In preparation for our new house and property, we purchased this used ATV. It'll be great for hauling kayaks and gear and people and beer up and down the steep path to the river. But I've also heard that people use ATVs to do road work conditioning with their dogs.
We've done a little bit here at our current house as you can see in the picture, but honestly I just don't see the big deal. I mean, how much exercise can it be??
Seriously, what's funny about this is, she doesn't seem to like it at all
unless she's on it! At my friend's farm she did a little running alongside us as we drove in a Gator, but at that time she was following Douglas' dog Enzo. Plus she was at an entirely new place and the prospect of staying behind in the dark was probably scarier than running alongside a loud machine.
But here, with this ATV, she steers clear of it until I stop. Then she very much wants to climb up on it. I was surprised when I found I could drive off with her aboard and she didn't try to jump off. Curious.
Anyway, I think it'll be so much fun for her down by the river at the new place that she'll follow me in the ATV no problem. But, if not, we can always go back to sharing the seat!
Peg sent me this family photo today. That's Miles closest to the camera, he's Winnie's grandfather. Then Bitz and Chris, Winnie's littermates, and camera shy Carly at the end, Winnie's mother. They will all be reunited in a little over a month at the National Specialty show in Michigan!
In preparation for our new house and property, we purchased this used ATV. It'll be great for hauling kayaks and gear and people and beer up and down the steep path to the river. But I've also heard that people use ATVs to do road work conditioning with their dogs.
It wasn't long after we got back from getting Winnie microchipped this morning that she started showing unmistakable signs of keener vision and other bionic qualities. For instance, here she is noticing a large lizard that she has walked by 31,410 times in her life and had apparently never noticed before today. 
Iris from Zoldmali Hungarian Wirehaired Vizsla Kennel is an amazing dog, trained by the equally amazing Zsofia. If you want to see highly trained, hard working, beautiful wirehaired Vizslas, spend some time on her web site. I have a lot of admiration for her ability to train these dogs to such a high level of performance. And look closely, you won't see an electronic collar in any of those photos!
I've kept quiet about this, despite how utterly consuming the process has been the past few weeks. But I was afraid to jinx it. 
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