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HVC Handbook

In response to requests by a number of Club members, we have extended the deadline for receipt of adverts for the HVC Handbook. The final version will not be sent to the printers until the end of January, so we are prepared to accept adverts up until 25th January at the latest. However, if you do intend to send an advert, but have not got the material together yet, please email :

handbook@hungarianvizslaclub.org.uk

to advise us of your intention. Full details of costs, etc. can be found by scrolling further down this page.

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Shot Over Day

The HVC have organised a shot over day for novice dogs and handlers on 21st January 2012.

The day will be held at Tooley Park Farm, Peckleton, Leicestershire, LE9 7RF. Spaces will be very limited so early booking is essential, the cost for the day is £30 and it is hoped each pairing will get to hunt, point and retrieve at least a brace of pheasants.

If you are interested please contact Derek Whitfield on 01455 846 108.

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2012 Handbook/Year Book

The Hungarian Vizsla Club intend to once again to produce a Handbook/Year Book which will be published early in 2012. Previous Year Books were published in 2000 and 2006.

This is an opportunity to celebrate Vizsla Ownership in any sphere - show, work, agility or as a companion.

Prices are as follows:


	Black & White	Colour
Single Page	£30	£35
Double Page	£50	£60
Each additional Page	£25	£30

Inclusion in the Handbook is available to members only. Photographs and text should be sent preferably by email to:

handbook@hungarianvizslaclub.org.uk

Payment is by cheque, made payable to “The Hungarian Vizsla Club”, and should be sent to:

Mrs Heather McCormack
Mountmarle Cottage
Dryden Farm
Roslin.
EH25 9PS.

If you do not have access to email, photographs and text can be sent to the above address. Applications should be sent as early as possible as allocation will be done on a first come, first served basis with a final deadline of 13th January 2012.

For the first time, we are also offering the opportunity of a half page fixed format display, specifically aimed at the pet owner who simply wishes to acknowledge the joy of owning their Vizsla. The fixed format will consist of one photo plus text to a maximum of 30 words. These will be grouped together in one section, entitled “Vizslas at Home and Play” , so we hope that the photos will reflect the day to day lives of our wonderful Breed.
Prices are £20 for Black & White, £25 for Colour. Again, this is only available to members.

Submission is as for full page adverts, and the same deadline applies.

If you are not a member, the Hungarian Vizsla Club is offering a combined membership and half page display for the sum of £25 for black & white, £30 for colour. Acceptance of membership and display is subject to approval of Committee. Applications for membership must include a completed membership application and standing order mandate and a cheque for either £25 or £30 as detailed above and should be sent to:

Mrs Margo Robertson,
25 Rickards Close
Surbiton.
KT6 6RN

Your Photo and text should be sent to:

handbook@hungarianvizslaclub.org.uk

or to Heather McCormack at the address given above for full page adverts, and will be included when your application has been approved. The same deadline of Friday 6th January 2012 applies.

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2012 Calendars sold in aid of Welfare

The 2012 Calendars are now available. There are two to choose from:

Further details are available from our Merchandise (Welfare) pages. Sue Millson has already done a great job on the marketing side and there are only a few left, so order soon to avoid disappointment. Sue also has Christmas Cards and other goodies for sale.

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FACEBOOK

The Hungarian Vizsla Club (Welfare) now has a Facebook Page:

http://www.facebook.com/groups/HungarianVizslaClubWelfare/

Please join us and find out more about our welfare dogs - those waiting for homes and some of our success stories.

The Committee's thanks go to Helga Root who has very kindly agreed to set up and manage this page.

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Championship Show
Sunday 2nd October 2011

The Club Championship show was held on Sunday 2nd October, judged by Mrs Anna Coombe (Castlefield). The results are now available.

 

Photographs of the class winners have been added and the Judge's Critque will be added as soon as it is available.

N.B.: Please Note -All photos are copyright protected. Copies can be obtained through Trevor White,
email: trevwhite@ntlworld.com - All profits will go to the Hungarian Vizsla Polymyositis Fund.

The raffle in aid of PM, with the prize of a portrait of your own dog generously donated by Gillian Aynsley, was drawn at the show. The lucky winner was Spencer Digby. Many thanks to all who bought tickets.

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Welfare needs more help!

