Even it’s appearance commands authority.
It radiates ancient naturality and tenacity.
Reliable, balanced, determined, honest character.
Every Hungarian's heart skips a beat when they see its
majesticly robust figure.
In the era of large carnivores, our herding dogs were
expected to have accurate situational awareness, as well as the ability to make
independent decisions for the safety of the flock. Komondors had to be able to
live and work in a pack, otherwise they wouldn't have had a chance to provide
protection against a bear attack or a wolf pack. All of this required
extraordinary intelligence in addition to physical endurance and steadfastness.
As a result of the changes that have taken place since then
(the disappearance of large carnivores, the depopulation of small farms, the
reduction of backyard livestock, etc.), the komondor's scope of work has also
narrowed.
Many people wonder if there is a need for herding dogs at
all, with their ancient set of instincts. In order to answer this, we need to
understand that the sheepdog's natural instincts also make it an ideal family
dog.
The existence of guarding instincts,
the ability to recognize situations, a high level of intelligence, and maximum
loyalty to the owner and his family were basic requirements during their breeding throughout generations. Also, with the
strict selection of ’prey-individuals’, they ensured that, just like a
defenseless sheep in a farm, a defenseless child in a family environment can
NEVER be seen as prey.
In contrast to the rather complex skills required to perform
the tasks required in the original role of a shepherd dog, the main expectation
at exhibitions is a pleasing look. In today's appearance-oriented
breeding system, unused work skills inevitably wither away.
Recognizing all this, the breeders now try to keep their
dogs as adapted to the needs of the breed as possible, that is, instead of
kennel rows, they are entrusted with the tasks of guarding territories,
family or farm animals in many places.
On our small farm the komondors are expected to fully
protect the people live here and the farm itself, and of course they ensure
this to the maximum extent.
While in the other farming families living in the area it
happens from time to time that the poultry become the prey of foxes or other
predators, our hens can afford the luxury of semi-extensive housing like the
neighbouring goats, that is, we do not lock them in the coop for overnight.
In the forests below our pasture and also close to our farm
jackals often raid, but thanks to our dogs we never lost any goatlings either.
It can therefore be said about the komondor that the
imposing appearance hides an extremely intelligent, thinking, hard-working
being who requires mental occupation, a spacious living space, and at least
partial possibility of independent decisions.
In addition to preserving all these instincts, our goal is
to breed komondors with a stable nervous system that can also be used for work.
That's why – similarly to our pumi breeding – when selecting
stud male dogs, we are not primarily interested in the collected champion titles.
We look for internal values, the dog's behavior, working ability, nervous
system and health – our choice will be based on the overall impression.
Our bitches
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