The Komondor is a large Hungarian sheepdog breed brought to Europe in the 9th century by the Magyars, who kept it primarily to protect, rather than to herd, their flocks. It is a powerful, heavy-boned dog, and is covered from head to tail in a heavy, shaggy white coat, which is woolly in texture and becomes matted if uncombed. The coat was left tangled and unkempt by the Hungarian shepherds, for it provided the dog with excellent protection from the fangs of wolves and other predators. It is a courageous and faithful breed and its heavily shaggy white coat is likened to a mop because of its tendency to hang off the body and over the face in separate cordlike strips; ears are medium-length and hang down side of head in a V-shape; tail reaches down to hocks and curls slightly at end; eyes are dark brown. It is related to Russian steppe dogs used by Huns and its name means somber, surly, or angry, adjectives used to describe the ancient flock guards from which modern breed descended.
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