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The Vizsla (Hungarian:), [a] also known as Hungarian Vizsla, Magyar Vizsla or Hungarian Pointer, is a dog breed from Hungary and belongs to the Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI) group 7 (Pointing Dogs), [3] the Canadian Kennel Club (CKC) group 1 (Sporting group), [4] and the American Kennel Club (Sporting group). [5]
The Hungarian Wirehaired Vizsla [a] is a Hungarian breed of pointer dog.The Hungarian name, Drótszőrű magyar vizsla, is translated as Hungarian Wirehaired Pointer. [1]It is a versatile hunting dog that was traditionally and currently used to hunt, point, and retrieve, referring to the dog's natural ability in tracking, pointing, and retrieving game.
Long-horn Hungarian Grey Cattle- traditionally kept in the open all year. [1] [2]Racka - a breed of sheep with distinctive horns. [3]Mangalica - a breed of pigs, characterised by their long curly hair and relatively fatty meat which makes them ideal for making sausages and salami.
Vizslas are intelligent and extremely loyal dogs that want to be near their families at all times. In fact, Vizslas may be considered nosy or even intrusive by people who don’t like their dogs ...
Sh Ch/Aust Ch. Hungargunn Bear It'n Mind (22 December 2002 – 10 December 2012), also known as Yogi, was a male Hungarian Vizsla who was the Best in Show at Crufts in 2010. . He was the record holder for Best in Show victories at all breed championship shows in the UK, having gained 18 of these awards, breaking the record in 2010 which had previously stood for eighty years; this was ...
A Vizsla pointing . Pointing dogs, sometimes called bird dogs, are a type of gundog typically used in finding game. [1] [2] Gundogs are traditionally divided into three classes: retrievers, flushing dogs, and pointing breeds. [3] The name pointer comes from the dog's instinct to point, by stopping and aiming its muzzle towards game. This ...
The name Vistula first appears in the written record of Pomponius Mela (3.33) in AD 40. Pliny in AD 77 in his Natural History names the river Vistla (4.81, 4.97, 4.100). The root of the name Vistula is often thought to come from Proto-Indo-European *weys-: 'to ooze, flow slowly' (cf. Sanskrit अवेषन् avēṣan "they flowed", Old Norse veisa "slime"), and similar elements appear in ...
The German Wirehaired Pointer traces its origins back to 1880. The breed originated in Germany, where Baron Sigismund von Zedlitz und Neukirch was a leading breeder, [1] wanting to create a versatile hunting dog that would work closely with either one person or a small party of persons hunting on foot in varied terrain; from the mountainous regions of the Alps, to dense forests, to more open ...