"Students of the Breed should study these Kuvasz."

 

About the family of Livestock Guardian Dogs...

“To this day flocks are guarded in the hills of Asia, Europe and Africa* by powerful, robust dogs that are neither clumsy nor pacific. Despite the distances that separate them these breeds have much in common, and the Kuvasz is a member of this extended sheepdog family.”

From: Dr. Buzády Tibor. 2002. Dogs of Hungary. Translated by Bernard Adams. Budapest, Hungary: Nóra Kiadó.  P. 100.

*(and now also in North America, South America and Australia)

Click here to see the Kuvasz History Klips blog!

Happy New Year 2026

 

Photo from Google Images.

Click here for lots of fun info:  buek-boldog-uj-evet-kivanok

"I would like to wish you all a belated Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, or as we say in Hungary, BÚÉK! Hungarians love abbreviations, and BÚÉK stands in for 
'Boldog új évet kívánok' a clattering shower of Uralic syllables meaning 'I wish you a Happy New Year.'" 

Happy 2026!

Merry Christmas 2025 -- Postage stamps designed by Hungarian artist

A Kuvasz is depicted in the lower left corner.

Gyula Vasarhelyi, a prominent stamp designer who was from Hungary, created these stamps with Christmas themes and included his Kuvasz in the designs.

Christmas tree humor

 

Kuvasz Klips is 13 years old!

Today's date is 12-12-25; Kuvasz Klips was started on 12-12-12! Kuvasz Klips is thirteen years old!

About the family of Livestock Guardian Dogs...

“To this day flocks are guarded in the hills of Asia, Europe and Africa* by powerful, robust dogs that are neither clumsy nor pacific. Despite the distances that separate them these breeds have much in common, and the Kuvasz is a member of this extended sheepdog family.” 

Dr. Buzády Tibor. 2002. Dogs of Hungary. Translated by Bernard Adams. Budapest, Hungary: Nóra Kiadó.  P. 100.

*(and now also in North America, South America and Australia)

Click here to see the Kuvasz History Klips blog!

Kuvasz guest stars in movie

This isn't a Christmas movie, but it's a fun movie for kids and it guest stars a Kuvasz!

Click here to buy video:  

Homeward-Bound-II-Lost-In-San-Francisco

Merry Christmas 2025 -- Santa with Kuvasz

Card is from Zazzle.com.

Happy Thanksgiving 2025

 This is the only photo/video I've found that features an BWD/LGD at Thanksgiving.

Click here to see BWD in TV ad for Thanksgiving

National Dog Show 2025, held annually by the Kennel Club of Philadelphia

 

Happy Halloween!

 Maya poses with pumpkin-colored lights.

About the family of Livestock Guardian Dogs...

“To this day flocks are guarded in the hills of Asia, Europe and Africa* by powerful, robust dogs that are neither clumsy nor pacific. Despite the distances that separate them these breeds have much in common, and the Kuvasz is a member of this extended sheepdog family.”

From: Dr. Buzády Tibor. 2002. Dogs of Hungary. Translated by Bernard Adams. Budapest, Hungary: Nóra Kiadó.  P. 100.

*(and now also in North America, South America and Australia)

Click here to see the Kuvasz History Klips blog!

13th annual "Day of Kuvasz Loyalty"

Hungarian soldiers in the Carpathian Mountains in 1944.

The background of this event: A KUVASZ ÉS MI ALAPITVÁNY on Facebook created the idea for a memorial day for the Kuvaszok who died in World War II. He chose September 15 for the anniversary date, as the Russian invasion began in the autumn of 1944, and held the first walk in Budapest to honor the brave Kuvaszok who died defending their owners' property from invading Soviet soldiers. In 2025 the commemoration was held in conjunction with the Diamond Kuvasz event.  Click here to see links to previous years: 

kuvaszklips.blogspot.com/2022/10/annual-day-of-kuvasz-loyalty-list

Vajó Zoltán, founder of this event, writes:

On this day we would remember to those Kuvaszes and other breeds of dogs who sacrificed their life for those who were the most important for them, for people. 

Why September 15th?

Because around this time in the autumn of 1944 the Soviet army stepped into the area of the Karpathian basin and started the biggest known slaughter of the Kuvasz population. We at A KUVASZ ÉS MI ALAPITVÁNY in Budapest would like if this not so well-known historical fact would not sink into 

oblivion.

For those 

who do not know about this period, we would sum up what happened from the autumn in 1944, here and on our Facebook page at A KUVASZ ÉS MI ALAPITVÁNY:

by A KUVASZ ÉS MI ALAPITVÁNY, "The Kuvasz and We" Non-Profit Foundation

In the middle of September 1944 started the marching of the Soviet army from more directions into the Karpathian basin. Crowds of people fled from their farms and left the small villages when they heard about the arrival of the front lines. Besides saving the lives of people, saving the guarding kuvaszes as well was out of the question. 

