COLOUR - Hungarian Vizsla
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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.
Did you know when puppies are born they are paler in colour. You can also see stripes in the coat, darker stripes. See photos below to see lighter colour and stripes
Older dogs get white hair. This starts around the age of 7. You may notice at 6 some white hairs under the chin, but by 7 more hairs appear. Now some go completely white faced early by 8. But some may just have a few white hairs on face. Also legs turn white. There is nothing anyone can do about aging. But I always say when people say to me they want a dog with no white on, that when your dog gets older it will turn white.
I keep seeing online people asking the question is white acceptable to show ? White is acceptable but not desirable. So if your standing in a class with no white on dogs, and yours does a judge may not choose you in the cards. But if your dog is constructed better than the others you could be placed. But for pets it makes no difference what so ever. Now when we talk about white its often the case that its just a few white hairs in amongst the russet gold. These white patches are hardly noticeable as adults. But some dogs have white hair and white skin underneath. This white stays. Again there is no breeding of white because it can appear and it can disappear. Ive always said our Indie never produced any white in his puppies. But the dog we lost called Tango produced white. In the very first litter I had we produced a male with 4 white legs and Dalmatian spots in. I have never seen this since, but our bloodlines have changed also. But genetic throw backs can appear. In the recent years we produce very little white and never huge white patches. You can get white feet also, but generally these go as the dog grows up.
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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
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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 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. Plus they are generally going to have the right eye colour to the breed standard.
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. Plus they are generally going to have the right eye colour to the breed standard.
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
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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.
Tri 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.