Our Story

Amber & Kerstin

In August 2021 Amber came to South Africa from Germany together with me and my husband Bernard. Moving from a small village in Lower Saxony / Germany two Durbanville / South Africa was the beginning of a completely new chapter in our lifes.

Looking for new friends (2-legged as well as 4-legged ones) we got in touch with the Rainbow Hungarian Vizsla Club. On one of the clubs famous Vizsla fun-walks we met the clubs chairman Dr. Elmi Lötze and her dogs Tomo and Sumi. Elmi and Anita Erasmus (the clubs secretary) liked Amber instantly and asked immediately if I am considering to breed with her. As that was one of my long ongoing secret dreams the answer was:

"Yes, once we are fully settled".

The conversations following this statement showed quickly that humans and dogs understood each other well and shared the same opinions and visions not only about Vizslas...

So the idea of the Cerstinbourough Kennel was born and we started to plan our breeding.  Soon we realized:

Easier said than done, as the gene-pool of the Magyar Vizsla in South Africa, especially the Western Cape was limited.

Elmi introduced us to a few potential mating partners for Amber and found that the match was not as ideal as we would have liked it to be. So we started to joke:

It looks as of we have to import one for her...

Almost one year later the joke had turned into reality and Zsarnok was imported from Hungary by Elmi, Rossouw and me

Tomo, Sumi & Elmi

In real live Elmi is known as Dr. Elmi Lötze and working for many years at the faculty of agrisciences at Stellenbosch university.

But besides that Elmi is one of the iconic Vizsla persons in South Africa. Her exceptional passion and love for the Vizsla breed turned her into a dedicated hunter. So it is hard to get hold of Elmi during the hunting season is South Africa, as she prefers to spend the days out in the field  together with her husband Gustav and the two dogs Tomo and Sumi.

Both dogs love to do what they are bred for:

 - To go out hunting with their human partner -

Pointing and retrieving, whether on land or in water, is their passion

Elmi is not only the chairman of the only official South African Vizsla Club:

- Rainbow Hungarian Vizsla Club -

but also co-author of the book:

- Enjoying your Hungarian Vizsla -

She first published it in 2021 together with Anita Erasmus. The book summarizes Elmis and Anitas long time experiences with the Vizsla breed. It contains loads of highly valuable tips from buying a Vizsla to living, training, entertaining and breeding with a Vizsla. In addition you can find a lot of background information about the Vizsla breed in South Africa and in general.

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