The Hungarian Vizsla

Information on Hungarian Vizslas

A Vizsla showing his great pointing skills at Autumn Breeze Kennel.The Vizsla is a medium sized short coated dog of distinguished appearance. Robust but rather lightly built and lean with defined muscles, the Vizsla is a natural hunter with a good nose and above average trainability. Hungarian Vizslas bond quickly with their owner and are very loyal gundogs.

Vizlas are great pointing dogs for hunting either upland birds or waterfowl.The Vizsla has a good pointing instinct and possess good desire to retrieve on land and water. They need to be trained with a gentle hand as they tend to be more sensitive than some of the other pointing breeds. The Vizsla thrives on attention, exercise, and interaction is intelligent and enjoys being challenged.

Additional breed information for the Vizsla can be found at the American Kennel Club Website.