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The Annalisa below brings the Kennel Club Standards for the Hungarian Vizsla together under 9 attributes and adds 'Harmony of Parts':
- Temperament: Lively, gentle-mannered and demonstratively affectionate, fearless and with well developed protective instinct.
- Head and Skull: Head lean and noble. Skull moderately wide between ears with median line down forehead and a moderate stop. Skull a little longer than muzzle. Muzzle, although tapering, well squared at the end. Nostrils well developed, broad and wide. Jaws strong and powerful. Lips covering jaws completely and neither loose nor pendulous. Nose brown.
- Eyes/Ears/Mouth: Eyes neither deep nor prominent, of medium size, a shade darker in colour than coat. Slightly oval in shape, eyelids fitting tightly. Yellow or black eye undesirable. Ears moderately low set, proportionately long with a thin skin and hanging down close to cheeks. Rounded ‘V’ shape; not fleshy. Mouth: Sound and strong white teeth. Jaws strong with perfect, regular and complete scissor bite, i.e. upper teeth closely overlapping lower teeth and set square to the jaws. Full dentition desirable.
- Neck/Forequarters: Neck strong, smooth and muscular; moderately long, arched and devoid of dewlap. Shoulders well laid and muscular, elbows close to body and straight, forearm long, pasterns upright.
- Body/Hindquarters: Back level, short, well muscled, withers high. Chest moderately broad and deep with prominent breast bone. Distance from withers to lowest part of chest equal to distance from chest to ground. Ribs well sprung and belly with a slight tuck-up beneath loin. Croup well muscled. Hindquarters straight when viewed from rear, thighs well developed with moderate angulation, hocks well let down. Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.
- Feet/Tail: Feet rounded with toes short, arched and tight. Cat-like foot is required, hare foot undesirable. Nails short, strong and a shade darker in colour than coat, dewclaws should be removed. Tail customarily docked by one third of length. Moderately thick, rather low set. When moving carried horizontally. Undocked: Rather low set. Moderately thick, slightly curved. Tapering towards the end, reaching to hocks. When moving carried horizontally.
- Gait/Movement: Graceful, elegant with a lively trot and ground-covering gallop.Coat/Colour: Coat short, straight, dense, smooth and shiny, feeling greasy to the touch. Colour russet gold, small white marks on chest and feet, though acceptable, undesirable.
- Size: Height at withers: dogs: 57-64 cms (221/2-25 ins); bitches: 53-60 cms (21-2311/2 ins). Weight: 20-30 kgs (44-66 lbs).
- Harmony of Parts
Three hypothetical Vizslas No weightings are given Snapshot 1 assigns equal weights. Snapshot gives double weight to Gait/Movement and changes the result
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