 

Most of the people hoped that the Kuvasz would hide when they heard the noise of the guns, or run away, and when the tenants got home they would return, so they might survive the passing of the army.

The people who returned days and weeks after the army left the area, saw that the dogs (other breed than kuvasz) survived the brutality of the troops. 

But coming home they had to face reality, most of the Kuvaszes lied shot down near the fence. The Kuvaszes left behind tried to save the home of their owners!!! 

The warning shots were useless, the roaring tanks, the rumbling guns did not frighten them away. When everybody ran away, they protected with loyalty what they had been entrusted to guard. Entering to the Karpathian basin, it soon spread among the foreign soldiers that the big white dogs had to be shot because they did not let anyone to enter, and could seriously injure the attacker. 

According to estimations from the autumn of 1944 to the spring of 1945 THOUSANDS OF KUVASZES GAVE THEIR LIFE FOR ACTING THE WAY THEY HAD BEEN TAUGHT BY THEIR OWNERS!

A KUVASZ ÉS MI ALAPITVÁNY Facebook Page

👉Click here to see the List of all previous Day of Kuvasz Loyalty posts

There are many links to go through but they're worth it!

About the family of Livestock Guardian Dogs...

“To this day flocks are guarded in the hills of Asia, Europe and Africa* by powerful, robust dogs that are neither clumsy nor pacific. Despite the distances that separate them these breeds have much in common, and the Kuvasz is a member of this extended sheepdog family.” 

Dr. Buzády Tibor. 2002. Dogs of Hungary. Translated by Bernard Adams. Budapest, Hungary: Nóra Kiadó.  P. 100.

*(and now also in North America, South America and Australia)

Click here to see the Kuvasz History Klips blog!

A KUVASZ ÉS MI ALAPITVÁNY becomes an official organization

 

The Kuvasz Center is the only place in the world that was officially established for a dog breed, for the breed as a whole, for its survival, development, and popularization!
The Kuvasz Center is not a "virtual daydream", but a real, 1.3-hectare area, with huge trees, lush vegetation, and a forest full of birdsong, in the best possible location, right in the middle of Hungary!

Click here for more info: kuvaszklub.hu/kuvasz-kozpont.html

About the family of Livestock Guardian Dogs...

“To this day flocks are guarded in the hills of Asia, Europe and Africa* by powerful, robust dogs that are neither clumsy nor pacific. Despite the distances that separate them these breeds have much in common, and the Kuvasz is a member of this extended sheepdog family.”

From: Dr. Buzády Tibor. 2002. Dogs of Hungary. Translated by Bernard Adams. Budapest, Hungary: Nóra Kiadó.  P. 100.

*(and now also in North America, South America and Australia)

Click here to see the Kuvasz History Klips blog!

195,000 views of Kuvasz Klips!

Even during the long hiatus, the number of views continue to increase! There have now been  195,000 viewings of Kuvasz Klips! There are 7,186 posts on the blog. This blog has been seen in 105 countries around the world, in all 6 continents of the world where dogs live: North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, and Australia. Kuvasz live in all, now including Africa, where several Kuvasz "cousins" also live. (Or 5 continents if considering that Europe and Asia are actually one continent, Eurasia.) These are amazing numbers for a blog written about a fairly obscure subject, a rare dog breed, the Kuvasz! 

About the family of Livestock Guardian Dogs...

 “To this day flocks are guarded in the hills of Asia, Europe and Africa* by powerful, robust dogs that are neither clumsy nor pacific. Despite the distances that separate them these breeds have much in common, and the Kuvasz is a member of this extended sheepdog family.” 

From: Dr. Buzády Tibor. 2002. Dogs of Hungary. Translated by Bernard Adams. Budapest, Hungary: Nóra Kiadó.  P. 100.

*(and now also in North America, South America and Australia)

Click here to see the Kuvasz History Klips blog!

WDS 2025 in Helsinki in August

Click here for more info: wds2025.fi/

Hard Dog Race 2023 -- with Kuvasz --- "We simply cooperated"

 

That's our Kuvasz--maybe not obedient, but cooperative!

Hard Dog Race 2017 -- race with two Kuvasz

Kincsünk A Kuvasz Facebook page in Hungary shares these photos of a foot race combined with an obstacle course for dog and human.

Hard Dog Race 2021 -- Through sand pit

Hard Dog Race 2021 -- Victory stance

Fecó in Hungary shares his photo from this year's Hard Dog Race. Congratulations!

Hard Dog Race 2025--"What is the Hard Dog Race?"

What is the Hard Dog Race? 

Click here for info:  Hard-Dog-Race.hu/ 2025