Wirehaired Vizsla Did You Know?

• The Wiredhaired Vizsla has been assigned the Sporting Group designation.
• The Wiredhaired Vizsla has been recorded in the Foundation Stock Service since January.
• The idea for a Wirehaired Vizsla breed came from Hungarian hunters and falconers who wanted a dog able to withstand hunting in the harsh winter conditions of northern Hungary.
• The first three-generation Wirehaired Vizsla ever to be shown was Dia de Selle, on June 6, 1943 in Hungary.
• The Hungarian Vizsla Klub held the first field tests exclusively for Wirehaired Vizslas in 1976 and a total of 26 dogs were entered.
• The first Wirehaired Vizslas in North America were imported to Canada in the early 1970's by Manitoba sportsman Wesley Basler.
• The first Wirehaired Vizsla registered in NAVHDA #WV-000001 was Palotasmenti Jutka (Female), owned by Sandor Arany who also got the first UT Prize, a Prize 2 in 1986.
• The first NAVHDA UT Prize 1 for a Wirehaired Vizsla belongs to Thorn Hill's Eke (male) NAVHDA # WV-000065, owned by Sandor Arany. On 9/21/2002 he got a perfect score of 204, at the age of 5 years and 6 months.