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- AKC group
Sporting
- Size
Medium
- Height
38.1–43.2 cm (AKC; sex-specific); FCI/Royal Kennel Club approximately 39–41 cm dogs and 38–39 cm females
- Weight
11.8–15.4 kg (AKC; sex-specific); FCI/Royal Kennel Club approximately 13–14.5 kg
- Energy
High
- Energy notes
High: AKC calls the breed active and “alive with energy,” with a gait made for covering ground, dense cover, flushing, and retrieving. FCI classifies it as a flushing dog with a working trial, while The Royal Kennel Club describes scent-following, bustling movement, and fearlessness in cover.
- Trainability
High
- Coat
Medium-length on the body, short and fine on the head, flat or slightly wavy, silky, and feathered.
- Origin
Great Britain
- Temperament
The standard picture is merry, affectionate, equable, and engaged. AKC and the English Cocker Spaniel Club of America describe a willing worker and faithful, engaging companion, neither sluggish nor hyperactive; The Royal Kennel Club calls the breed gentle and affectionate yet full of life, and FCI emphasizes merry movement and fearlessness in heavy cover.
- AKC group
Sporting
- Size
Medium
- Height
53.3–64 cm (registry- and sex-specific; AKC ideal males 55.9–61.0 cm and females 53.3–58.4 cm; FCI dogs 58–64 cm and bitches 54–60 cm)
- Weight
20–30 kg (Royal Kennel Club); CKC dogs 22.75–29.5 kg and bitches about 4.5 kg less; AKC and FCI standards do not publish a numeric adult weight
- Energy
High
- Energy notes
High: the Vizsla is a working Sporting gundog with documented drive, endurance, and a versatile point-and-retrieve role in field, forest, and water. AKC describes power, drive, and endurance in the field; FCI requires a versatile worker with scenting, pointing, retrieving, and swimming ability; The Royal Kennel Club describes a lively hunting dog.
- Trainability
High
- Coat
The smooth Vizsla has a short, dense, close-lying coat without a woolly undercoat.
- Origin
Hungary
- Temperament
The standard picture is lively, friendly or gentle-mannered, affectionate, sensitive, and trainable. AKC describes a natural hunter with a good nose and above-average ability to take training, while FCI calls the breed lively, friendly, evenly tempered, easy to train, and strongly willing to maintain contact with its handler.
