Komondor

Origin

Hungary

Attractive to:

People who want to feel safe in their own homes. At night a Komondor will patrol his territory, knocking down any intruders and keeping them down until you arrive.

Not the best for:

Party hosts. The Komondor is distrustful of strangers and strongly territorial. If your name's not down, you're definitely not coming in!

Aliases:

Hungarian Sheepdog, Mop Dog

Cross between:

None

Size:

Giant
So big people will stop and take photos.

Exercise Needs:

Medium (About an hour)
Doesn't have to be a solid hour, you can give them lots of short walks.

Coat:

Dreads
More work than you might think, drying takes a very long time and you need to cord them in the first place.

Shedding:

Doesn't moult much
But all dogs shed dander so if you're allergic, make sure you'll be ok

Life expectancy:

9 years

Good first dog?:

No