Komondor.

Komondor. Komondor, breed of large, working dog, originally from the Russian steppes, and brought into Hungary about the 10th century. It is covered from head to tail with a coat of white hair, long and heavily matted. (When the dogs are shown, the coat is groomed.) In mature dogs the dense, soft undercoat is trapped by the coarser hairs of the outer coat so as to form strong cords that feel like felt. The cords are longest at the rump, loins, and on the tail. Komondorok (pl.) can be used as household guard dogs. Muscular and heavily boned, the males stand at least 65 cm (25.5 in) high and the females at least 60 cm (23.5 in). Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.