Related breedBichon Frisé1300 to 1933 · Belgium, FranceVizsla at a glance
- Origin
- Hungary
- Appeared
- 1350 to 1935 (likely)
- Family
- Pointer Setter
- Type
- Pointer / setter
- Size
- Medium
- Life span
- 12 to 14 years
- Recognised by
- FCI, AKC, KC
- Status
- Living
- FCI standard
- No. 57
- DNA clade
- Pointer Setter (Parker 2017)
The name. Hungarian vizsla means "pointer" or "tracker", from vizsgál, "to search".
Same familyGerman Spitz1400 to 1899 · GermanyFamily and relatives
Gave rise to
Same family: Pointer Setter
Bracco Italiano, Brittany, Dalmatian, English Setter, German Longhaired Pointer, German Shorthaired Pointer
Same time, same continent
Beagle, Bichon Frisé, Bolognese, Borzoi, Bracco Italiano, Briard
Close by DNAKurī1250 to 1300 · New ZealandClosest relatives by shared DNA
- German Wirehaired Pointer21.5 Mb
- German Shorthaired Pointer20.9 Mb
- Gordon Setter16.6 Mb
- English Setter13.9 Mb
- Wirehaired Pointing Griffon13.7 Mb
- Irish Setter12.5 Mb
- Large Münsterländer12.5 Mb
- Brittany10.0 Mb
Source: Parker et al. 2017, shared haplotypes in megabases.
Same eraPoodle1400 to 1874 · FrancePlace in time
The Vizsla appears 1350 to 1935 (likely), in the Late Middle Ages, when 53 breeds first appeared.
A full article on the Vizsla is coming. Meanwhile, the Border Collie shows what every breed page will hold: see the Border Collie.






