Komondor
Adult Size: Females 25.5-26 inches and 75-85 pounds, Males 27.5-28 inches and 95-105 pounds
Breed: Komondor
Breed Group: Working

The Komondor is a massive dog with a proud gait. Its body is totally covered with an extraordinary felted and corded coat, which is 8 to 11 inches long. The outer coat fuses with the undercoat to form felt that hangs in long cords. It can take up to two years for the cords to form completely and 5 years to reach the desired length. The head and muzzle are massive and rather short.

The Komondor is serious, confident, alert and commanding. It can be very reserved with strangers and is very territorial and highly protective of his family, house, car and livestock. As a working dog, the Komondor was bred to be implacable against wolves and bears that would attack the flock with which it is entrusted. In a few minutes, the Komondor can get the better of even the strongest enemy.

It can be fiercely protective and even aggressive, especially with strange dogs, but also with people. This breed must be thoroughly socialized with people and other dogs at an early age. They need complete and firm obedience training by an experienced owner, as they can be very willful. Overall, the Komondor is smart, but easily bored and respectful of his master, but fierce against threats to his charges.

Their hair must never be brushed or combed. It is divided into cords and trimmed. Its coat needs a lot of bathing and takes a long time to dry. It sheds very little if any. They are prone to hip dysplasia, bloat and skin problems, but have no major genetic diseases.

The Komondor is descended from Tibetan dogs. Some think the Komondor was brought to Hungary a thousand years ago by nomadic Magyars to guard flocks of sheep. However, newer studies show they came from the Cumans. The name, "Komondor", came from the name, Koman-dor, meaning, dog of the Cumans. The earliest written reference is from the 16th century. It spread throughout the rest of the world beginning in 1920 when the breed began to be presented in dog shows. The Komondor lives for many months outdoors in all kinds of weather, protecting his master's flocks.

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