sheena Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 I met one of these today...he was only six months old & a delightful little boy. I looked up the Breed Sub Forums, but couldn't find them listed. So what can you tell me about them ??? Or point me in the right direction ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiverStar-Aura Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 (edited) There's a DOLer who owns one but I can't for the life of me remember who it is. The dog's name is Erik though I think. Edit: it's Corvus who owns Erik the Swedish Vallhund. I did a forum search and he's in her sig that I found in the Spitz thread. They're a lovely looking dog!! Edited September 14, 2014 by RiverStar-Aura Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheena Posted September 14, 2014 Author Share Posted September 14, 2014 There's a DOLer who owns one but I can't for the life of me remember who it is. The dog's name is Erik though I think. Edit: it's Corvus who owns Erik the Swedish Vallhund. I did a forum search and he's in her sig that I found in the Spitz thread. They're a lovely looking dog!! As cute as Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VizslaMomma Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 I met one of these today...he was only six months old & a delightful little boy. I looked up the Breed Sub Forums, but couldn't find them listed. So what can you tell me about them ??? Or point me in the right direction ???? Great ratters!!!! Protect home and hearth as if they are a Rotti. Manipulate cattle/stock. Zoom from go to woah. Loyal, loving & devoted to family. They can be so silly & clownish, they even stop to say 'Did I do that, really????' Then bounce away again. I was in Eskilstuna Sweden some years ago. Went to an Dog Agility trial/obedience outing. This young Valhund had just started to compete. He jumped OVER the tunnel. AND crashed thro' the first jump. The stewards tried so hard not to laugh at him. Same dog eventually got his titles though. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mim Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 Valls are fantastic! Mine was incredibly sweet and loving, an excellent watchdog, loved other animals but an exceptional rat hunter. She took a while to allow new people to be her friends, she wasn't the kind of dog to be insta-friends with everyone. She did love to bark though, about as much as my corgis. They shed, perhaps slightly less than pembroke corgis. She was highly food motivated and easy to train but she was stuuuuuuuuuuubborn! With my corgis, they may be reluctant to do something but if I continue to ask then they will. With my vallhund, you could ask her to do something until the cows came home but she wasn't going to do it unless there was something making it worth her energy :laugh: I'll definitely own more in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranga Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 They look like corgis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mim Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 Ranga if you saw a vallhund, a cardigan corgi and a pembroke corgi all side by side you'd see that they all look very different! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Podengo Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 I've met a couple through agility, they've been in my classes, my experiences with the breed have not been that great but I've heard there are nice ones around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannibalgoldfish Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 (edited) If I ever got bored with mad shibas I'd think about getting a vallhund :D (and by "bored" I mean, the temptation to strangle the little buggers gets to overwhelming :laugh: ) Edited September 14, 2014 by cannibalgoldfish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gillbear Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 As the neighbor of someone with a valhund they can certainly be barkers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vehs Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 a little mini GSD, sorta! Well that's how I'm selling it for when I can't handle a big dog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VizslaMomma Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 They look like corgis Once you see them beside each other, there are differences. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheena Posted September 14, 2014 Author Share Posted September 14, 2014 As the neighbor of someone with a valhund they can certainly be barkers This one I met today certainly was a barker :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tay. Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 I saw a few at the Adelaide Royal yesterday, first time I'd seen them in real life.. Gorgeous little dogs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mim Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 a little mini GSD, sorta! Well that's how I'm selling it for when I can't handle a big dog Vehs, have you thought about a pembroke corgi? A lot of people tend to own GSD and Pembrokes. In fact Ish has Pembrokes and GSD! They are very similar in terms of temperament and trainability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mim Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 I saw a few at the Adelaide Royal yesterday, first time I'd seen them in real life.. Gorgeous little dogs! You would have seen Sax then! I love him, he is just such a perfect looking Vall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VizslaMomma Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 a little mini GSD, sorta! Well that's how I'm selling it for when I can't handle a big dog Vehs, have you thought about a pembroke corgi? A lot of people tend to own GSD and Pembrokes. In fact Ish has Pembrokes and GSD! They are very similar in terms of temperament and trainability. And loyalty. UK friend has them. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheena Posted September 14, 2014 Author Share Posted September 14, 2014 a little mini GSD, sorta! Well that's how I'm selling it for when I can't handle a big dog Actually, that's sort of what I thought he was....a GSD crossed with a Corgi...lucky for me I asked her what his breed was first :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vehs Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Mim - I haven't really thought that far ahead, but will keep them in mind :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coogie Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Dju had / has one, haven't seen her on here for a while though . I met her boy at Kroll Gardens one day, he was personality plus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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