Cruft's winning Vizsla vs. Westminster's Vizsla

Just watched the sporting group at the 2011 Westminster Dog Show in New York on TV. 

UPDATE 2012 Westminster Vizsla Results:

Congratulations to all of our Vizsla exhibitors who supported the breed entry in New City

Our breed was well represented!!

Best of Breed: GCH Artisan Grouse Point Pink Panther, JH

Best of Opposite Sex: CH. Brazenrock's Who's That Girl

Award of Merits: GCH Regal Point Pinnacle of Kilauea, JH

GCH Jaybren's Irish Star

GCH Artisan's Vladimir The Imperial

According to the Westminster website, the Vizsla has 40 entries for best of breed this year.  One of the largest group at the show.

 The female Vizsla, that was put up to represent the breed, looked small, delicate and dainty in my opinion.  I guess that is "the show look" here in the US right now. 

(Please remember that I am new to the breed - 4 years.  I mean no disrespect to the great accomplishment for the owners of these Vizslas to be able to qualify for Westminster.)

Not at all the rugged hunting dog that "Yogi the Vizsla" represented as BEST OF SHOW at Crufts in England 2010. (A total of 21,422 dogs entered into breed judging. )

Yogi and his owner

The judge for "Best of the sporting group" at today's Westminster went right by the Vizsla in the ring. 

Bailey, my traditional athletic Vizsla

The winner of the 2011 Westminster Best of Show is the Scottish Wolfhound. 

The Italian best of show judge said that the winner "represented the best example of the standard of the breed 150 years ago". 


Best Vizsla for 2011 Westminster Dog show

15 Ch Cinnabars Aldebaran Epiphany


Sex: Bitch

AKC: SR 44876903

Date of Birth: September 13, 2007

Breeder: Susan B Potocik & Katherine E Stookey

Sire: DC Arsla And Auburn's Sunny Boy MH

Dam: Ch Cinnabar's Annie Only

Owner: Debra Jean Becker & Alan S Becker

Other Vizslas with placements at 2011 Westminster Dog Show

Best of Opposite Sex

16 Ch Kezdet's Texas Whisper Chant


Sex: Dog

AKC: SR 52322306

Date of Birth: August 23, 2008

Breeder: Barry Golob & Judy Saddlemire

Sire: Ch Vallyhntrs Natural Selection JH

Dam: Ch Kezdet's Warrior Whister SH

Owner: William Davis & Barry Golob & Judy Saddlemire

Awards of Merit

44 Ch Elgincariad Dorratz Kindofblue JH


Sex: Dog

AKC: SR 39130702

Date of Birth: December 01, 2006

Breeder: Edwin Foster Jr & Marian I Coffman

Sire: Ch Dorratz Bebop At Birdland CD SH

Dam: Ch Elgincariad Fear Nothing

Owner: Donna & Russell DeFilippis & Doris Ratzlaff

31 GCH Classic That Girl CD


Sex: Bitch

AKC: SR 48481901

Date of Birth: February 22, 2008

Breeder: Marcia Folley & Brooke Counts

Sire: Ch Classic Dr Robert Hutchinson

Dam: Ch Classic Centre Of Attention

Owner: Marcia Folley & Stephen Cabral


5 GCH Artisan Grouse Point Pink Panther JH

Sex: Dog

AKC: SR 48798001

Date of Birth: March 07, 2008

Breeder: Mark Toepke & Joan Toepke

Sire: Ch Copper Creek Toscanini's Gsm MH

Dam: Ch Grouspt Semprfi Vorosakapink

Owner: Corinne Miklos & Sue Lonabaugh & Robin Bernstein & Joan Z Toepke

14 Ch Starr-Point's Celtic Red MH


Sex: Dog

AKC: SR 42110201

Date of Birth: April 08, 2007

Breeder: Jeanne L Star

Sire: Ch AFC Comynara Celtic Red Oak MH

Dam: Starr-Point's Pontos Sunbury La'Ny

Owner: Joseph Buchanan & Charlene Buchanan

English version of Westminster won by Vizsla!

double click on video to open up You tube video.

"Crufts 2010 won by

Hungarian Vizsla

called Yogi "
by BBC

Yogi also won the Gundog group at the world famous dog show
A Hungarian Vizsla named Yogi has won Best In Show at Crufts.

The seven-year-old beat off competition from six other dogs in the culmination of the four-day show at Birmingham's National Exhibition Centre (NEC).

Yogi is the first Hungarian Vizsla to win Best in Show. Handler John Thirlwell said his "wonderful dog" from Carlisle, Cumbria, is likely to retire.

Rico, a Scottish Terrier from Russia, took second prize at Crufts, the largest dog show in the world.

And Judge Valerie Foss said of the winning dog: "He is such a lovely mover, so powerful, so free.

"He is just a very, very good dog."

The Kennel Club said nearly 22,000 dogs across 187 breeds were entered into this year's Best in Show competition.

Yogi is a good looking boy.

Eng Sh Ch & Aust Ch Hungargunn Bear It n Mind

'Yogi'

Yogi is UK’s TOP DOG 2006 & 2007. In 2006, this was by the biggest winning margin in the history of the "Dogworld Magazine" competition. Winning again in 2007 makes him one of only three dogs ever to go back-to-back.

Yogi left Australia as an All Breeds Best In Show winner and since arriving in England has won 12 BIS, 4 RUBIS, 3 BISS, 28 BIG, 7 RUBIG and 45 CC's surely becoming the world's biggest winning Vizsla considering the average number of dogs exhibited at a Champ Show in England is in excess of 10,000!

He is 2nd placed in total number of BIS won by gundog in a “lifetime” and he's achieved this in just over 2yrs and is the only gundog to win 7 BIS in one show season, which is the highest number ever won in UK.

"This Vizsla is surely the blueprint! His conformation is outstanding, all that I have read about it and studied about shoulder and hind angulation is seen in this dog.

All the proportions and angles are there,

the measurements are correct.

Well laid shoulders, the distance from withers to elbow to floor equal. His body slightly longer in length than his height. All through he answers the standard; a medium sized dog in appearance, distinguished, robust but lightly boned. As his conformation is so correct, when he moves he takes the breath away, his balance and the ground he covers demonstrate his qualities as he elegantly flows around the ring, sound as a bell.

On top of all this, his fine Gundog head has the kindest of expressions. He is a gentleman. I do indeed feel we are privileged to have the chance of sharing this handsome Vizsla with his Australian owners, we may never see another so good! All praise for his excellent condition and happy disposition." Gay Gottlieb (Russetmantle Kennels UK)