The KS Vizslas “Three Amigos” (siblings)

Cisco, Riley & Miss Polly Purebred

09/17/2003

 The plight of the “Three Amigos” came to our attention around the second week of September 2003. One pup, a female showed up on Ebay, which set Vizsla lovers in an uproar. Turned out that the origin of this pup was western KS, which was very close to our KS volunteer. She checked everything out and reported to me that there were in fact three pups and that this person saved the pups from being shot in the head.

This person did agree to surrender these pups to our rescue volunteer, but he needed to be reimbursed for his expenses. It turns out that if a broker doesn’t buy all the pups a puppy miller has to sell, the puppy miller lets the pups that are left loose in the field and uses them for target practice.

PEOPLE, THIS IS WHAT GOES ON IN THE PUPPY MILL WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The truth came out about a week ago. The puppy miller places the pregnant bitch and sometimes the stud in a home for someone to whelp the pups. He has these people register the dogs in their names and pays all expenses. The kicker is, he has a contract that states that the pups belong to the puppy miller, and like Cruella DeVille, comes to get the pups when they are old enough to be sold to the broker. In the case of the “Three Amigos” (sister & 2 brothers), there were nine in the litter and only six were sold. So indeed these three were going to be shot in the head. Soooooo, we paid for the pups, which is only done in dire straits and they are all in their forever homes, and very happy.

Cisco & Riley came to Colorado to live and Miss Polly Purebred was adopted by a very nice gentleman who lost his Vizsla of 13 years. Cisco & Riley both had calluses on their hocks, which is very unusual for pups that are raised in a loving home environment. It is most likely that these boys were kept in a very small cage. We don’t know for sure.

Polly

9/18/03 – 9/26/03 

 This is Leo and Miss Polly Purebred, Leo has owned nothing but Vizslas since 1967. This will be his 4th V in all those years. Leo's last V Sissy died of cancer, he was so heartbroken that he contacted rescue on the recommendation of his vet. As you can see it was a match from the first day. Leo came to pick his new dog up with a pheasant wing in his pocket. As you can see, Polly found it right away.

In all his years of owning Vizslas, his wife never allowed him to keep his V in the house at night. Miss Polly is the first. She is allowed in the house. She went home to a brand new crate and blanket. Leo and Polly go out 3 times a day to play together. Leo calls once a week to let us know how Polly is doing.

Polly was rescued by CWVRG from a possible bullet to the head. Her rescue was a combined effort of several V lovers. She now is very happy in her new home. Leo's wife calls her "the other woman". Leo asked me to be sure and thank all who helped bring Polly into his life, she brings great joy into his heart.

UPDATE: 11/14/03

Leo called with news about Miss Polly. He took her out today for one of their daily outings and took his shotgun with him just to get her used to the gun. He said he had no plans on shooting the gun. Well, Miss Polly pointed out 3 pheasants so he shot and hit all 3, not with one shot I’m sure. 2 landed in the weeds and Leo figured they were lost. Miss Polly brought both birds to him and laid them at his feet. She is just 5 months old!!!!! Leo says that he has never had a dog do this well ever, he wasn't planning on any hunting training until next spring!!!

She isn't gun shy, and knows what's she's doing. He says that she is the best dog he has ever had. He told me to be sure and let everyone know that helped rescue her, that we saved the love of his life, and that words cannot express how wonderful Vizsla Rescue is. I would say that is proof that the right dog went with the right man and we helped put a life time companionship together.

He loves the breed, the dog, and she loves him and knows him.

Update: March '04:

March 12, 2004 Update: Here is Leo and his beautiful Vizsla named “Sweet Polly Purebred” at 6 months of age. Leo says that they have not done any serious hunting yet, "she's still a puppy" "we've only gotten 30 birds”. Polly on one of their play runs, tracked a pheasant for 8 minutes, found the bird, pointed it, then in true fashion flushed the bird. "That was good eating!! Polly enjoyed her share of that bird!!"

Leo stated that you have to make everything you teach a V fun, and they in turn make sure that you have fun. These 2 have a lot of fun, they go everywhere together, as Mrs. Bird refers to Miss Polly as "the other woman". I think this picture says it all, and I just received another “rescue pay check”, this is what rescue is all about, 1 dog, 1 man and the perfect match!

Riley

9/19/03- 10/10/03

Cisco/Teddy

09/19/03 – 10/24/03

Teddy is now Cisco, and he is absolutely wonderful!  We are enjoying him so much; obviously he was meant for us, and us for him!  He is learning fast, a smart boy.  He's affectionate and has adjusted quite well.

My stepdaughter, her boyfriend, and their dog, Sage, came up from Gunnison for the weekend.  Saef and Cisco had a great time, although they had their moments of jealousy and not wanting to share toys, but all-in-all, it was a very good experience, especially for Cisco.  Rick has taken him on hikes twice, and we all took both dogs today.  Cisco does amazingly well on a leash, too.

We laugh at all his loose skin, and wonder just how big he's going to get! The 3 cats have adjusted better than expected, also.  We are so happy to have him in our family, and he is giving us a lot of joy. 

We look forward to lots more fun and watching and helping him develop.