Jackie Perkins - Hungarian Vizsla Breeder
Since
Jackie first passed to award CCs in the breed in 1987, she has have judged
them several times at Championship level in the UK and was proud to be asked
to judge at Crufts in 1996. She has also been given the opportunity to judge
overseas; Sweden in 1993, Australia in 1997 and Canada in 1999 at the VSO
Specialty in Toronto. In March 2000 she judged 22 classes plus Best in Show
at the Hunt Point Retrieve Club of Scotland Open show and in October
that year was honoured to be asked to judge the Weimaraner Breed Club Open
show. In 2004 she judged 24 classes and Best in show at the
Bon Accord KA Open Show, also in Scotland. She has been invited back to Australia
to judge again in the not too distant future.
For Jackie, the single most important feature in any
dog is temperament and that is at the top of her list in her breeding programme.
She explains,
"For what good is a dog if he be the cleverest most handsome dog on earth
if you cannot live with him? The Vizsla is a lively, enthusiastic breed
of dog which, with the right training and background, can excel as a gundog
but will equally happily take its place as one of the family. If it happens
to be good looking as well, that is a real bonus!"
Jackie admits to a deep and heartfelt gratitude to the breed for giving her the opportunity to meet so many of them and their owners around the world.
Our Dogs - Hungarian Vizsla Notes
Jackie writes the HV breed notes for Our Dogs and is always on the lookout for snippets of information from Vizsla owners to include in her weekly column. So if you have any wins or near misses to report in shows, working tests, or agility or any other tales about your vizsla's exploits and you'd like the rest of the Breed world to know, just drop a line to her using the link on the contacts page. Deadline is Thursday pm for Friday of the following week.