Weis, Viszlas and Pointers are all great dogs. For people that want to put a lot of time into their dogs. Pretty similar dogs in my experience. But all 3 can be unpredictable at times. (I’ve worked with a couple snappy wei’s.) They can take a whole lot of work. I’ve worked with quite a few wei’s and vizlas, only one pionter that i can remember. They are NOT labs. They are NOT goldens. They are NOT GSD’s. You had 3 of the best, easiest to train to do anything dogs there are. These 3 breeds are likely to require a lot more. Both (not counting the pointer, which I really don’t have enough experience with) are breeds I would recommend against for inexperienced dog owners.
Might take a look at a chesepeake bay retriever. It’s a lab with a different coat, though maybe a little bit less needy. Their rep isnt the greatest, but my experience with rhodesian ridgebacks has also been great. Both are a little bit bigger dogs, but meet your requirements.
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I totally agree here. I have owned or worked with all three in my short life. These dogs are IMO alittle ‘smarter than the average dog’. That is both a good and bad thing.
Weis are alittle jumpy and prob the most likly to bite of the three. They need less exercise than a viszula, but a more careful eye. They dont always listen so good, so you will have to always keep up with the basic training.
Veszulas (I have owned /or trained nearly a dozen in my life) are needy. They will act like your kids, and think of themselves as such(my Brothers Viszula trys to get into bed with the family every day). Plus they NEED exercise, daily. Dont think, “can run with me on the weekends”, think “will take me for a 5 mile run every day”. Very good around kids though. And smarter than hell. But if you ignor them, they get distructive fast.
Pointers are alittle more independent than the above two, but also alittle more difficult to train. Weis and especially Viszulas crave your attention, and will learn anything you teach them. Pointers need to be engaged alittle more. But they also dont need to be run daily like a Viszula.
But as SK said, all are not beginner dogs. All of them will need alot of attention and exercise, more than your basic lab will.
Rhodesian ridgebacks are bigger than the above, but also great dogs. They just need a strong owner who will make sure the training is up to date. Everyone who I know who owns one just loves the breed.
I like the Bay retriever idea. You may be able to find a cross too. Often the best dogs are not pure breeds.
Never cared for standard poodles myslef, but that is just me.
As always, each dog is different. I have had a fat lazy Veszula and my buddy had the most needy attentive/whinny dog (pointer) I have ever met. Dogs are individuals after all.
