Our family has fairly recently suffered the tragic loss of our much loved two year old vizsla.  Showing no signs of aggression whatsoever beforehand, and with no provocation, He bit my seven year old son in the face - having been curled up together as always one evening.  My son had to have twenty stitches in hospital that night and on the advice of two vets, Max had to be put to sleep.
We all miss him hugely, but have decided that the time is now right to get another dog.
We are a very active family, and the vizsla love of life and activity matched our own. 
I have been doing lots of reading up on the GSP, and feel that we could be a good match.  For obvious reasons however, I would like to obtain as much info as possible on their suitability to life with children. I would love any advice from any experts in the field!

I am so sorry to hear of the terrible incident with you and your dog.

However, I wouldn't class any dog as being suitable with children.  Any dog, given the right circumstances could be a potential child biter.  There are steps to be taken to minimise potential confrontation, and these should be taken regardless of how docile, or friendly a person regards their dog.  Personally, I would never, ever allow any of my dogs either past or present to curl up closely with my children.  I never, ever allow my children to grovel on the floor or put their faces near the dogs.  The only one who really knows what the dog thinks at any given time, is the dog.  And you just never know when it's actions can be detrimental to your family. I know this doesn't help you now, but I am sure you would agree that the incident could be seen as a warning to others.  I am so sorry that your son has had to go through this and sincerely hope that he is now ok and is fine with regard to his relationship with dogs.  I wish you well in your search for another dog.

I am very sorry to read this tragic story, we have 3 vizslas and they are all wonderful dogs, HOWEVER I, as genie, would NEVER allow a child to lay with, or curl up with, any of them. Our younger 2, a smooth 2 year old bitch and a 15 week old wire dog, are already thre best of friends, playing together, sleeping together(when he's not in the crate!) but if  Idõ(he's the pup) touches Kayla somewhere she is not comfortable with or moves somewhere she thinks he shouldn't be then she will tell him, and by that I mean maybe a growl as a warning and maybe a quick snap. This is perfectly normal, she is simply letting him know what is, and isn't , acceptable. This is, I believe, what happpened with your vizsla and your son.
But, of course, it is now too late and you are going the right thing by doing your research before you embark on another puppy. I wouldn't say any particular HPR breed is better with children than any other, children need to learn to respect dogs for what they are, just as a dog needs to respect people. IMO I find GSPs much more hughly strung than a vizsla, and even more than a HWV but that may just be those who I know.
Sorry again for your loss, I can't help but to be shocked by this and I truely hope it hasn't put you off vizslas for life :(
Emily

Hi guest this what a terrible thing to happen and thankfully out of character for the vizsla.
we have six five vizslas all working gundogs and two  of them are working stud dogs as well as pets, we also have three children aged from 5-10 and touch wood we have never seen any signs of aggression from any of the dogs.thne GSP is again another HPR breed and slightly more highly strung in some cases, if you would like to private mail;e me by clicking on my name i can give you the details of a reputable GSP breeder who will be able to answer all of your questions. :)

i work with both vizsla and gsps, and gsps certainly are a lot more highly strung than vizslas, gsps are a lot more independent than vizsla aswell, for example when out on our walks when off lead the gsps range anything from 150-200 yards away, so by the time we have walked for 10 mins the gsps have probably covered 10 times the amount of ground than i have :) , the vizslas on the other hand will only range up to 100 yards away (150 if they are feeling energetic), i have also found the vizsla more willing to please than the gsps,
we currently have 3 vizsla and 2 gsps, the gsps when they first come out 'fly' out of their kennels and take a few minutes to come back down, i regularly have bruises on the tops of my legs and back where i have been thumped by them, the vizzies on the other hand if i wake them up take a few minutes to get going :D but once they are awake you know about it :D
i would suggest that you go to meet some gsps (adults rather than puppies) just so you can see what they are like, dont go on what i have to say about gsps as they are all different, maybe you might consider a gwp as they seem to be calmer (i havent had much experence in these so i could be wrong :) )

hth

tanya