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The breed originated in its native Hungary around the 1930's, when in an attempt to produce a Vizsla with a more protective weatherproof coat for work in water and rough conditions on land, the German Wire Haired Pointer was mated with the Hungarian Vizsla. There would also appear to have been bloodhound introduced at one time. The result of this breeding produced the Hungarian Wire Haired Vizsla, stronger and more robust than a smooth, this robustness coming from the German Wire Haired Pointer. Later according to our contacts in Holland, a little Irish Setter blood was introduced, and for hunting qualities a Hertha Pointer and Pudel Pointer were also used.
The Breed first came to the UK in the early 1980's when a pair was imported by Douglas and Carol Appleton, unfortunately never produced offspring. Sheila Gray and Anna Coombe imported another pair in the early 1990's, and the first litter was bred here in 1992.
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