Wirehaired Vizsla Club of America
Protecting and Promoting the Wirehaired Vizsla since 2003
The Official AKC National Parent Club
AKC-FSS
Our Progress in AKC
10-23-2011
WVCA holds its first AKC Water Test, Buckeyes Plantation, Covington, GA.
10-22-2011
3rd Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA
10-21-2011
WVCA holds the first AKC Open show for FSS/Misc breeds in Atlanta, GA as our National. Thirty dogs of 9 different FSS/Misc breeds competed for Best in Show.
10-2011
WVCA licensed as an AKC club to hold sanctioned tests.
11-2010 AKC announces that FSS parent clubs will be able to hold performance tests. We begin the procedure to obtain a license to hold Hunt Tests.
10-29-10
The Wirehaired Vizsla Club of America is named the official AKC Parent Club and will be approved at the November AKC Board meeting to hold Hunt Tests!
5-10-10
The Wirehaired Vizsla has met the following criteria and may compete in Miscellaneous Class, effective January 1, 2011:
A minimum of 150-200 dogs with complete three generation pedigrees
3-29-10
Second packet of 56 registrations submitted to FSS.
2-19-10
With our second packet of registrations, which will be submitted in the spring, the Wirehaired Vizsla will advance to the AKC Miscellaneous Class,
effective January 1, 2011!!!
8-1-09
WHVCA is submitting a second packet of registrations with the registration fees waived!
Submit your registrations to the Wirehaired Vizsla Club of America by May 1, 2010 so that we can submit it to AKC-FSS by June 1, 2010.
January 1, 2009
Wirehaired Vizslas are eligible to compete in AKC Companion and Performance events. WVs can enter obedience, rally, and agility trials, tracking tests and hunt tests.
October 17, 2008
The WHVCA's batch of registrations has been submitted. We compiled a notebook of 86 dogs with their pedigrees and pictures! We also made a duplicate copy for the club's records & the breed's history in the US.
If you didn't get your dog's FSS application in to the WHVCA, it's still not too late to get them registered in FSS!
August 8, 2008
We have been approved to compete in AKC Companion (obedience, rally, agility and tracking) and Performance (hunt tests) events with our Wirehaired Vizslas, effective January 1, 2009!
Dogs will need to be FSS registered to compete in AKC events.
January 23, 2008
The Wirehaired Vizsla Club of America is pleased to announce the recent acceptance of the Wirehaired Vizsla in AKC’s Foundation Stock Service (FSS). Much careful thought and discussion went into our decision to submit an application to the FSS. The WHVCA Board of Directors made calls and attempted to speak with everyone in the club about it before a vote was called. Our members voted with an overwhelming 86% majority in favor of seeking admission to FSS. We believe there are a number of important benefits to eventual AKC recognition.
***AKC offers everyone in the US more opportunities to participate with their dogs
in a variety of events, regardless of geographic location.
***With eventual AKC recognition, the WHV in the US will be able to be included in the
worldwide gene pool instead of remaining an isolated community.
***Last but not least, establishing a foundation stud book in AKC’s FSS will establish
a single, uniform foundation for the future of the breed in America.
With approval by the WVCA membership, the application was submitted last fall and we recieved formal notification of acceptance by the AKC FSS committee on January 17th.
Acceptance by FSS is not full recognition by AKC, or even immediate recognition. Eventually reaching full AKC recognition is a process that will take a number of years. The process begins with building a foundation stud book by registering Wirehaired Vizslas in FSS. Once there are enough dogs registered, usually around 300, we can petition to advance to AKC’s Miscellaneous class and be eligible to participate in conformation shows and field trials. After some time, typically one to three years, in the Misc. class, we can petition for advancement to full recognition in the Sporting group.
IMPORTANT--Include a verifiable pedigree!Dogs registered without a verifiable three-generation pedigree will not count towards the Misc. Class, nor be included in Misc. when the breed advances. Pedigrees must include the registration numbers of all the dogs in the three-generations to be verifiable. UKC pedigrees are accepted to register your dog in FSS, but unless all three generations behind the registered dog are UKC registered, they are listed on the pedigree as "Not UKC Registered" and do not show a registration number, making them unverifiable and they will not count as three gen. pedigrees, thus ineligible for Misc. Class.
Also attach two 3" x 5" photographs of your dog, close-up front and side views.
Examples of close up front and side view pictures.
They don't have to be stacked like a show dog, just standing naturally is fine. For the best pictures, get down on the dog's level and close enough so the dog fills most of the frame.
AKC Standard, Accepted 9-1-2010
We will be able to adjust the standard annually while we are in the Misc Class, as the breed grows in numbers and compatable pedigrees. Once we are fully accepted into the conformation ring for the title of Champion, our standard must be in place for at least 5 years before we can change anything in it again. Please understand that this is a 'work in progress' for the next several years as this breed develops in this country.
11-1-2011
Our first proposed revision is ready for a vote from the club's membership! Club members will get postage paid
ballots in the mail to mark & return.
Use this link to read the Breed Standard with the proposed revisions.
