| The Magyars were the first people to document | | | | cultivate the Vizsla breed. It is simply a theory, |
| the Vizsla breed being used in pointing and | | | | there is no concrete evidence to confirm or deny |
| retrieving efforts during hunting. The Magyars | | | | the hypothesis. The Vizsla and Pointer breed |
| were a culture who had to defend themselves | | | | share a definite resemblance from the sharp, |
| against predators and ensured their existence by | | | | pointy nose to the thin and erectly pointed tail. |
| using animals in defense. The Vizsla breed is | | | | The game flushing skills of the Vizsla are only |
| named for the Hungarian word meaning "pointer," | | | | rivaled by the Pointer. |
| the dogs are very intelligent and their ability to | | | | When Communists overtook Hungary, they |
| point and retrieve made them valuable. | | | | wanted to eliminate everything from the |
| The Magyars were threatened by invading forces | | | | Hungarian culture. The Vizsla breed all but nearly |
| from Turkey and were under constant attack. | | | | vanished to the point of extinction, though the |
| They selected the mountains of present-day | | | | hunting skills of the Vizsla is what resulted in the |
| Hungary, because they were protected and | | | | dog begin saved. High ranking officials of the |
| shielded through the entire region. With the Vizsla's | | | | Communist party loved hunting for deer and |
| great sense of smell, the Magyars continued to | | | | rabbit; a few Vizsla remained, but were denser in |
| thrive and survive off of the food they caught in | | | | body structure. |
| the rough terrain. Many years later, the Vizsla | | | | While in Hungary the dog become popular for use |
| breed became well-known in present day Hungary. | | | | in hunting rats. During the 1950's, the United |
| The dog had been common in areas like | | | | States became aware of the dogs search and |
| Transylvania where they were able to remain a | | | | finding abilities and the Vizsla was imported. The |
| pure breed. It was during the World Wars that | | | | dog became used for game hunting soon after |
| the dog became mixed with other breeds and | | | | arriving in America; it was used to retrieve fowl, |
| some different variations came about. | | | | rabbits and deer. The dog eventually became as |
| In the 1800's the Viszla was almost ran out of its | | | | popular in Australia as it was in America. Today, |
| own breed class, due to an influx of English and | | | | there are competitions held around the world to |
| German Shorthair Pointers. There are theories | | | | celebrate the Vizsla dog breed and its many |
| about these breeds, along with the Weimaraner, | | | | talents. |
| that were used in the 1900's to resurrect and | | | | |