If you cut off the hair in front of the eye, it goes blind

Not true!

An important part in the care of the komondor should be the plucking and trimming of the hair around the eye (the hairs that grow back can irritate the eye and cause inflammation).If the komondor has not been groomed for a long time, a gradual trimming around the eye is recommended to allow the eye to get used to the light.

If you cut the fur, it will never grow back

Not true!

The komondor as a breed was not born with such a big hair fetish. In those days, the shepherd would trim it annually in the spring with the flock, and by winter it would again have enough fur to keep warm in the sub-zero temperatures. When shearing, it should be borne in mind that the hair growth is about 8 mm to 1 cm per month. Calculating this, it is worth leaving 2-3 cm on them in spring.

Their fur is braided by itself

Not true!

In this formulation, this is not true. At 7-9 months of age, when the baby's coat starts to be replaced by that certain characteristic komondor fur, there are areas where braids or tufts do form, but in the larger areas, owners have to form these tufts themselves. Once the tufts have been formed, they will require 'just a touch back' later on.

Their coat should be combed regularly

Not true!

If you don't want a foamy snow cloud, don't brush or comb the coat, as this will break up the tufts, which is one of the characteristics of the breed. But this is mostly a matter of the owner's taste and free time.

Their fur is falling out

Not true!

If you are talking about a well-groomed, well-fed komondor, the coat will not shed. If you do find that it is shedding, consult your vet or check your feeding habits!

They go mad in their old age

Not true!

If we are talking about a well-behaved, well-treated komondor, he will not go crazy, no matter how bad we think the word is! Of course, the situation is different with a dog that has been permanently chained or tortured, but this is independent of the breed!

They can attack their owner

Not true!

A well tempered (!), correctly handled and trained komondor will not attack its owner!

They attack everyone except their owner

Not true!

A well behaved, well behaved and well behaved komondor with good nerves (!) will not attack without reason. However, as a guarding herding dog, it will attack any unauthorised person entering its territory (if it has good instincts).

Unmanageable

Not true!

They are dominant and clever, but that doesn't mean they are unmanageable. But it certainly means that he needs strong, firm control!

Prefers a single owner

Not true!

If this expression means that they never accept only one owner in their life, then this is very silly, because then the breeders and the breeding would have thousands of komondors. However, it is true that they have a closer relationship with their owner.

They let anyone in, but they let no one out

Not true!

Being a guard dog, they have never been allowed to let anyone in without the owner's permission and presence, so this is also silly. There may be such an individual, but it is not good behaviour for a komondor!

Cute kiss dispenser

Not true!

Very damaging misconception! The komondor is a tough, determined and dominant character. To their family, they are the pack, they love and (with good breeding) respect them, but outside of them, they do not make friends and are distrustful. Of course, there are differences in character between individuals, but the individual who is a "sweet kisser" with everyone (!) unfortunately does not carry the primal instincts of the komondor!

Aggression = dominance

Not true!

We call aggression any behaviour that is intended to cause unjustified harm to the physical integrity of another. Dominance is the behaviour whereby an individual seeks to take the lead in all contexts. It is important to distinguish between these two concepts!

Stubbornness = lack of discipline, disobedience

Not true!

They see children as prey

Not true!

They attack without sound

Not true!

Only the mute komondor attacks without sound, all other individuals use continuous and gradually increasing signals (growling, snarling, sitting up and then standing up, depending on the situation and the degree of intrusion). If we think of the authentic use, when a flock was/is guarded in a pack ( there are still places like this today!), they had to be able to warn their pack mates under cover of night in case of an attack. If they attacked silently and were consequently left alone in this situation, they would most likely not survive!

They have supernatural abilities

Not true!

They do not speak any human language and are not blessed with psychic talents. They are not Uri Geller, they cannot move things at will, just as they cannot obey an unspoken or unsigned command. They are fundamentally more naturalistic than us humans, but putting any mysticism into their behaviour is silly. There are some dogs, individuals, that have strong intuitive abilities (e.g. predicting seizures in epileptic patients) but this is not a breed-dependent behaviour either.

The komondor is a herding dog

Not true!

They have never herded, their job has always been guarding the cattle and the porter. Herding is simply not the right job for them, because of their size. For this we have the Hungarian breeds of Puli, Pumi and Mudi.

They eat a lot

Not true!

In the past, shepherds used to select out the "big eaters", as they would have found it difficult to support them. Hence, "low consumption" became a breed characteristic. Obviously the breeding of the last decades has changed this, but overall it is still a characteristic.

They are stinky

Not true!

If they are well cared for and kept healthy, they are not stinky and do not need to be kept indoors.

They are shedding

Not true!

The komondor does not shed, the shed hair remains in the coat as part of the dreadlocks.

They cannot be walked because they will not be guarding

Not true!

The komondor does not guard well because it is unsocialised! Rather the breed's instinct to "stick" to a territory has been strengthened by ruthless selection. It had the task of protecting the night resting places at the end of the 40-50 km of daily walks with the herd, which is why the komondor, with its good instincts, "patrols" the area in small rest stops during walks, 15 minutes after stopping!

The neutered komondor does not guard

Not true!

Neutering has no effect on the instinct set. If your komondor has a good instinct set, it will remain so after neutering. This intervention makes the dog much calmer during the breeding period, as it does not feel the urge and becomes calmer in dog-dog interactions!