Editing Vizsla (section)

====Tail====
[[File:Vizsla ráhúz a vadra.jpg|thumb|Vizsla pointing]]
The Vizsla holds its tail horizontal to the ground and wags it vigorously while charging through rough scrub and undergrowth.

The American breed standard calls for the tail to be [[Docking (dog)|docked]] to two-thirds of its original length,<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.ukcdogs.com/vizsla|title=Breed Standards : Vizsla|website=[[United Kennel Club]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://images.akc.org/pdf/breeds/standards/Vizsla.pdf|title=Official Standard for the Vizsla|website=[[American Kennel Club]]}}</ref> though docking for cosmetic reasons is opposed by the [[American Veterinary Medical Association]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.avma.org/resources-tools/avma-policies/ear-cropping-and-tail-docking-dogs|title=Ear cropping and tail docking of dogs|website=[[American Veterinary Medical Association]]}}</ref> the American Animal Hospital Association,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aaha.org/about-aaha/aaha-position-statements/ear-croppingtail-docking|title=Ear cropping and tail docking|website=American Animal Hospital Association|date=June 2021}}</ref> and the [[Canadian Veterinary Medical Association]].<ref name="canadianveterinarians.net">{{Cite web |url=https://www.canadianveterinarians.net/documents/cosmetic-alteration |title=CVMA &#124; Documents &#124; Cosmetic Alteration – Position Statement|website=[[Canadian Veterinary Medical Association]]|date=January 27, 2014|access-date=10 July 2020 |archive-date=19 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819092623/https://www.canadianveterinarians.net/documents/cosmetic-alteration |url-status=dead}}</ref> UK's [[The Kennel Club|Kennel Club]] breed standard permits both a docked tail or a natural tail;<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/breed-standards/gundog/hungarian-vizsla/ |title=Hungarian Vizsla &#124; Breed Standards |website=[[The Kennel Club]]}}</ref> this accommodates laws in England & Wales and in Scotland which outlaw docking for cosmetic reasons but exempt docking in newborn working dogs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/media-centre/2016/october/kennel-club-welcomes-new-scottish-laws-to-protect-dog-welfare/|title=Kennel Club Welcomes New Scottish Laws To Protect Dog Welfare|website= The Kennel Club}}</ref>

The docked tail of the Vizsla is significantly longer than that of other dogs with traditionally docked tails such as the [[Weimaraner]], [[Dobermann]], [[Boxer (dog)|Boxer]], and [[Australian Shepherd]]. Since the tail is docked when the puppy is less than three days old, this longer dock can result in some variation in tail length among Vizsla dogs from different breeding programs.