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Kuvasz Did You Know?
- The Kuvasz originated in Tibet.
- Plural of Kuvasz is Kuvaszok.
- The Kuvasz' name comes from the corrupted spelling of the Turkish word
kawasz ("armed guard of the nobility") and the Arabian word kawwasz
("archer") that signified the unexcelled guarding instincts of
the breed.
- None but those within the favor of the royal circles were premitted to
own specimens of the Kuvasz.
- The Kuvasz developed into the form in which he is seen today in Hungary.
- In the fifteenth century the Kuvasz was kept in the court of King Matthias,
who claimed to trust only his Kuvasz dogs and not people.
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