Hungarian Vizslas are famous as Hungary's national dog. They are hunting dogs and they've made their first appearance in Central Europe around 13th - 14th century. The Hungarian Vizslas are known to be one of the best and purest kinds of breeds in the world. The temperament of the Hungarian Vizslas is usually easy because they appear happy and playful all the time. So it is safe to say Hungarian Vizslas are active dogs.
Personality wise, Hungarian Vizslas falls in between a Spaniel and a Pointer. They are known to be difficult to train due to their stubborn yet sensitive nature. Their sensitivity to odor is so strong that even if you were offering it food, and at the same time it finds another interesting odor to chase after, it will happily pursue the fantasy of finding what is giving off the smell.
Hungarian Vizslas are usually timid when it comes to social behavior so it is a good idea to socialize the dog from an early stage. Hungarian Vizslas almost always live harmoniously with children and with other dogs, so we can safely assume that Hungarian Vizslas will make good friends at home.
These dogs should be ideally brought up in a house with a garden as they will not like or survive an apartment life. Hungarian Vizslas need a lot of exercise and they need to be occupied with a job of hunting or retrieving to remain at best of health. The owner of a Hungarian Vizslas should ideally love jogging and hunting if he's to make friends with the dog.
Patience is a virtue for any owner of a Hungarian Vizslas plus physical strength is a must because Hungarian Vizslas because they would grow up to 21-24 inches at the shoulder and would weight up to 45-60 pounds.
Also remember that the short coat on Hungarian Vizslas needs constant grooming, so that is another area you should be willing to take over as the owner of Hungarian Vizslas. So make sure you allocate the enough time aside for training and grooming for your dear Hungarian Vizsla.
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