What is Komondor?
[[File:Komondor delvin.jpg|thumb|]] The '''Komondor''' is a [[breed]] of [[dog]]. The Komondors are [[cord]]-coated dogs. They come from [[Hungary]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://komondor.org/html/history.html |title=The Early History of the Komondor |author=Arthur R. Sorkin |date=1998 |website= |publisher=Arthur R. Sorkin |accessdate=17 August 2014 |archive-date=8 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111108031545/http://www.komondor.org/html/history.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> They are [[livestock]] [[guard dog]]s and should not be confused with [[herd]] dogs. They stay with the animals they guard as a member of their flock. Komondors need a job to do or a [[property]] to guard. They should not be kept in [[apartment]]s. They need space, a large [[garden]] or a home in the [[rural area|countryside]].<ref>[http://www.yourpurebredpuppy.com/reviews/komondors.html Honest advice about dogs -Komondor]</ref> They are not lap dogs but working dogs. They may think of their family as their herd to take care of.<ref name=Henley>{{cite web |url=http://www.k9web.com/dog-faqs/breeds/komondors.html |title=Komondors |author=Richard Heaney; Therese Heaney |date=1995 |website= |publisher= Komondor Club of America |accessdate=19 August 2014 }}</ref> The Komondors are {{convert|50|to|60|kg|lbs}} and must be at least {{convert|70|cm|in}}high. But they can be much bigger; this is the [[minimum]] [[height]]. They live 12–14 years; which is a long life for a big dog.<ref>[http://www.kutya-tar.hu/fajtak/Komondor Hungarian Standard with a lot of good pictures]</ref> == Behavior == Komondors are calm, [[intelligent]] and [[independent]].<ref name=Henley/> They do not always need a [[human]] to tell them what to do. This [[trait (biology)|trait]] can make them more difficult to train. They are [[loyalty|loyal]] and will often follow family members around the house.<ref name=Henley/> A Komondor is a large [[:en:wikt:territorial|territorial]] dog.<ref name=Henley/> To protect a herd or family is [[instinctive]] to th