History of the Hungarian
Vizsla
History of the Breed in
Britain
The Standard
The Hungarian Wirehaired
Vizsla
Feeding and Exercising the
Vizsla
General Care of the
Vizsla
To Breed or not to Breed?
Whelping
Imprinting
Picking Puppies for
People
Showing
Progress in the
Shooting Field
Training
The Vizsla in the
Shooting Field
Field Trials
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Gay Gottlieb was born in Gloucestershire and spent her formative years in the country. She went to school in England and Switzerland and lived in Paris for some years. Gay Gottlieb has always been very keen on animals. from childhood she has had ponies and horses and competed successfully at showing and jumping from the age of eight.
Gay Gottlieb passed away after a short illness in October 2009.
In 2008 Gay Gottlieb was honoured to receive the prestigious 'Lifetime Achievement Award' presented by the Hungarian Vizsla Society. To find out more about the award please click here.
The origins of the Hungarian Vizsla are very difficult to trace but his history probably began in the 9th century when the warring Magyar tribes migrated from the Steppes of Asia. They led a nomadic life until eventually they settled in the Carpathian basin, now know as Hungary. It is thought that by tradition the Magyars, when not occupied with cattle breeding, hunted a great deal. On their travels they were accompanied by their horses, sheep, cattle and camels as well as their hunting and herding dogs. It is believed that, through the centuries, the Hungarian herding breeds we see today evolved from these early Magyar herding dogs.
It was a great shock to all in the Vizsla world when Gay Gottlieb passed
away in October 2009. She was 78 years old yet still full of energy and in
the prime of life, continuing to breed, show and work her Russetmantles,
and planning the third edition of this popular book. Only a few months
previously she had been honoured by the Lifetime Achievement Award of the
Hungarian Vizsla Society. The huge demand for another edition of The
Hungarian Vizsla has been met by her son
Peter Gottlieb. Nobody can improve upon Gay’s depth of knowledge of the
breed, her inimitable style and the love and joy that shine from every
page, and not a single word has been altered beyond this preface.
To keep the cost of the book the same as the 2nd edition it has been bound as a softback.