(L-R sitting) Debbie Sullivan, Phil & Carole Stout, Renee Miller (Moelder) (L-R standing) Debbie Sullivan's daughter holding the Loupe's baby Steven Shani Matkins, Nick Moelder, Steve & Melody Loupe, Cherie & Bill Brumfield and the"start up" Vizslas attending :> ( L-R) Sadye Matkins; Ceyanne Sullivan; Brooke, Sander & Thunder Stout; Luca Moelder; Bachus & Copper Loupe; Baron Brumfield


      The first get together of folks interested in putting together a Vizsla club was in August of 1999. It was at the future home site of Shani Matkins in Baton Rouge. The following December a Christmas party was held on the property of Bill and Cherie Brumfield in Baker, Louisiana. Several Vizsla owners and their dogs enjoyed a bonfire and fried turkey sandwiches.
     The first official meeting was held at the new home of Shani Matkins in Baton Rouge on March 2, 2000. There were 13 people in attendance. The first officers were Adele Neupert, President, Carole Stout, Vice-President, Renee Miller, Secretary, Shani Matkins, Treasurer. Board members were Joan Brenes, Mike Dougerty and Bill Brumfield. Committee chairpersons were Field, Mike Dougerty, Show, Shani Matkins, Obedience and Agility, Carole Stout, Hospitality, Joan Brenes, and Newsletter, Carole Stout. Those in attendance agreed that the name should be the South Louisiana Vizsla Club.
     Monthly meetings were held the first year at one of the public libraries in Baton Rouge. The first task was to produce and adopt a constitution and bylaws for the club. We used samples from the AKC, Texas Gulf Coast Vizsla club, Tampa Bay Vizsla club and the Vizsla Club of America. It took several meetings to iron out the details. The final form was voted on September 7, 2000 and sent to AKC. It was approved pending several revisions. Those revisions were made and voted on in June 2001 and approved by AKC. The AKC granted the SLVC Sanctioned 'A' hunt test and field trial status and required us to hold 2 'A' matches in each venue.

First meeting – March 2, 2000
First fun day – April 9, 2000
First fun show and obedience match – May 2000
Second fun show and obedience match - July 2000
First fun Walking Field trial – October 2000
First field training day - November 2000
First fun hunt test – November 2000
AKC Hunt Test & Field Trial Seminar - June 2001
Lou Gleber Pointing Dog Seminar - April 2002
First Annual Fish Fry – June 2002
AKC Approval of Constitution and Bylaws - January 2003
Field Training Day - January 2003
Sanctioned A Hunt Test and Field Trial Match – April 2003
Lou Gleber Pointing Dog Seminar - April 2003
2nd Annual Fish Fry & Epilepsy Study Blood Drive – June 2003
Sanctioned A Hunt Test and Field Trial Match - November 2003
Field Training Day - January 2004
AKC Licensure status for AKC Hunt Tests and Field Trials – March 2004
First Vizsla Rescue taken in – April 2004
First VCA versatility conformation test – April 2004
First AKC licensed hunting test - October 23/24, 2004
Fun day with a versatility test including: hunting, obedience and conformation - January 29, 2005.
First AKC licensed field trial - February 26/27, 2005
Pluis Davern Retrieving Seminar - June 25, 2005
Snake proofing clinic - October 15, 2005
Steve Serine handling seminar - October 29/30, 2005
AKC licensed hunting test - November 19/20, 2005
AKC licensed field trial - February 3/5,2006
First conformation "A" match - February 3, 2006
Bob Seelye Field Training/Handling Seminar - June 24/25, 2006
Mock Hunt Test and meeting - October 1, 2006
AKC Licensed Hunting Test - November 18/19, 2006
AKC Field Trial, Versatility Test and Hunting Dog Stake - February 2/4, 2007
AKC Licensed Hunting Test, Versatility Test and Hunting Dog Stake - March 3/4, 2007
Fun day with lunch, a versatility test and agility demonstration - June 2, 2007
First Specialty Show in connection with the Cotton Land Cluster, Monroe, LA, September 1, 2007
First Supported Entry in connection with the Cotton Land Cluster, Monroe, LA, September 2, 2007
AKC Licensed Hunting Test and Versatility Test - November 17/18, 2007
AKC Field Trial, Versatility Test and Hunting Dog Stake - February 1/3, 2008
Lin Kozlowski Pointing Dog Workshop - March 21/22, 2008
Second Specialty Show in connection with the Cotton Land Cluster, Monroe, LA, August 30,2008
Second Supported Entry in connection with the Cotton Land Cluster, Monroe, LA, August 31, 2008
Fun Day with lunch, a versatility test and blood draw for an Epilepsy study, Sunset, LA, October 14, 2008
AKC Licensed Hunting Test - November 22/23, 2008
AKC Field Trial - January 31/February 1, 2009
Third Specialty Show in connection with the Cotton Land Cluster, Monroe, LA, August 29,2009
Third Supported Entry in connection with the Cotton Land Cluster, Monroe, LA, August 30, 2009
Fun Day, Clinton, LA, October 17, 2009
AKC Licensed Hunting Test - November 21/22, 2009

   Today we have members and vizsla owners involved in conformation, hunting titles as well as actual hunting, obedience, agility, tracking, rescue, search and rescue, recreational activities with their vizslas plus many other activities. Owning a vizsla really is a life altering experience.

If you would like to download an application to join the SLVC click here