Hey man I had a Vizsla before as a family dog, got him when he was around two, someone found him on the highway. He already had a healed broken toe and a big scratch across his snout, and you could never touch his food... I think he was part of a hunting pack of dogs and had to fight for his food etc. He had a long tail too.

Anyway great dog! We're getting an Australian Shepherd puppy in a few months, and I'd love to train him to not always have a leash this time around... But I live in the city and for example my Vizsla, if he saw a squirrel or a skunk, there was no stopping him. He was off like a bolt to get them. I'd worry about him getting hit by a car, because he wouldn't pay attention to any of that if he was going for something.

lol one time I slowed down because I saw a deer and wanted to point it out to my wife, and Nacho in the back seat apparently saw it too, because he jumped out the window and ran after it lol

So how do you train them to not go after everything they see?

Hey man I had a Vizsla before as a family dog, got him when he was around two, someone found him on the highway. He already had a healed broken toe and a big scratch across his snout, and you could never touch his food... I think he was part of a hunting pack of dogs and had to fight for his food etc. He had a long tail too.

Anyway great dog! We're getting an Australian Shepherd puppy in a few months, and I'd love to train him to not always have a leash this time around... But I live in the city and for example my Vizsla, if he saw a squirrel or a skunk, there was no stopping him. He was off like a bolt to get them. I'd worry about him getting hit by a car, because he wouldn't pay attention to any of that if he was going for something.

So how do you train them to not go after everything they see?