We made up our very first Show Champion, a bitch, Show Champion Gardenway Rica of Pitswarren in July 1987. Rica was amongst the most important dogs we have owned and together with Russetmantle Dream of Pitswarren - Geida to us - became a key part of our foundation bloodlines.
From Geida we bred our first litter (Sired by Sh.Ch.Captain Quincy of Glendun) and produced puppies that included Pitswarren Zacchaeus.
Zac (Zacchaeus) would prove to be our most influential stud dog and with Rica produced the Top Winning, Breed Record holder and internationally famous Show Champion Pitswarren Levi and his sister Sh.Ch.Leila.
Zac and Rica created the foundation for the many Pitswarren Show Champions both in the UK and Australia and their influence continues to be seen in many of the top dogs shown today.
Pitswarren currently have owned or bred 29 Show Champions* and we have won in excess of 200 Challenge Certificates* and almost as many Reserve Challenge Certificates. *Awards won by us in three breeds.
Pitswarren dogs continue to win the top awards in the UK and descendants from Pitswarren bloodlines continue to be very successful in Australia.
Our Top Show winning dog Show Champion Pitswarren Planet has now retired (2014) having won 41 Challenge Certificates and many Group placings. Planet continues to be the Top Winning home bred and handled Hungarian Vizsla ever in the U.K.
In addition Sh.Ch.Pitswarren Denim and her brother Sh.Ch.Darwinian both became Show Champions despite Darwin having to avoid competing with Planet for his title.
In 2014 we brought our young dog Pitswarren Rafael back into the show ring, Rafa had previously been to very few shows but had already won a Reserve Challenge Certificate, his Stud Book qualifier and Best Puppy in Show at the HVS Championship Show. By May 2015 Rafa had become Show Champion Pitswarren Rafael and our 22nd Show Champion. Later in 2015 our Hungarian Wirehared Vizsla Pitswarren Sirocco became our 23rd Show Champion.
In 2016 we had an exceptional year with Adal - our internationally bred import - becoming a full Show Champion and our 24th Show Champion. We have shown two daughters from Adal's first litter throughout 2016 being Nora and Zizi. They were both awarded Junior Warrants before being 15 months old and finished as the Top Juniors in the breed.
2017 has been an exceptional year for us.Nora is now a Show Champion, Zizi has two CCs and four RCCs and Gundog Group placings. From Adal's second litter we have Show Champion Magnus Fortuna who in 2017 was the Top Puppy in the breed, won his Junior Warrant at 9 months, has been awarded Group 3 on three occassions and is the youngest ever Show Champion in the breed.
Show Champion Zizi gained her thiird Challenge Certificate and title in May 2018.
Please see their individual statistics.
We continue to have a very successful show team.
Breed Standard for the Hungarian Vizsla
General Appearance
Medium-sized, of distinguished appearance, robust and medium boned.
Characteristics
Lively, intelligent, obedient, sensitive, very affectionate and easily trained. Bred for hunting fur and feather, pointing and retrieving from land and water.
Temperament
Lively, gentle-mannered and demonstratively affectionate, fearless and with well developed protective instinct.
Head and Skull
Head lean and noble. Skull moderately wide between ears with median line down forehead and a moderate stop. Skull a little longer than muzzle. Muzzle, although tapering, well squared at the end. Nostrils well developed, broad and wide. Jaws strong and powerful. Lips covering jaws completely and neither loose nor pendulous. Nose brown.
Eyes
Neither deep nor prominent, of medium size, a shade darker in colour than coat. Slightly oval in shape, eyelids fitting tightly. Yellow or black eye undesirable.
Ears
Moderately low set, proportionately long with a thin skin and hanging down close to cheeks. Rounded ‘V’ shape; not fleshy.
Mouth
Sound and strong white teeth. Jaws strong with perfect, regular and complete scissor bite, i.e. upper teeth closely overlapping lower teeth and set square to the jaws. Full dentition desirable.
Neck
Strong, smooth and muscular; moderately long, arched and devoid of dewlap.
Forequarters
Shoulders well laid and muscular, elbows close to body and straight, forearm long, pasterns upright.
Body
Back level, short, well muscled, withers high. Chest moderately broad and deep with prominent breast bone. Distance from withers to lowest part of chest equal to distance from chest to ground. Ribs well sprung and belly with a slight tuck-up beneath loin. Croup well muscled.
Hindquarters
Straight when viewed from rear, thighs well developed with moderate angulation, hocks well let down.
Feet
Rounded with toes short, arched and tight. Cat-like foot is required, hare foot undesirable. Nails short, strong and a shade darker in colour than coat.
Tail
Previously customarily docked.
Docked: Customarily docked by one third of length. Moderately thick, rather low set. When moving carried horizontally.
Undocked: Rather low set. Moderately thick, slightly curved. Tapering towards the end, reaching to hocks. When moving carried horizontally.
Gait/Movement
Graceful, elegant with a lively trot and ground-covering gallop.
Coat
Short, straight, dense, smooth and shiny, feeling greasy to the touch.
Colour
Russet gold, small white marks on chest and feet, though acceptable, undesirable.
Size
Height at withers: dogs: 57-64 cms (22 1/2 - 25 ins); bitches: 53-60 cms (21 - 23 1/2 ins). Weight: 20-30 kgs (44-66 lbs).
Faults
Any departure from the foregoing points should be considered a fault and the seriousness with which the fault should be regarded should be in exact proportion to its degree and its effect upon the health and welfare of the dog.
Note
Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.
Last updated January 2009
