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Rövidszõrû magyar vizsla - Hungarian short-haired
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 FCIStandard
N° 57 / 13.09.2000 / GB
ORIGIN: Hungary.
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE ORIGINAL VALID STANDARD: 06.04.2000
UTILISATION: A versatile gun dog that must be able to work in
the field, forest and water, having the following typical
qualities: an excellent nose, firmness on the point, excellent
retrieves and determination to remain on the scent even when
swimming, which he manifestly enjoys. He copes with difficult
terrain as well as extreme weather conditions. As he is
intended to be an efficient hunting dog, gun and game shyness,
unwillingness to point and retrieve, as well as a dislike of
water are undesirable. Because of his easy going nature and
his adaptability, he can easily be kept as a companion dog in
the house.
CLASSIFICATION: Group 7 Pointing Dogs.
Section 1 Continental Pointing Dogs.
With working trial (Field and Water Trial)
BRIEF HISTORICAL SUMMARY: The ancestors of the Hungarian
Vizsla came into the Carpathian Basin with the nomadic
Hungarian tribes. Written descriptions and graphic
illustrations are found in documents of the 14th century
already. From the 18th century, his importance as a hunting
dog has been increasing steadily.
As early as the end of the 19th century, competitions for
pointing dogs were organised in Hungary, in which Hungarian
Vizslas (among others) participated with great success. In
those days, other Gundog breeds most likely played an
important part in the development of the breed.
The specific modern breeding started in 1920, as a result of
which, the ShortHaired Hungarian Vizsla received recognition
by the FCI in 1936.
GENERAL APPEARANCE : Medium sized, elegant gun dog of noble
appearance with short russet gold coat. His rather light, dry,
lean structure embodies the harmony of beauty and strength.
IMPORTANT PROPORTIONS
• The body length slightly exceeds the height at the withers.
• The depth of the brisket is slightly less than half the
height at the withers.
• The muzzle is slightly shorter than half the length of the
head.
BEHAVIOUR/TEMPERAMENT : Lively, friendly, evenly tempered, to
be trained easily. His outstanding willingness to keep contact
with his master while working is one of his essential
qualities. He cannot bear rough treatment and must be neither
aggressive nor shy.
HEAD : Dry, noble, well proportioned.
CRANIAL REGION
Skull : Moderately wide, slightly domed. A slightly pronounced
groove runs from the moderately developed occiput towards the
stop. The superciliary ridges are moderately developed.
Stop : Moderate.
FACIAL REGION
Nose : Well developed and broad with nostrils as wide as
possible. The colour of the nose harmonises in a dark shading
with the coat colour.
Muzzle : Blunt, not pointed; with strong jaws, strongly
muscled. The bridge of the nose is straight,
Lips : Tightly fitting, no pendulous flews.
Jaws/Teeth : Powerful jaws with a perfect, regular and
complete scissor bite, the upper teeth closely overlapping the
lower teeth and set square to the jaws ; with 42 healthy teeth
according to the dentition formula.
Cheeks : Strong, well muscled.
Eyes : Slightly oval, of medium size. Well fitting eyelids.
Intelligent and lively expression. The brown eye harmonising
with the coat colour, as dark as possible preferred.
Leathers : Set on at medium height, a little backwards. Fine
leathers hanging closely to the cheeks, ending in a rounded V
shape. The length is about three quarters of the length of the
head.
NECK : Of medium length, harmonising with the overall
appearance. The nape very muscular and slightly arched.
Tightly fitting skin at the throat.
BODY
Withers : Pronounced and muscular.
Back : Solid, strong, well muscled, taut and straight. The
vertebral spines should be hidden by the muscles.
Loin : Short, broad, tight, muscular, straight or slightly
arched. The portion from back to loin is well coupled.
Croup : Broad and of sufficient length, not cut off short.
Sloping slightly to the tail. Well muscled.
Chest : Deep and broad with well developed, well muscled,
moderately arched forechest; sternum extending as far back as
possible. The sternum and the elbow should be at the same
level. Ribs moderately arched. Last ribs carried well back.
Underline : Elegant, tight, arching line towards the rear,
slightly tucked up.
TAIL : Set on slightly low, strong at the base, then tapering.
