Mariette of Kuvasz Kennel vom Quecksilber in Germany shares this photo of one of her 8-day-old puppies.
This photo showcases the characteristic dark pigment of the Kuvasz.
“The skin has a lot of pigment, and is slate grey. The nose, the eyelids and the lips are always black....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.”
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)
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