Episode 078: The Hungarian Wirehaired Vizsla w/ Zsofia Miczek

Zsofia Miczek is the breeder of the World known Zoldmali Wirehaired Vizslas. She is an FCI judge and arguably the most accomplished female dog trainer in Hungary. We discuss her journey in the breed for the past 22 years, training, hunting and testing her dogs in several different countries, breed characteristics and the growing popularity of Wirehaired Vizlas.

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6:15 Meet Zsofi

7:00 Start in bird dogs

17:30 Testing dogs in Hungary, Germany, US

21:40 Hunting, training and testing with a baby

24:45 Bringing dogs to the US for NAVHDA testing

30:00 Versatile Hungarian Wirehaired Vislas

35:40 Training and testing in the US

38:50 Zoldmali NAVHDA VC’s

44:35 AKC recognition

50:20 Size of male vs female

53:50 Temperament

1:03:15 Coat

1:07:40 Field and Trainability

1:20:00 Duck Search

1:26:00 Health considerations

1:30:00 Popularity concerns

1:33:50 Importing

1:35:30 Breeding dog with proven field ability

1:41:00 Wirehaired Dachshunds

1:42:00 Slovakian Wirehair



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