In countries where tail docking is not prohibited by law, the
tail may be shortened by one quarter to avoid hunting hazards.
If tail docking is prohibited, the tail reaches down to the
hock joint and carried straight or slightly sabre like. On the
move, it is raised up to the horizontal. It is well covered by
dense coat.
LIMBS
FOREQUARTERS : Viewed from the front, straight and parallel.
Viewed from the side, legs are vertical and placed well under
the body. Good bones, strongly muscled.
Shoulders : Long, sloping and flat, well attached shoulder
blade. Flexible. Strong, dry musculature. Well angulated
between shoulder blade and upper arm.
Upper arm : As long as possible. Well muscled.
Elbows : Fitting close to the body, however not tied in,
turning neither in nor out. Well angulated between upper arm
and forearm.
Forearm : Long, straight, sufficiently muscled. Bone strong,
but not coarse.
Pastern joint : Strong, tight.
Pastern : Short, only very slightly sloping.
Forefeet : Slightly oval, with well knit, sufficiently arched,
strong toes. Strong brown nails. Tough, resistant, slate grey
pads. The feet are parallel when standing or moving.
HINDQUARTERS : Viewed from behind, straight and parallel. Well
angulated. Strong bone.
Upper thigh : Long and muscular. Good angulation between
pelvis and upper thigh.
Stifle : Well angulated
Lower thigh : Long, well muscled and sinewy. Its length is
almost equal to that of the upper thigh. Good angulation
between lower thigh and metatarsus.
Hock joint : Strong, dry and sinewy, rather well let down.
Metatarsus : Vertical, short and dry.
Hind feet : Similar to forefeet.
GAIT/MOVEMENT : The typical gait is an animated, lightfooted
trot, elegant and far reaching, with much drive and
corresponding reach. Not exhausting gallop when working in the
field. The back is firm and the topline remains level. Good,
upright carriage. Pacing undesirable.
SKIN Tightly fitting, without folds. The skin is well
pigmented.
COAT
HAIR : Short and dense, should be coarse and hard at the touch.
On the head and the leathers, it should be thinner, silkier
and shorter. The hair underneath the tail should be slightly,
but not noticeably, longer. It should cover all of the body ;
the underside of the belly is a little lighter coated. No
undercoat.
COLOUR : Various shades of russet gold and dark sandy gold (semmelgelb).
The leathers may be a little darker, otherwise uniform in
colour. Red, brownish or lightened colour is undesirable. A
little white patch on the chest or at the throat, not more
than 5 cm in diameter, as well as white markings on the toes
are not considered faulty. The colour of the lips and the
eyerims corresponds to the colour of the nose.
SIZE/WEIGHT
HEIGHT AT WITHERS
Dogs: 58 64 cm
Bitches: 54 60 cm
It is ineffective to increase the height at the withers. A
medium size should be aimed at. Overall balance and symmetry
are much more important than the mere measurable size.
FAULTS : Any departure from the foregoing points should be
considered a fault and the seriousness with which the fault
should be regarded should be in exact proportions to its
degree.
ELIMINATING FAULTS
• Distinct deviations from the characteristics of the breed.
• Strong deviation from the sexual characteristics.
• Atypical head.
• Spotted(butterfly) nose.
• Pendulous or dribbling flews.
• Under or overshot mouth. Wry mouth, including all
intermediate forms.
• One or more missing incisors and/or canine and/or premolars
24 and/or molars 12 ; more than two missing PM1 ; the M3 are
disregarded. Not visible teeth are assessed as missing ones.
Supernumerary teeth not in line with the others.
• Cleft palate, harelip.
• Light yellow eyes. Very loose eyelids; ectropion, entropion.
Distichiasis (double row of eyelashes).
• Pronounced dewlap.
• Dewclaws.
• Very faulty movement.
• Atypical coat.
• Dark brown or pale yellow colour. Particoloured, not
uniformly coloured. White chest patch larger than 5 cm.
• White feet.
• Lacking pigmentation either on the skin or on the lips and
eyerims.
• Any type of weakness in temperament.
• Deviation of more than 2 cm from the above mentioned heights
at withers.
NB: Male animals must have two apparently normal testicles
fully descended into the scrotum.
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