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[cellio]

When I was a kid I thought poodles were by definition small, as my world contained no non-miniature poodles. I saw a standard poodle for the first time at the age of 14, and my reaction was "wow, it's like a poodle but big".

There is a dog in the office today, to which my reaction was "wow, it's one of those dust-mop dogs, but big". (Ok, not entirely, as you usually can't see the legs on the dust-mop dogs. But otherwise...)

Ok, now I've met my first komondor. This one is very friendly. My father likes large dogs (has a golden retriever now, previously had an Irish setter); I wonder if he's heard of these. I wonder if my mother would ever forgive me if I told him. :-)

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[zare-k.livejournal.com]

Damn, that's really funny looking.

[cellio]

The one in the picture looks funnier than the live one in the office. Maybe the live one is just young and hasn't grown into his full coat yet. He seems to be full-sized, though. (Well, full-height at least; I'm not going to try to judge weight.)

It seems like these would be good for people with allergies; according to the blurb I found, they don't shed much. (That's also good for people who are tired of pulling dog hair off the furniture and carpets. :-) )

[tangerinpenguin.livejournal.com]

For some reason, the phrase "komondor alle katze" is running through my head, and it sounds like a warning now: "All cats! Run! IT'S A KOMONDOR!!!"

[cellio]

:-)

Between the dog's size and all that hair in the face, though, the dog might not even notice cats running around nearby.

[dagonell.livejournal.com]

Does your father know about Irish wolfhounds? :D Buffalo's annual Irish Festival is held in a fairgrounds. People bring their wolfhounds "cause their Irish!" A wolfhound can nearly look you eye to eye standing flat on the ground.

When my parent's next door neighbor got a "Teacup Poodle", I thought "Wow, like a poodle only smaller!" They can literally sit in the palm of your hand.

[cellio]

My understanding is that my mother has already vetoed Irish wolfhounds ("horses"), great danes, saint bernards, and pretty much anything big enough to eat from the kitchen counter without stretching. :-)

In truth, I suspect that when their golden retriever dies (he's 12 now), they will probably wait on getting another dog and spend some time travelling first. They weren't retired yet when they got Thor but they are now.

They can literally sit in the palm of your hand.

Wow. That is just too strange to think about...

[grifyn.livejournal.com]

::loves meeting and finding new dogs::

WOW.

That looks like one high-maintenance doggie! :)

Glad the large rasta-dog was friendly, though.

[cellio]

That looks like one high-maintenance doggie! :)

Actually, it looks like it's lower-maintenance than normal for dogs of that size. Apparently you don't brush or comb them; the cords just take care of themselves. (Shedding is apparently minimal or absent, too.)

Glad the large rasta-dog was friendly, though.

I don't think my coworker would have brought him in if he weren't, but I'm glad too. :-) (He's also on a lead, so he doesn't have run of the building or anything like that. He seems to be spending a lot of his time sleeping amidst the test machines.)

[rectangularcat]

I see that you didn't watch the Westminster dog show on tv where every breed imaginable was on display!

Apparently this corded hair look requires quite a bit of work.

[cellio]

I see that you didn't watch the Westminster dog show

True. I enjoy meeting actual animals, but am less enthralled by watching them from a distance, whether live or on TV. But I'm a "pet" person, not a "show" person; I want to actually interact with the animals, or be in a zoo where it's obvious I'm not supposed to. (And even so, I think petting zoos are nifty, and my tolerance for conventional zoos is limited.)