Synopsis
The Hungarian vizsla is a gundog that is an ideal worker, combining all three disciplines of hunting, pointing and retrieving. This book traces the vizsla's origins in Hungary and charts its spread throughout Europe to the rest of the world. The Breed Standard is analyzed in detail and breeding principles discussed in full. The author is an international championship show judge and in 1993 she will be judging the vizsla at Crufts.
From the Inside Flap
The Hungarian Vizsla is the aristocrat of the gundogs. It is an ideal worker, combining all three disciplines: hunting, pointing and retrieving. It is also making a name for itself in the show ring, and in this highly comprehensive Book of the Breed, the author traces the Vizsla's origins in Hungary and charts its spread throughout Europe to the rest of the world. She reveals the art of training a dog for show and field, the Breed Standard is analysed in detail, and breeding principles are discussed in full. There is additional information on the wire-haired Vizsla.