FCI-Standard N° 239 / 13.09.2000 / GB
HUNGARIAN WIRE-HAIRED POINTER (VIZSLA)
(Drotzörü Magyar Vizsla)
TRANSLATION: Mrs. H. Gross-Richardson
and Mrs. Ann Mitchell, ANKC Australia and Mrs. Elke Peper.
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 Hungarian
Wire-Haired Vizsla was created by cross-breeding the Hungarian
Short-Haired Vizsla with the German Wire-Haired Pointer during the
1930‘s. His breed characteristics are identical with those of the
Hungarian Short-Haired Vizsla.
GENERAL APPEARANCE : A lively, russet
gold hunting dog of dry and lean but more robust construction compared
to the Hungarian Short-Haired Vizsla.
His appearance embodies his qualities
as a multi-purpose pointing dog, endurance, working ability and an
easily satisfied nature.
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 : An affectionate
and intelligent dog, selfconfident, easily trained, which cannot bear
rough treatment. He keeps
contact with his handler, is passionate in his quest, is stubborn, has a
good nose and is staunch on the point.
HEAD
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 : Broad and well developed 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 powerful 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 scissors 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
colour harmonising with the coat colour, as dark as possible preferred.
Leathers : Set on at medium height, a
little backwards, hanging
closely to the cheeks, ending in a rounded V shape. Slightly shorter
than those of the Hungarian Short-Haired Vizsla.
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, well muscled, taut and
straight. The vertebral spines should be hidden by the muscles.
Loin : Short, broad, tight, muscular,
straight or slightly arched. The loin is
well attached.
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 and moderately arched
forechest, sternum extending as well back as possible. The sternum and
the elbows should be at the same level. Last ribs moderately arched.
Ribs carried well back.
Underline : Elegant, tight, arching
towards the rear, slightly tucked up.
TAIL : Set on at medium height, 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 the tail docking is prohibited, the tail reaches
down to the hock joint and is carried straight or slightly sabre like.
On the move, it is raised up to the horizontal. The tail is well
furnished with dense coat.
LIMBS
FOREQUARTERS : Viewed from the front,
straight and parallel. Viewed from the side, legs vertical and placed
well under the body. Good bone, well muscled.
Shoulders : Long, sloping and flat,
well attached shoulder
blade. Elastic when moving.
Strong, dry muscles. Well angulated between shoulder blade and upper
arm.
Upper arm : As long as possible, well
muscled.
Elbows : 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. Bones strong, but not coarse.
Pastern joint : Dry, sinewy.
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. Good angulations. Strong bone.
Upper thigh : Long and muscular. Good
angulation between pelvis and upper thigh.
Stifle : Well angulated.
Lower thigh : Long, muscular 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
strong.
Hind feet : Similar to forefeet.
GAIT/MOVEMENT : The typical gait is an
animated, light-footed 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. Pacing is
undesirable.
SKIN : Tightly fitting, without folds.
The skin is well pigmented.
COAT
HAIR : Wiry, close lying, strong, dense
and not glossy. Length of outer coat 2-3 cm; dense, water repellent
undercoat. The outline of the body must not be hidden by the longer
coat. By its hardness and density, it should provide as much protection
as possible against weather conditions and injuries. The lower parts of
the legs as well as the undersides of chest and belly should be covered
with shorter, softer and slightly thinner hair; the coat on the head and
on the leathers is shorter and, at the same time, a little darker,
however, not soft and dense.
Pronounced eyebrows accentuate the
stop. These and a strong, not too long (2-3 cm), as harsh as possible
beard, on both sides of the muzzle, underline the determined expression.
On both sides of the neck the coat forms V-shaped brushes.
COLOUR : Various shades of russet gold
and dark sandy gold (semmelgelb). The leathers may be a little darker,
otherwise uniform in colour. Red, brownish, light yellow or lightened
colour shadings are 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 of 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
Aggresive or overly shy.
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 2-4 and/or molars 1-2 ; 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.
Thin coat, lacking undercoat. Long,
soft, silky, shaggy, crinkle or woolly coat. Lacking brushes
on the legs.
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.
Any dog clearly showing physical or
behavioural abnormalities shall be disqualified.
NB:
Male animals must have two apparently normal testicles fully
descended into the scrotum.
