Q 01/05

Vizslas stick so close to their owners that fans have nicknamed the breed after which product?

A) Velcro

B) Super Glue

C) Post-it notes

D) Duct tape

Answer · why

A) Velcro

Velcro. As a hunter bred to work closely with people, the Vizsla bonds tightly, hates being left alone and, its American breed club warns, wants to be...

Q 02/05

The Vizsla has ranked among the top three bomb-sniffing breeds used by which US agency?

A) The Secret Service

B) The TSA

C) The Coast Guard

D) The Border Patrol

Answer · why

B) The TSA

The TSA. Its screeners prize the Vizsla's nose, the same superb scenting ability that made the breed a nobleman's bird dog in the first place.

Q 03/05

In 2000 a Vizsla named Chartay became the first dog of any breed to earn what?

A) Five AKC championship titles

B) Three Westminster Best in Shows

C) A perfect obedience score

D) A world dock-diving record

Answer · why

A) Five AKC championship titles

Five AKC championship titles. It took Chartay seven years, moving from the show ring to field trials and beyond, and she earned the last of them in ag...

Q 04/05

What colour should a Vizsla's nose be?

A) Reddish, blending with the coat

B) Jet black like a Labrador's

C) Pink like a Dalmatian pup's

D) Spotted pink and black

Answer · why

A) Reddish, blending with the coat

Reddish, blending with the coat. The Vizsla is 'self-coloured', so eyes, nails and nose all match its golden rust, and even a partly black nose gets a...

Q 05/05

What does the AKC breed standard say must never be penalised in a show-ring Vizsla?

A) A distinctly long coat

B) Shyness or timidity

C) Scars from hunting

D) White on the shoulders

Answer · why

C) Scars from hunting

Scars from hunting. The standard calls them 'honorable scars' that mark a real working dog, and it gives the same protection to a weathered coat and t...