Vizslas
THE HUNGARIAN VIZSLA BREED STANDARD
General Appearance
Medium sized, of distinguished appearance, robust and medium boned.
Characteristics
Lively, intelligent, obedient, sensitive, very affectionate and easily trained. Bred for hunting fur and feather, pointing and retrieving from land and water.
Temperament
Lively, gentle mannered and demonstratively affectionate, fearless and with well developed protective instinct.
Head and Skull
Head lean and noble. Skull moderately wide between ears and median line down forehead and a moderate stop. Skull a little longer than muzzle. Muzzle although tapering, well squared at the end. Nostrils well developed, broad and wide. Jaws strong and powerful. Lips covering jaws completely and neither loose nor pendulous. Nose brown.
Eyes
Neither deep nor prominent, of medium size, a shade darker in colour than coat. Slightly oval in shape, eyelids fitting tightly. Yellow or black eye undesirable.
Ears
Moderately low set, proportionately long with a thin skin and hanging down close to cheeks. Rounded ‘V’ Shape, not fleshy.
Mouth
Sound and strong white teeth, jaws strong with perfect, regular and complete scissor bite, i.e. Upper teeth closely overlapping the lower teeth and set square to the jaws. Full dentition desirable.
Neck
Strong, smooth and muscular, elbows close to body and straight, forearm long, pasterns upright.
Body
Back level, short, well muscled, withers high. Chest moderately broad and deep with prominent breast bone. Distance from withers to lowest part of chest equal to distance from chest to ground. Ribs well sprung and belly with a slight tuck-up beneath loin. Croup well muscled.
Hindquarters
Straight when viewed from rear, thighs well developed with moderate angulatoin, hocks well let down.
Feet
Rounded with toes short, arched and tight. Cat-like foot is required, hare foot undesirable. Nails short, strong and a shade darker in colour that coat, dewclaws should be removed.
Tail
Moderately thick, rather low set, customarily one third docked. When moving carried horizontally. Gait/Movement Graceful, elegant with a lively trot and ground covering gallop.
Coat
Short, straight, dense, smooth and shiny, feeling greasy to the touch.
Colour
Russet gold, small white marks on chest and feet, though acceptable, undesirable.
Size
Height at withers: Dogs 57-64cms; Bitches 53-60cms. Weight: 20-30kgs.
NOTE:
Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.
The above breed standard was taken from ‘The Hungarian Viszla Club Year Book 2000′.