Appearance

The Komondor is a large and powerful dog. The body is well-muscled and boned with a short back, long legs and a long hanging tail. The broad head has a slightly short muzzle, almond-shaped eyes, triangular shaped ears and a wide nose. By far the most distinctive feature of this dog is the unusual double-coat. This is felted and corded and closely resembles the strands in a mop, and the length of the cords are relative to the dog's age. The coloring tends to be white.

History

It is believed that Komondors, descendants from Tibetan dogs, hail from Hungary when the Magyars (nomadic people) came from Asia around 1000 A.D. There's also a possibility that they come from the Cumans (a Turkish nomadic people) in Cumania where Komondor bones have been found. Indeed, "Komondor" means "dog of the Cumans." They were seen first in dog shows in the 1920s and accepted by the AKC in 1937. As of 2011, they rank 154th on the AKC Dog Registry.