COLOUR - Hungarian Vizsla
Each pedigree dog is given a description what key points we should look for to be the breed standard of the breed. In the description we have colour description.
I get several people asking me do they come in different colours? Even vets ask is this the colour for the breed?
The Hungarian Vizsla is just one colour called Russet Gold. Not Ginger, not gold, not red, not golden.
But from a judges point of view we are allowed variance of the Russet gold coat. A breed specialise said once their coat should be likened to a Brioche bun, from paler to darker. But there has never been this description in the breed standard that I am aware of.
Now I have see the palest yellow in the show ring to the darker almost liver colour. But here at Silvestre the colour of our dogs is Russet gold as in the photos above.
But did you know when puppies are born for a start you can see darker line stripes in their fur which vanishes in a day. See photo below.
Puppies are paler than the parents and this changes after about 12 weeks when you notice the paws, legs getting darker and head. We saw odd paler dogs which came out of Hungarian lines we had. years ago but they took a year to develop a russet gold coat. Quite often a bitch has a season and the coat darkens afterwards. But the bloodlines I have at the moment we see the Russet gold you can see in the photos above.
EYE COLOUR
The eye colour of a Vizsla starts off as most puppies in all breeds as blue. It's a bit of a cloudy blue when they first open up. Then it goes to a beautiful blue. But as an adult the eye colour should be the same as the coat or a shade darker. But this can take time. Now some of the older breed specialists used to say and still do that eye colour does not change but in my experience it does, but it takes time. Maybe for some they do not have time as they want a winner straight away. But I have all the time in the world.
I remember Birdie having paler eye colour, and now she has a dark eye. Maverick had quite a yellow eye, but after 3 years it's now darker than his coat. So it does come right. There are some however that ive seen which remain a piercing blue colour and they have remained which would be incorrect. When you come to a show breeder they tend to know their dogs well and whats happened over the generations to give you a correct opinion.
The darkest eye colour dogs here are Frodo, Geri and Ripley. The others are dark but not quite as dark as the others.
The eye shape should be oval. Not round. All our dogs have an oval eye. Some dogs can have a haw in the eye, which is the third eye lid showing. But none of ours have this. We had a dog years ago that did. It is interesting to see differences.
I remember Birdie having paler eye colour, and now she has a dark eye. Maverick had quite a yellow eye, but after 3 years it's now darker than his coat. So it does come right. There are some however that ive seen which remain a piercing blue colour and they have remained which would be incorrect. When you come to a show breeder they tend to know their dogs well and whats happened over the generations to give you a correct opinion.
The darkest eye colour dogs here are Frodo, Geri and Ripley. The others are dark but not quite as dark as the others.
The eye shape should be oval. Not round. All our dogs have an oval eye. Some dogs can have a haw in the eye, which is the third eye lid showing. But none of ours have this. We had a dog years ago that did. It is interesting to see differences.
COLOUR - BRACCO ITALIANO
The Bracco italiano colour. Is white.
White with patches of orange or less dark amber colour.
White with large patches chestnut.
White speckled with pale orange ie orange roan
White speckled with chestnut ie chestnut roan.
The Chestnut should have a metallic sheen to the coat and a warm shade of brown is preferred likened to a monks frock.
The face should have symmetrical markings.
Try colour or fawn not desirable.
We have our dogs colour tested here to know they wont produce tri colour.
But the breed club can describe the colour far better than me. So here is a link below.
EYE COLOUR
Eye colour should be dark ochre or brown colour depending on the coat colour.