Energetic, alert, intelligent, and active dogs who may be exuberant. Good swimming or jogging companion. Like dog sports such as retrieving, flyball, Frisbee, hunt and field trials, agility, tracking, and obedience events. May be shy around strangers. May chase or hunt wildlife or bark. Coat is wiry and dense, lying close to the body and is typically a solid golden rust in various shades.

The Wirehaired Vizsla was bred in Hungary in the 1930s from a breeding program which was designed to make the Vizsla hardier with a thicker coat to hunt in rough terrain and climate. This was achieved by crossing the Vizsla with the German Wirehaired Pointer to add the wire coat and other breeds are also thought to have been used. As such, it is a distinct breed to the Vizsla, and not a variety. The breed was introduced to the United States in about 1970 and is currently an American Kennel Club Foundation Stock Service breed.