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- AKC group
Sporting
- Size
Medium
- Height
48–51 cm (AKC ideals)
- Weight
~18–23 kg (AKC)
- Energy
High
- Energy notes
High. The AKC standard says the Springer is built for endurance and suggests 'power, endurance and agility,' and the Kennel Club recommends more than two hours of exercise a day.
- Trainability
High
- Coat
The Springer has a medium-length outer coat, flat or wavy, over a short, soft, dense undercoat, and together they make the dog largely waterproof, weatherproof and thornproof.
- Origin
United Kingdom
- Temperament
The AKC standard describes the typical Springer as friendly, eager to please, quick to learn and willing to obey, a tractable dog that is easy to handle in the field. The FCI and Kennel Club call it friendly, happy and biddable.
- 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20–30 kg (Royal Kennel Club); CKC dogs 22.75–29.5 kg and bitches about 4.5 kg less; AKC and FCI standards do not publish a numeric adult weight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.
