How to identify a Vizsla

Vizsla

1. “Golden rust in varying shades”; white only on the forechest and toes
2. Nose, lips, eye rims, and eyes all blend with the coat, never a black nose
3. “Short, smooth, dense and close-lying” coat
4. Thin, silky, long ears with rounded tips; tail traditionally docked by a third, sometimes left natural

German Shorthaired Pointer

1. Solid liver or liver and white; black and black-and-white also allowed, in ticked, patched, or roan patterns
2. Hair “short and thick,” tough to the touch
3. Docked tail “leaving approximately 40 percent of its length,” set high and firm
4. Broad ears set fairly high that “lie flat”; almond-shaped eyes

Vizsla

1. “Golden rust in varying shades”; white only on the forechest and toes
2. Nose, lips, eye rims, and eyes all blend with the coat, never a black nose
3. “Short, smooth, dense and close-lying” coat
4. Thin, silky, long ears with rounded tips; tail traditionally docked by a third, sometimes left natural

Weimaraner

1. Solid “mouse-gray to silver-gray,” usually lighter on the head and ears
2. Eyes in “light amber, gray or blue-gray”
3. “Long and lobular” ears, slightly folded and set high
4. “Short, smooth and sleek” coat with white only as a small chest mark; tail usually docked

Vizsla

1. “Golden rust in varying shades”; white only on the forechest and toes
2. Nose, lips, eye rims, and eyes all blend with the coat, never a black nose
3. “Short, smooth, dense and close-lying” coat
4. Thin, silky, long ears with rounded tips; tail traditionally docked by a third, sometimes left natural

Rhodesian Ridgeback

1. A ridge on the back where the hair grows “in the opposite direction to the rest of the coat”
2. The ridge starts behind the shoulders and holds “two identical crowns (whorls) directly opposite each other”
3. “Light wheaten to red wheaten”
4. Short, dense coat, “sleek and glossy”; black or liver nose to match; 24 to 27 inches