Around the 13th and 14th centuries, the breed Vizsla is considered to have come in Central Europe. It is Hungary’s national dog. They are hunting dogs. They have been used by the hunters to hunt birds.
The height of the breed from the shoulder varies from twenty-one inches to a maximum of twenty-four inches. Their weight varies from forty-five pounds to sixty pounds. They have a short coat which is suitable for warmer climates such as Southern Hungary. Their coat needs brushing regularly due to the frequent shedding of the hair and is of a bright rust color. It lacks an undercoat and should not be left for long in a kennel or left outside to avoid catching a cold. Lacking an undercoat has an advantage of not likely to cause the dog allergies to which many people are prone to. They are self-cleaners and require to five to six times bathing yearly. Hence, they do not have the dog smell.
They make excellent pets as they are happy, playful, loyal, affectionate, caring, and devoted animals, and like to be close physically to humans. Hence, Hungarian Vizsla is considered as a Velcro. Being clean and not able to cause allergies, they are acceptable to those against the idea of keeping a dog for a pet. They are a quiet breed and bark only when provoked. Moreover, they are active, alert, attentive and very energetic. They are always ready to hunt.
Hungarian Vizsla personality is a cross between the Pointer and the Spaniel. Hence, they are sensitive and stubborn which makes training them a challenge. While training them, you need to be careful not to be harsh and yet be firm or else it shall get turned off and refuse to be trained. Besides that, it has a strong scent by which it is easily distracted if it ever catches a scent and will not respond to the training session. Moreover, it needs to be given socialization training for it is a shy animal and gets scared on meeting anyone new.
Being shy animals, they can be at times tough to house train. They need to be potty trained firmly, yet not harshly. They are shy and do not do anything purposely and need to be given time to learn. They are hyperactive due their abundance energy. Hence, they need obedience training via the command Come as early as possible which shall help to keep them under control or else it can become restless and destructive. This training shall be tough and time-consuming, one should be patient, firm and not harsh or else it will never learn. Besides that, exercise is mandatory for them. It requires an enclosed or fenced area for its activities to prevent unintentional injuries or destruction.
Their diet should have five cupfuls of wholesome dog food (dry). It can also be of one and half to maximum two and half cans of good quality meat with equal parts of biscuits added. Good diet leads to healthier pets and every household deserves to have that.
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