From The LeGrand Family: 

I am happy to have found this website and really thrilled to be the first person to write about Pheasant Hill Vizslas. We got our dogs from Philip back in the early days before he had his own kennel.  I am very happy that he is continuing his breeding program. 

Our dogs Chuck and Will came from Rampaige's first litter a little over two years ago. They are our third and fourth Vizsla dogs, and they are the best dogs we have had in temperament, looks, vitality and birdiness. Although our dogs are pets rather than hunters, they are indefatigable when running around in our fields and are always finding and pointing birds both in the fields and in our fenced yard.  

We spent a miserable two years being dogless after our last dog died of cancer, anticipating the day when we would be settled in our retirement location and able to provide an ideal dog environment. In that time, the one consolation was really studying information on different breeders and kennels, noting their philosophy and experiences plus dog characteristics we were looking for. There were several kennels I considered, but decided on Busch Farm because of the fact that their dogs can be a little "laid back" for Vizslas, which is what we wanted in our situation, living with all four of our elderly parents.

We did get Busch dogs through Philip, because our boys' parents are Rampaige and Si Cisco, both from Busch Farm. It was explained to me that Philip adored his dog, Rampaige and wanted to breed her and wanted the Busch's to manage the litter since his apartment situation at the time was not ideal for a litter. This was back in Philip's early days and in his cautious and considerate way, he had the Busch's manage the litter for him for the most part.

Most of the contact with Philip has been after we took his pups. I must say he is obsessed with his dogs and their offspring, which is as it should be. His enthusiasm is delightful. Philip calls about every six months to see how things are going and to collect information and ask for pictures. He even called once when he read that two Vizslas were found about 100 miles from here and he wanted to be sure that Chuck and Will were OK.

Even though I am not a hunter, I would recommend that anyone interested in a Vizsla consider talking to Philip and here is why: I think Philip is very smart and shows good judgment and caution to balance his enthusiasm. He seems to be getting involved in a cautious way and is not rushing into things before he has the infrastructure. I think his choice of "foundation stock" for his dogs is excellent. Shiloh Kennels, source of his Echo was one of my finalists back in my researching days. I think he will continue to produce wonderful dogs. In my conversations with him I detect that he really listens and evaluates information. He seems to have tremendous energy and dedication to hunting, field trials, and the breed.  I would not get another Vizsla without checking with Philip first.