Saturday, April 23, 2022

A puppy's pigment

Erika of Fülöphegyi-Fehér Kuvaszok kennel in Hungary shares this photo of one of her pups.

This photo showcases the distinctive pigment of the Kuvasz skin: 

“The colour of the skin under the hair is also slate grey, best seen on the belly, where the hair is less thick than on the rest of the body....The pads are dark grey, the nails slate grey.” 

From: Pál Sárkány and Imre Ócsag. 1986. Hungarian Dog Breeds. 2nd ed. Budapest, Hungary: Corvina Kiadó. (Orig. pub. 1977.)  P. 103.


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)


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