Appearance
The Vizsla is a medium sized hunting dog of distinguished appearance and bearing. Robust but lightly built, they are lean dogs, have defined muscles, and are similar to a Weimaraner but smaller in size. The breed standard calls for the tail to be docked to two-thirds of its original length in smooth Vizslas and to three-fourths in Wirehaired Vizslas.
Size
The Vizsla is a medium sized dog, and fanciers feel that large dogs are undesirable. Wirehaired Vizslas are normally slightly taller than smooth haired Vizslas. On average, males stand 22 to 25 inches inches high at the shoulders and weigh 45 to 65 pounds. Females stand 21 to 24 inches and weigh 40 to 55 pounds.
Coat and Color
The coat of both breeds is a golden-rust color, and can be very red in some individuals. The coat could also be described as a copper and brown color, russet gold or dark, sandy gold. Small areas of white on the fore-chest and on the toes are permissible but undesirable.
The coat of the Wirehaired Vizsla is wiry, close-lying, strong, and dense, three-fourths inch to 1.25 inches in length with a dense, water-repellent undercoat. The outline of the body is not to be hidden by the longer coat. Pronounced eyebrows along with a strong, harsh beard, three-fourths of an inch to 1.25 inches long on both sides of the muzzle, reinforce the determined expression. The coat should never be long, soft, silky, shaggy, crinkle, woolly, thin, lacking undercoat or lacking brushes on the legs.