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The Hungarian Vizsla, pronounced VEEZH-la (zh as in vision), is a dog breed originating in Hungary. Vizslas are known as excellent hunting dogs, and also have a level personality making them suited for families.
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Appearance: The Vizsla, as described in the AKC
standard, is a medium-sized short-coated hunting dog of
distinguished appearance and bearing. Robust but rather
lightly built; the coat is an attractive solid russet gold
that ranges from a blond to a dark red. Small areas of white
on the forechest and on the toes are permissible. The tail is
normally docked to two-thirds of the original length.
The breed comes in either of two coat types: smooth or
wire-haired. The FCI, CKC, UKC, and the KC(UK) consider the
smooth-haired and wire-haired as separate breeds. Male Vizslas
typically weigh between 50 and 65 lb (25 to 29 kg) and are 22
to 24 in. tall at the withers, females 45 to 55 lb (20 to 25
kg) and are 21 to 23 in. tall
Temperament: Vizslas are lively, gentle mannered,
loyal and highly affectionate. They quickly form close bonds
with their owners. They are natural hunters with an excellent
ability to take training. Not only are they great pointers,
but they are excellent retrievers as well.
Like all gun dogs, Vizslas require a good deal of exercise
to remain healthy and happy. Thirty minutes to an hour of
exercise daily in a large off-leash area is optimal. Vizslas
are excellent swimmers and often swim in pools if one is
available.
The Vizsla thrives on attention, exercise, and interaction.
It is highly intelligent, and enjoys being challenged and
stimulated, both mentally and physically. Vizslas that are
understimulated can easily become destructive or hyperactive.
Understimulated Vizslas may also become gluttinous, stealing
food off of countertops and tables. However, because Vizslas
are so active they are unlikely to become overweight.
The Vizsla prefers to be close and interacting to its owner
whenever possible. It is totally unsuited to being kept in a
kennel, as it needs to be around its family as much as
posible, and many Vizslas will sleep in bed with their owners
if allowed.
History: The origin of the Vizsla can be traced back
to very early times in Hungarian history. Ancestors of today's
Vizsla were the hunting dogs used by the Magyar tribes living
in the Carpathian Basin in the Eighth Century.
The first written reference to Vizsla dog breed has been
recorded in "Illustrated Vienna Chronicle" prepared
on order of King Lajos the Great (Louis the Great) by the
Carmelite Friars in 1357 (Boggs, 2000:17).
Vizslas faced and survived several extinction in their
history - from being overrun by English Pointers and German
Shorthair Pointers in 1800s (Boggs, 2000:19) to near
extinction after the WWII (Boggs, 2000:21).
The Vizsla was used in development of other breeds most
notably Weimaraner and German Shorthair Pointer breed (Boggs,
2000:18). There is much conjencture about those same breeds
along with other pointer breeds being used to reestablish the
Vizsla breed at the end of 19th century. (Boggs, 2000:19). In
either case the striking resemblence between the three breeds
is indisputable.
Vizsla in US: Frank J. Tallman and Emmett A. Scanlan
imported Vizsla Sari as the first Vizsla in the United States
of America. Sari and her two pups (Tito and Shasta) were
delivered by a TWA cargo plane to Kansas City via New York
from Rome on October 7, 1950. (Boggs, 2000:23).
Sari was later bred with Vizsla Rex. The male Vizsla Rex
del Gelsimino, born 8/1/49, was purchased for $75 in food,
clothing, medicine, and other supplies thanks to an Belgrade's
US Embasy employee M.M. Yevdjovich who provided the direct
connection to the owner in Stapar, Serbia to Tallman's
representative Harry R. Stritman. Rex understood German and
Hungarian commands and the claim has been made of history
dating back to 1730 altough never verified through a Serbian
dog book in Yugoslavia. Rex was delivered by a TWA cargo plane
to Kansas City via New York via Brussels from Belgrade on June
12, 1951.
There is a bit of controversy about Rex's official breeder,
i.e. verbatum from (Boggs, 2000:26): "The Yugoslavia
Kennel Club offered to give temporary registration to Vizslas
at a local dog show so as to register future blood lines since
many of the dogs in Yugoslavia and behind the Iron Curtain
were pure bred, but without registration papers. This causes
me to wonder about the true breeder of Rex listed as Enrico
Galeazzia, Rome, Italy." The American Kennel Club
recognized Vizsla as the 115th breed on November 25, 1960.
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