Caring for a number of dogs recently which have required a lengthy spell in kennels has depleted the welfare coffers. This has been further compounded by a number of other dogs coming into welfare which have incurred considerable veeterinary costs, inlcuding one poor boy who was in such poor condition that he has so far required more than £1500 of veterinary treatment, with further treatment required.

Welfare depends on the generosity of those who love the vizsla to be able to help those dogs who find themselves in trouble, often through no fault of their own. Welfare urgently needs donations to keep on going - please consider ways of supporting welfare either by donating directly, by fundraising or by supporting events organised by others. Contact our welfare officer, Sue, if you are able to help:

Mrs Sue Millson
The Oak Tree Bungalow,
Five Oak Green Road,
Five Oak Green,
Nr. Tonbridge.
TN12 6RL.

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Breed Health Survey

Sue Millson, the KC Breed Health Coordinator for Hungarian Vizslas, is organising another breed health survey. The survey will provide valuable information on the current health status of our breed as well as allowing comparison between this survey and the last breed survey conducted 11 years ago. It is important that as many vizsla owners as possible take part, to give as true a picture as possible of the health status of our breed. Even if you have a very healthy vizsla, it is just as important for you to complete a health survey form.

All vizsla owners are asked to complete a health survey form for each vizsla, which can either be accessed as a word document for typing up and emailing, or as a pdf for printing and posting.

Completed forms should be emailed to:
healthsurvey@hungarianvizslaclub.org.uk

or posted to:

Mrs Sue Millson
The Oak Tree Bungalow,
Five Oak Green Road,
Five Oak Green,
Nr. Tonbridge.
TN12 6RL.
Tel:01892 834178.

Sue will be happy to answer any questions you may have about the survey and to provide guidance on completing the forms. Your participation will be greatly appreciated.

Please Note: this is a KC breed health survey and is independent of either the Hungarian Vizsla Club or the Hungarian Vizsla Society. You do not need to be a member of either organisation to participate. The Club is simply providing an email address for the survey, as Sue was concerned that her email system would not be able to cope with a large number of forms. It was important to avoid this, as Sue is also a welfare officer for Hungarian Vizslas and needs to be reachable at all times.
Confidentiality of the survey forms will be maintained at all times.

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Open Registry of Polymyositis "Affected" Vizslas

The Hungarian Vizsla Club are fully supporting a project to provide an open registry of the pedigrees of Polymyositis "affected" individuals. The UK Vizslas listed robustly satisfy the phenotypic criteria required by the current research. This project aims to develop a DNA test for our breed specific variant of Polymyositis.

http://www.vizslahealth.net/Polymyositis%20Pedigrees.htm

The owners of these PM affected vizslas are generously committed to transparency in the hope that many more DNA samples (via saliva or blood) might be generated.

Please email Di Addicott directly or ring 01576 202258 if you are able to provide contact information for cooperative owners of the sires, dams, offspring or siblings of the 42 vizslas listed in the registry.

More samples are needed for the research to proceed. It is the only way that we can hope to develop a DNA test and thus rid our gene pool of the scourge of this distressing disease.

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Judges List 2011/2012

The HVC Judges List for 2011/2012 is now available.

A complete review of the existing list is now being undertaken. Judges on the ‘B’ and ‘C’ lists who have not updated their records for over five years will now be required to complete a new Judge’s Questionnaire (downloadable from the website) if they wish to remain on the list.
Judges who are currently on the B list will be re-assessed to see if they fulfil the current criteria, if they do they will stay on the list, but if they fall short then they will be moved to the C list. Judges on the current C list who have not updated their records for over five years will need to re-confirm that they wish to remain on the list.
If no new questionnaires iro 'B' list judges or advice from 'C' list judges are received the Club will assume that those persons do not wish to remain on the list.
It is stressed this will only apply to those who have not submitted an update for over five years. Any persons unsure of whether they have made a submission should contact Club Secretary Margo Robertson to check.

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Latest Edition of "Vizslak"

The latest edition of the club newsletter, "Vizslak" has now been printed and is available for download from the website. This document is available to members only, and is password-protected.

Making the Newsletter available for download helps us keep our printing costs to a minimum. If you would like to be able to receive your copy of "Vizslak" in this way, then please contact the Membership Secretary who will be happy to arrange it.

Download your copy of "Vizslak"

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