Editing Vizsla (section)

==History==
[[File:Vizsla puppy with toy.jpg|thumb|A Vizsla puppy with a toy]]
The first written reference to the Vizsla dog breed has been recorded in the ''Illustrated Vienna Chronicle'' prepared on order of King [[Louis I of Hungary]] by the [[Carmelites|Carmelite Friars]] in 1357.<ref name="boggs">{{cite book
 |last = Boggs
 |first = Bernard C
 |title = The Vizsla
 |publisher = Behi Publishing Company
 |year = 2000
 |isbn = 0-9700978-0-8}}</ref>{{page needed|date=January 2021}}

The Vizsla has survived the [[Ottoman Hungary|Turkish occupation]] (1526–1696), the [[Hungarian Revolution of 1848]], [[World War I]], [[World War II]] and the [[Hungarian People's Republic]]. However, Vizslas faced and survived several near-extinctions in their history, including being overrun by [[Pointer (dog breed)|English Pointer]]s and [[German Shorthaired Pointer]]s in the 1800s (Boggs, 2000:19) and again to near-extinction after World War II.<ref name="boggs"/> A careful search of Hungary and a poll of Hungarian sportsmen revealed only about a dozen Vizslas of the true type still alive in the country. From that minimum stock, the breed rose to prominence once again. The various "strains" of the Vizsla have become somewhat distinctive as individuals bred stock that suited their hunting style. Outside Hungary, vizslas were commonly bred in Romania, Austria, Slovakia, and Serbia.

The Vizsla started arriving in the United States at the close of World War II. As interest in and devotion to the breed began to increase, owners formed the Vizsla Club of America in order to gain [[American Kennel Club]] (AKC) recognition. As a result of registering foundation stock with the AKC, Vizsla owners were able to obtain official recognition on 25 November 1960, as the Vizsla became the 115th breed recognized by the American Kennel Club.<ref name="vca"/>

The Vizsla was used in development of other breeds, most notably the [[Weimaraner]], [[Wirehaired Vizsla]] and [[German Shorthaired Pointer]] breeds.<ref name="boggs"/> There is much conjecture about those same breeds, along with other [[Pointing breeds|pointer breeds]], being used to reestablish the Vizsla breed at the end of the 19th century.<ref name="boggs"/>

=== Vizsla in the UK ===
Approximately 4,520 Vizsla puppies are registered with the Kennel Club of Great Britain (KC) each year, making the breed one of the top 50 most popular. The number is steadily rising year after year as more people recognize the breed.<ref name="KC">[http://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=926&d=pg_dtl_art_news&h=242&f=0 KC Registration Statistics] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070628220058/http://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=926&d=pg_dtl_art_news&h=242&f=0 |date=28 June 2007}}. Accessed 28 May 2007.</ref> There are two breed clubs for the Vizsla in Britain, The Hungarian Vizsla Club<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hungarianvizslaclub.org.uk/|title=Hungarian Vizsla Club – Kennel Club registered – founded 1968}}</ref> and The Hungarian Vizsla Society.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vizsla.org.uk/|title=Hungarian Vizsla Society|website=Hungarian Vizsla Society}}</ref> The winner of the Best In Show award at [[Crufts]] 2010 was a Vizsla named [[Hungargunn Bear It'n Mind]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8567343.stm|title=Crufts 2010 won by Hungarian Vizsla called Yogi |date=14 March 2010|publisher=BBC News|access-date=14 March 2010}}</ref>

=== Vizsla in the US ===
About 2,500 vizslas are registered in the U.S. every year. According to the [[North American Versatile Hunting Dog Association]],<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=North American Versatile Hunting Dog Association |url=https://www.navhda.org/ |access-date= |website=North American Versatile Hunting Dog Association}}</ref> vizslas are the 7th highest annually registered dog, and this popularity has remained over the past 10 years. Other clubs in the U.S. include the Vizsla Club of America<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=THE VIZSLA CLUB OF AMERICA, INC. |url=https://vcaweb.org/ |website=The Vizsla Club of America}}</ref> (breeding club) and The American Kennel Club (AKC).<ref>{{Cite web |title=The American Kennel Club |url=https://www.akc.org/ |website=The American Kennel Club}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Koshyk |first=Craig |date=16 June 2023 |title=Vizsla: Dog Breed Information, Form, Function, History, and More. |url=https://projectupland.com/hunting-dogs/vizsla/ |access-date=11 December 2023 |website=Project Upland}}</ref>

The Vizsla Club of America a club dedicated to the health, betterment, and rescue of the purebred Hungarian vizsla. Established in the year 2000, this club partners with the American Kennel Club Canine Health Foundation<ref>{{Cite web |title=The American Kennel Club Canine Health Foundation |url=https://www.akcchf.org/ |website=The American Kennel Club Canine Health Foundation}}</ref> to further research in the field of vizsla health, specifically health related issues such as [[hemangiosarcoma]], lymphoma, mast cell cancer, canine epilepsy, [[brucellosis]], diet-related DCM and temperament studies. They also partner with independent rescue organizations in creating a rescue fund for vizslas as well as The Frank Lacko Memorial Cancer Research Fund to research and eventually end cancer in the vizsla breed.<ref name=":0" />