Komondor Did You Know?

• The Komondor is one of three breeds of working dog native for ten centuries to the sheep and cattle countries of Hungary.
• The Komondor is an almost direct descendent of the Aftscharka, which the Huns found on the southern steppes when they passed through Russian.
• The plural of Komondor is Komondorok.
• The Komondor is chief of the herdsmen dogs, but not often utilized for rounding up the herds; merely accompanies the flocks and herds in exceptional cases, acting as more of a protector than herder.
• Failure of the coat to cord by two years of age is a disqualification in the Komondor breed.
• Descended from Tibetan dogs, the Komondor was brought to Hungary a thousand years ago by nomadic Magyars.