Today I'm gonna write down for the ages what kind of dog Abe is suppose to be, and also is suppose to become, based on his mixed breed personality and looks.
A mutt. Abe is a mutt, that's what kind of a dog he is. Well that's if a mutt has a minimum mix of two breeds of dogs.
A Vizsla, pronounced Veesla, (don't pronounce the Zzz among full bred owners), is a Hungarian dog. I'm not all into what dogs were bred for back in ancient times, my modern intention is that he is our pet and likes naps when I like napping. So far so good on that. But when he's not being a regular pet his natural instinct is to point and find game. That is a trait he inherited from his English Setter mother as well as his Vizsla Pa. Many of his fathers Vizsla qualities overlap with those of his English Setter mother. Except looks. Honest Abe gets his good looks and charm from his papa. The two breeds don't look anything alike, with the Vizsla being the better looking of the two in my opinion.
I have to remind myself he is only half Vizsla, which means regarding his temperament and personality he is just as much English Setter. It's easier to think of Abe as only a Vizsla like his dad, because he looks like one, or so it appears anyway. But digging a little deeper I found out he has some differences from his full bred father and anyone who owns a pure Vizsla would probably look at Abe and know right away he is a Mock-Viz.
