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| The above photo is Dóri's Kuvasz with his human friend in Hungary. The Kuvasz has sprung up in an "amicable fashion to clasp him around the neck." Photo by Dóri G. |
I love this description of temperament! This is from Dr. Buzády's book.
"Mór Jókai [a famous novelist in Hungary] wrote 150 years ago using the words Kuvasz and Komondor as synonymous:
"That the welcome might be more patriarchal, the big Komondors/Kuvasz of the house too passed among the guests licking their hands; and in this is something worthy of comment. The conduct of the dogs of the house is a powerful indication of the hospitality of the householder: where even the Komondor/Kuvasz licks the guest's hand and springs up in amicable fashion to clasp him round the neck, there he is seen gladly;
"but where the Komondor/Kuvasz lies in the doorway outside and growls at you when you approach, there prepare yourself for the question 'When will it please you to move on?'"
Dr. Buzády Tibor. 2002. Dogs of Hungary. Translated by Bernard Adams. Budapest, Hungary: Nóra Kiadó. P. 141-142.
