Working Group

Komondor

Adult Komondor standing in grass.

The job

Built to guard sheep at pasture and drive off wolves and other predators.

Facts

  1. The breed is one of three working dogs native for ten centuries to Hungary's sheep and cattle country.

  2. Height 27.5 minimum inches (male), 25.5 minimum inches (female). Weight 100 pounds or more (male), 80 pounds or more (female).

Photo: Andrea Arden. CC BY 2.0. Image source. Sources: American Kennel Club.

Breeds