Busch Vizslas - Illinois Vizsla Breeders

We are full time vizsla breeders who have been competing in field and show events with our vizslas for 40 years. We are former officers of the Vizsla Club of America and held every job imaginable in the Vizsla Club of Illinois and still serve many capacities in our local club. We are also members of several other vizsla clubs. We live near Rockford, Illinois.

Our primary interest is producing quality puppies for family and hunting and preserving the hunting instinct of the breed. Our farm is licensed as a hunt club with the state so only our vizsla puppy owners and vizsla friends can use our facilities to hunt and train their dogs. We breed dogs with excellent temperaments for wonderful family pets, hunting dogs with natural instinct, and our puppies have and do compete in all venues AKC offers. They have been successful in field events, conformation, tracking, agility, and obedience.We have a Hall of Fame Vizsla and for decades many of our dogs have been on the VCA's Top Ten Field list for both puppy/derby dogs and the broke gun dogs. We owned three Midwest Vizsla Field Futurity winners, a National Shoot-To-Retrieve Champion, and many Field Champions, Amateur Field Champions, and Conformation Champions. All our dogs have DNA on file with AKC. All our dogs are OFA Good or Excellent.

Our pups go home with AKC registration papers, medical history, our guarantee, 5 generation pedigree, two training books, and our Puppy Manual with all types of training and reference material, and a lifetime commitment as your mentors.

Our farm has been host to the Vizsla Club of Illinois' annual two-day Double Bubble event in July for over 30 years. This is a good way to introduce new and old vizsla owners to the many things they can do with their dog(s), and come out and meet other vizsla owners and have a fun day in the country. We have also been host to several field trials. Jim has been a field trial judge for over 35 years.

We have two male stud dogs available to approved bitches. One is Ch. Archiee, JH who has our Hall of Fame dog DC/AFC Askim, MH, NSTRA Ch. on both sides of his pedigree. Archiee is currently in competition to earn his Field Championship. Our other male is FC O Mega who is out of our nationally recognized FC/AFC Raany, SH. Raany has been nominated to the Hall of Fame and we hope he succeeds in getting in. Both dogs have wonderful temperaments, are very charismatic, and awesome in the field. Both are big running, hard driving dogs.

We have puppies frequently in spring and summer. See our web site for more information. www.buschvizslas.com.

Vizsla

Hunting, Stud Services

Jim or Linda Busch
2643 N. Keith Road
Winnebago, Illinois 61088

Breeding quality gun dogs for over 40 years.

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“Colt” is the second Vizsla we bought from Jim and Linda. Jim’s call to me about a new litter they had coming along in April of 2011 came just eighteen months after we bought our first Vizsla, Bea. Our positive experience with Bea, and Jim and Linda’s continuous follow-up calls and help, convinced us we needed(?) our second Busch Vizsla. How’s that for rationalization? Bea went through her JH in four passes and is now working on her MH, by-passing SH. Colt came to us in May, 2011 out of Zeeva and Crimson’s Twenty Gauge Ruger. Jim and Linda’s knowledge of what we wanted for our next Vizsla produced an amazing result. Colt’s early months at home gave us a driven dog in the field and an exceptional dog in the home. The perfect lap dog. He has an absolutely infectious attitude, getting along with two male and one female labs, and Bea in our home. People are drawn to him by his looks and attitude. The tail never stops until he is in the field where he becomes all business. We entered him in the puppy stake, at eleven months, at the 2012 NGDC where he did ok but over the next year we entered him in nine trials where he placed in eight of them. Three-firsts, Three-seconds and two-thirds, all with an owner who didn’t have a clue. What a thrill for Kayte and me. Colt ended his limited Derby career just this April as the number fifteen Derby Dog in the country. It doesn’t get any better than that! The journey with both dogs has been exciting and thrilling, thanks to Jim and Linda’s concern for proper breeding and proper placement. Their breedings produce versatile dogs that assimilate into the family, field, and population. Colt is now with professional trainer, Deg Goodie, and Kayte and I are very optimistic about his future. If you’re considering a Vizsla, call Jim and Linda and ask all the questions you can that are pertinent to you, your needs and your family. You won’t go wrong.

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After carefully researching and planning...we decided to add a Vizsla to our family. We just needed to find a good breeder. After more research we found Jim and Linda, and they are absolutely the greatest. They were there to answer any questions, calm any fears and walk us through the process step by step. We love our pup!She is great with our 5 year old. She has been a total joy. Linda is so knowledgeable and has been so helpful with any of my questions or concerns. I would not use any other breeder. Thanks Jim and Linda!!
Edmond Family(Dulles, Virgina)

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WOW! I picked up my little Ellie (Champion Southern Trails Una Roja, JH x FC O Mega) a few weeks ago and I can't imagine life without her anymore. She adapted to her new life in a minute, slept through Hurricane Sandy and is always curious, attentive, kind and loving, no matter the situation. I am convinced that this is due to her upbringing by Jim and Linda Busch. I visited the farm twice before taking her home, and I can't thank them both enough for taking the time and talking a first time dog owner like me through every little detail and answering every question I may have had. The wealth of knowledge they both have acquired over the years is impressive (Jim is not referred to as the Vizsla Guru for nothing!), it feels so good knowing that they will always be there to guide and support you even after you have picked up your puppy. Like you, I have read the testimonials on this website before choosing my future dog's breeder, which is why I wanted to contribute. Jim and Linda will never pressure you into making a rash decision, they really care about their puppies. They will call you right after the litter is born, then send you weekly updates and pictures so that you always know how your future new family member is doing. Highly, highly recommended!!

