Generally speaking the Komondor(ik) has been considered much more agressive than most other breeds and therefore has caused some problems. They are hard to socialize to humans. And, terrible to groom. Think dreadlocks. Because we had many visitors we had to reluctantly socialize our Akbash to humans. They loved attention, but that was not the idea. Each of these breeds has specific behaviors and uses. Some stay with the flock and won't go after predators, some go out, some patrol, some bark, some fight, etc.

Esau hated our mules when they came near the sheep. Then one day one colicked and fell down. We found her hours later, with Esau curled up beside her, guarding her until we came.

It will be a shame if they have the agressiveness bred out. Most breeders and very fussy where their dogs go. Ours were only sold to those with livestock and over 20 acres. Some we would not sell unless they had over 100 acres. We have 160 and Esau, our male, could cross that in about 30 seconds when on the chase. We only broke that rule once and the dog came back a few months later with teats dragging the ground at 9 months. The pups had been drowned. It took 4 months to get her back in shape and socialized. Then we gave her to a good home.

Our bitch, Suli, will not appraoch humans at all. My wife can get close to her and usually can touch her. I cannot. She will dance and play with me, but only from 10-15 feet distance. She was born on a large sheep ranch in Montana and did not see humans until she was 4 months old.

Somewhere on the web there is a story about the Kuvasz and they appear in a movie. When the Germans moved into Poland (I believe) they had to shoot the dogs as they were so protective of their owners. I'll try to find the link.

A quick story. One of our dogs went to a ranch on the prairies. They were worried because they had a German Shepard and a Rottwiler and cats. Our dog had never seen cats. The Rotty had a habit of catching the cats and throwing them in the air. As our dog arrived he did this. The Akbash ran at him and gave him a hard body block. The cat behavior stopped.

Lots of folks wondered how these docile, sleeping dogs could protect anything. Then something wandered by, a dog, coyaote, raven, and they were on their feet and working.