No the Vizslas we own are strictly house pets! They are by nature a good hunting dog, but I am not a hunter, I hunt for cigars and the dogs love it when I go to a humidor, as all kinds of excitement breaks out! They run around the pool and chase birds around while I smoke my cigars! German Shorthairs are great dogs, and we have had friends who have them. They seem to be a little more hyper than the Vizsla, though not much! Forrest and Gus are house dogs to the degree that they enjoy sleeping in the bed with us! Charlie