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Komondor

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The Komondor (in Hungarian, the plural form of komondor is komondorok), also known as the Hungarian sheepdog, is a large, white-coloured Hungarian breed of livestock guardian dog with a long, corded coat. [1]

37 relations: American Kennel Club, Bearded Collie, Bergamasco Shepherd, Breed-specific legislation, Briard, Catalan Sheepdog, Cão da Serra de Aires, Coat (dog), Codex, Cording (dog grooming), Cumans, Dog breed, Dreadlocks, Europe, FCI Sheepdogs and Cattle Dogs Group, Fur, Goat, Hungarian language, Hungarians, Hungary, Köten, Kuvasz, Livestock, Livestock guardian dog, Molosser, Mop, Mudi, Old English Sheepdog, Polish Lowland Sheepdog, Puli, Pumi dog, Pyrenean Shepherd, Romania, Schapendoes, Sheep, South Russian Ovcharka, World War II.

American Kennel Club

The American Kennel Club (AKC) is a registry of purebred dog pedigrees in the United States.

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Bearded Collie

The Bearded Collie, or Beardie, is a herding breed of dog once used primarily by Scottish shepherds, but now mostly a popular family companion.

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Bergamasco Shepherd

The Bergamasco Shepherd (Italian pastore bergamasco) is a breed of dog with its origins in the Italian Alps near Bergamo, where it was originally used as a herding dog.

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Breed-specific legislation

Breed-specific legislation is a law passed by a legislative body pertaining to a specific breed or breeds of domesticated animals.

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Briard

The Briard is an ancient breed of large herding dog, originally from France.

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Catalan Sheepdog

The Catalan sheepdog (Gos d'atura català, Pastor catalán) is a breed of Catalan Pyrenean dog used as a sheepdog.

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Cão da Serra de Aires

The Cão da Serra de Aires (FCI no. 93) is a medium-sized breed of dog of the herding dog type, and is one of the indigenous regional dogs of Portugal.

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Coat (dog)

The coat of the domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris) refers to the hair that covers its body.

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Codex

A codex (from the Latin caudex for "trunk of a tree" or block of wood, book), plural codices, is a book constructed of a number of sheets of paper, vellum, papyrus, or similar materials.

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Cording (dog grooming)

In animal grooming, cording is a technique in which dog coats are separated patiently into dreadlocks for coat care or presentation purposes.

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Cumans

The Cumans (Polovtsi) were a Turkic nomadic people comprising the western branch of the Cuman–Kipchak confederation.

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Dog breed

Dog breeds are dogs that have relatively uniform physical characteristics developed under controlled conditions by humans, with breeding animals selected for phenotypic traits such as size, coat color, structure, and behavior.

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Dreadlocks

Dreadlocks, also locs, dreads, or in Sanskrit, Jaṭā, are ropelike strands of hair formed by matting or braiding hair.

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Europe

Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere.

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FCI Sheepdogs and Cattle Dogs Group

The Sheepdogs and Cattle Dogs Group is a designation used, only by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI), for a group of dog breeds consisting of Sheepdogs and Cattle dogs, except for Swiss Cattle Dogs.

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Fur

Fur is the hair covering of non-human mammals, particularly those mammals with extensive body hair that is soft and thick.

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Goat

The domestic goat (Capra aegagrus hircus) is a subspecies of goat domesticated from the wild goat of southwest Asia and Eastern Europe.

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Hungarian language

Hungarian is a Finno-Ugric language spoken in Hungary and several neighbouring countries. It is the official language of Hungary and one of the 24 official languages of the European Union. Outside Hungary it is also spoken by communities of Hungarians in the countries that today make up Slovakia, western Ukraine, central and western Romania (Transylvania and Partium), northern Serbia (Vojvodina), northern Croatia, and northern Slovenia due to the effects of the Treaty of Trianon, which resulted in many ethnic Hungarians being displaced from their homes and communities in the former territories of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It is also spoken by Hungarian diaspora communities worldwide, especially in North America (particularly the United States). Like Finnish and Estonian, Hungarian belongs to the Uralic language family branch, its closest relatives being Mansi and Khanty.

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Hungarians

Hungarians, also known as Magyars (magyarok), are a nation and ethnic group native to Hungary (Magyarország) and historical Hungarian lands who share a common culture, history and speak the Hungarian language.

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Hungary

Hungary (Magyarország) is a country in Central Europe that covers an area of in the Carpathian Basin, bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Austria to the northwest, Romania to the east, Serbia to the south, Croatia to the southwest, and Slovenia to the west.

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Köten

Köten (Котян, Kötöny, Kutan; 1223–41) was a Cuman–Kipchak chieftain (khan) and military commander active in the mid-13th century.

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Kuvasz

The Kuvasz, is an ancient breed of a livestock dog of Hungarian origin.

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Livestock

Livestock are domesticated animals raised in an agricultural setting to produce labor and commodities such as meat, eggs, milk, fur, leather, and wool.

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Livestock guardian dog

A livestock guardian dog (LGD) is a type of pastoral dog bred for the purpose of protecting livestock from predators.

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Molosser

Molosser is a category of solidly built, large dog breeds that all descend from the same common ancestor.

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Mop

A mop (such as a floor mop) is a mass or bundle of coarse strings or yarn, etc., or a piece of cloth, sponge, or other absorbent material, attached to a pole or stick.

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Mudi

The Mudi (in Hungarian, the plural form of mudi is mudik) is a herding dog breed from Hungary.

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Old English Sheepdog

The Old English Sheepdog (OES) is a large breed of dog which was developed in England from early herding types of dog.

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Polish Lowland Sheepdog

The Polish Lowland Sheepdog (Polski Owczarek Nizinny, also PON), is a medium-sized, shaggy-coated, sheep dog breed native to Poland.

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Puli

The Puli is a small-medium breed of Hungarian herding and livestock guarding dog known for its long, corded coat.

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Pumi dog

The Pumi (in Hungarian, the plural form is pumik) is a medium-small breed of sheep dog from Hungary.

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Pyrenean Shepherd

The Pyrenean Shepherd (known in France originally, and also in non-AKC registries such as the UKC, as the Berger des Pyrénées,Pyrenean Shepherd Club of America (2013). Pyrenean Shepherd Club of America. Retrieved on 2013-10-13 from http://www.pyrshepclub.com. and in Spain as the Pastor de los Pirineos) is a medium-small breed of dog native to the Pyrenees mountains in southern France and northern Spain, bred since at least medieval times for herding livestock, especially sheep.

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Romania

Romania (România) is a sovereign state located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe.

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Schapendoes

The Schapendoes or Dutch Sheepdog, is a breed of dog originating in the Netherlands.

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Sheep

Domestic sheep (Ovis aries) are quadrupedal, ruminant mammal typically kept as livestock.

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South Russian Ovcharka

The South Russian Ovcharka, also known as a Ukrainian Shepherd Dog, or South Russian Sheepdog, is a sheepdog from the Ukrainian steppes between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Komondor

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