It is very slippery I found but these young one seem to be doing well on the snow and neither was falling or straining. Jewel was staying on level ground and away from them!

Cayo taking a moment.

Cayo is here..just over 6 months of age

Even when one  has had many dogs and dogs for many years, it is not always immediately obvious what is going wrong in a dog interaction. This was the case when Cayo first arrived at our house. We knew Sydney had met many dogs,  gets along well at day care,  has had many dogs in our home and never had had a problem with her interactions. But she was not happy for the first hour or so with Cayo..she would play  with him and invite him to play but then nip at him every once in a while when they were in close quarters - we were quick to jump all over Sydney but we knew this was not her regular way of interacting. First I wondered if she was not feeling well or if as she is finding her place as she has moved from puppy to adult she was not sure of her body language and place in the family. We had also had a very stressful day so I considered if that tension was upsetting her..however...  Careful watching, some photos and  thinking helped us understand the situation.   It was another lesson of watch your dogs, know how your dogs have interacted with other dogs, and try to see what is different in this interaction. Thank you to Drs. Patricia McConnell and Sophia Yin for writing your books on understanding body language in dogs and discussing  dogs who are lacking good  manners with other dogs. We were able to help set boundaries with a young pup rather than Sydney feeling overwhelmed with the responsibility. Cayo quickly learned respect for older dogs, to watch the other dog's body language and to keep his teeth to himself in play. He was a star  pupil and Sydney is really enjoying him now. 

Cayo  and Sydney are enjoying great play times after we watched their play and studied some photos and helped to create safe play rules and situations.

Sydney was willing to be submissive in play but not to be bit for  her efforts.

Cayo quickly picked up when the treats were being handed out and who would be doing it...he is a smart fellow!

Cayo waiting to drink but now will drink with the Sydney and Jewel.

 Cayo knew to get right up on Wes to make sure he got his fair share of orange!

 Play hard and then just drop off to sleep..what a good boy!

Cayo enjoying a good snack and he quickly learned not to leave it about if he wanted it! 

We are having a great time with Cayo and find him to be lovely to look at, loving in nature and a quick learner. 

We also re-learned a lot...
 It was another lesson of watch your dogs, know how your dogs have interacted with other dogs, and try to see what is different in this interaction. Thank you to Drs. Patricia McConnell and Sophia Yin for writing your books on understanding body language in dogs and how to figure out what is going wrong!!