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I don’t think enough can be said about Jim & Linda. After literally years of research, and calling as many breeders as we could, we decided to get our V from Jim & Linda. We drove from Toronto, Ontario to the Busch Farm and could not be happier that we made the effort. We were fortunate to get Ruby, who was born April 1, 2011 from Ch. Zeeva, JH and 3xNGDC, 2xNAFC, NVA-NFC, MVSDC, DC/AFC Crimson's Twenty Gauge Ruger, SH, CGC. She is now 10 months old and the best dog we have ever been around. It is clear the amount of effort and care they devote to their breeding. They were unbelievably supportive throughout the entire process, keeping us in the loop and informed. There is no doubt, we will be getting our next V from Jim & Linda at Busch Farms!

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Last winter, my husband and I were supposed to bring home our first puppy from Busch Vizsla but I got cold feet at the last minute. Understanding my hesitance, Linda was kind enough to suggest that we meet their friend, Jim Moller, who was expecting a litter from his dog Elizabeth and the Busch's own Archie. Jim Moller lives just an hour away from Minneapolis so we were able to meet the puppies, as well as the mother, several times. This provided the level of comfort I needed to feel confident about bringing a vizsla in to our family. We ended up picking out our sweet Pippa from this litter and we have fallen head over heals for her. She has brought so much joy to our family, I can't believe I was ever worried about owning a vizsla. We are truly grateful to Jim and Linda for having the patience to work with us. They are wonderful ambassadors of the vizsla breed. We highly recommend them!

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After researching numerous breeds for an addition to our family of 5 we settled on the Vizsla as our unanimous choice. I contacted the Busch's and was won over not by just their knowledge and experience with the breed but also the friendly, no pressure manner they imparted it. I flew out to Illinois to pick up Ava. A pup out of Shiloh and Archie. Her temperament is all I could hope for and more. Not a mean or nippy bone in her body and that's saying a lot with 3 kids under the age of 11. She's got a lot of energy and so smart sometimes I think she's got opposable thumbs. Three months ago we added another Busch Vizsla to the family tree. Couldn't be happier with little Luca Brasi. He's going to be a big mush. A high energy wise guy. Recommend the Busch's without reservation. Great Vizsla's. Beautiful people with the best interests of the breed and their dogs at heart.

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I have run trained for and run field trials and hunt test for myself and others for over 20 years. After many Pointers and Setters, I wanted to purchase a pure hunting dog for my personal use. I bought a Vizsla male sired by FC Omega. Again, I was only looking for field qualities. He turned out to be the best all-around hunting dog I have owned. He runs at a good hunting range, backs naturally from 30-40 yards and tracks downed game like a blood hound. I would love to say that this was due to my training, but these were all instinctive from an early age.
I have since purchased another pup whelped March of 2011. At one year old, she is a high energy, great looking dog. A friend is handling her on the bench circuit. She has posted a few points and has finished 1st or 2nd in her class in over 12 shows. She has promise once she matures to open class. In the field, she will be an easy MH in a year or two and will compete in NSTRA/NAVHA as well. I'm hooked on the breed and the Busch's were very patient with my discriminate demands. Jim and Linda are great!

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I first contacted the Busch's approx. 9 years ago looking for a female Vizsla. I had owned and hunted a Golden Retriever for upland game for over 10 years and when we had to put her down I was interested in getting a pointing breed. I looked at a number of breeds and selected the Vizsla. I spoke to Jim a number of times with questions and he answered all of them and more. I purchased a female from which he owned the stud. I continue to hunt her and wanted another Viszla now as well. I spoke to Linda and she told me of an upcoming litter, then sent me pictures each week showing their development. I would not go anywhere but to Jim and Linda for my next pup. This time my wife and I traveled to see Jim and Linda as well as the kennels and other dogs. I must say the kennels were clean and well-kept as were all the dogs. The puppies were all well socialize already and eager to explore. We spend a couple of hours exchanging stories and having all my new questions answered. You will not find anyone better to contact if you are interested in a Vizsla than the Busch's

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After talking to and researching other Vizsla breeders within a couple hours time(and walking away unimpressed) we found Jim and Linda's attention to our individual needs and questions extremely fulfilling. The 3mo wait for our pup was worth every minute and the dog is amazing!

We are the blessed owners of a 7mo old Vizsla, that we received from Jim and Linda. Ours is the offspring of Sparky and Archiee. Everyone owner will tell you their dog is beautiful and I'll be no exception. All Vizslas are beautiful. :-)

As a budding hunter (and veteran husband) with 2 boys ages 10 and 7, we couldnt have picked a better dog. These dogs are incredibly trainable, intelligent, affectionate, and definitely willing to please. His bloodlines are definitely proving themselves as I am surprised daily by the instincts he shows. Super playful, extremely goofy, but when it's time for work he is all business. I will say that just like everythign else, you get out of it what you put into it.

None of this would have been possible without Jim and Linda. Everything they wrote above... it's all true. These people are wonderful and more than willing to share their lifelong knowledge and passion for the breed with even a prospective owner. The owners manual we received upon pickup simply stunned me: a beautiful "family tree" that details your dogs bloodlines is nestled within (and it is mighty impressive); plenty of articles and gotchas; training suggestions; crating ideas... a "What to Expect When Expecting" for Vizslas.

The bloodlines are fantastic and the care that Jim and Linda put in is astonishing. I can only tell you to do your homework and hopefully you too will drive past 2 other Vizsla breeders to find a dog that far exceeds your expectations and becomes a most wonderful addition to your family.

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Best dog I have ever had!! Hands down the best breeder I have ever dealt with. The Busch's are just great people. The whole experience was a total joy. I would not buy another vizsla from anyone else!!
Scott Schmer

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