Vizsla Breed Introduction
The Vizsla breed is an active, gentle, and affectionate one. Vizsla dogs make excellent housepets and hunting companions.
The Vizsla's Behavior
Source: Wikipedia.
Recommended for: pet, working dog
The Vizsla dog breed is lively, gentle, and loyal. Being higly affectionate, Vizslas are quick to form bonds with their owners. They are excellent hunters and their innate intelligence makes it easy for them to take to training. Being a sporting breed, they require plenty of exercise to stay healthy and satisfied. Failure to do so will result in unwanted behavior. An hour or less of exercise in a leash-free area is best and it would even be better if they can swim for they are excellent swimmers.
Remember that breed only provides a general clue as to any individual dog's actual behavior. Make sure to get to know dogs well before bringing them into your home.
The Vizsla's Physical Characteristics
Here are some of the characteristics of the Vizsla breed as determined by the American Kennel Club's published breed standard.
- Size: males 22 - 24 inches ideally at shoulder blades and for females 21 - 23 inches, over or under 1 1/2 inch is still acceptable
- Coat: short, smooth, dense and close-lying without woolly undercoat
- Color: different solid golden rust shadings
- Eyes: medium size and depth, color of iris matches color of coat
- Ears: thin, silky, proportionately long, set low close to cheeks
- Muzzle: square and deep or a bit shorter than skull
- Nose: brown, slightly open nostrils
- Tail: set below croup level
The Vizsla's Origins and History
Source: Wikipedia.
Country/Region of Origin: Hungary
Original purpose: hunting
Name: Hungarian Vizsla, Hungarian Pointer, Magyar Vizsla
Historical notes: There are two theories regarding the breed's history. The first and most widely-believed says the Vizsla were the hunting dogs of Magyars in the Carpathian Basin over a thousand years ago. Old stone etchings support this. The second theory says that the breed is a product of other pointer breeds in the 19th century.
