Komondor — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)

Komondor — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)

Claims

• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The breed's country of origin is Hungary.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Under FCI it is in Group 1 — sheepdogs and cattle dogs other than the Swiss breeds — with Section 1 covering sheepdogs and no working trial; its use is as a herding dog (and under the AKC as a flock guardian).
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Height is 27½ inches and up for dogs and 25½ inches and up for bitches under AKC (FCI minimum 70 cm and 65 cm); weight runs about 100 lb and up for dogs, 80 lb and up for bitches (FCI 50–60 kg and 40–50 kg).
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The coat is a dense, protective coat that forms natural cords, white to ivory in colour; the puppy coat is soft and tends to cord, while the mature coat has a woolly undercoat trapped by a coarser outer coat.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Temperament is that of a flock guardian: reserved with strangers yet demonstrative and selflessly devoted to family and charges, vigilant, courageous and faithful; FCI notes imperturbable courage and a suspicious nature.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* AKC rules disqualify a dog with blue eyes, a nose of flesh colour, or the loss of three or more teeth. A coat that fails to cord before the age of two, plus smooth short fur on the head and legs, also bars it, as does any coat colour that is not white (tiny cream or buff patches are permitted only on young puppies). FCI adds its own bars: dogs that are aggressive or extremely shy, those with an obvious physical or behavioural fault, a soft flabby body, turned-in or turned-out eyelids, a jaw that is overshot, undershot or wry, erect or pale ears, a short tail, heavy coarse limbs, a coat not ivory or of mixed colour, or a height below the minimum.