Slacker

Sorry for the lack of posting this week. We have been busy with family in town and I just have not had time to sit down and load any pictures yet. I finally figured out how to take video with my high tech phone and upload it to YouTube which is SO much easier than how I had been doing it. So I plan on getting more video as well.

We have all the puppies but one sold! A family was going to come last weekend to look at the last one but it fell through. I am amazed at how fast we have sold them. This is defiantly a learning experience as we get things figured out with shipping and payments and such.  Just when you think that you thought of everything something new comes up.

 I am super excited for the families who will be taking home these fun little puppies

Komondor 101 Video

I found this great video on YouTube about the Komondor. It is very informative and you get to see full corded Komondors!

Puppies 3 1/2 weeks old

So I have big news. All of the female puppies have been sold!

The family who was not sure if they wanted a male or female decided on a female and we have a couple in Denver who is wanting two female puppies!

I am very excited for the couple in Denver. I think two Komondor together is so great. These little girls will be friends for life:) 

So we now have three male puppies left. I have had a few more emails about the puppies so we will see how things go.

I am very happy with the families I have talked with so far and am excited for them to take these puppies home. They will just fall in love with them!

I wanted to share a little about each puppy and what kind of personality I have been seeing in them.

Light Pink: She is very spunky and loves to explore. She will get right in and play with the other pups and when I go to check on them will come right up to me when she hears my voice.

Hot Pink: She is just a little princess. She is also not afraid to get out and explore and loves to play.

Bright Orange: She is the largest of the girls and loves her brothers and sisters. I usually catch her sleeping and relaxing.

Blue: He is a fun puppy and loves to run around and also explore. He is one of the braver ones that I see going out further than the others to look around.

Black: He is probably the second largest of the boys and like his sister Bright Orange I catch him sleeping and relaxing. He is also not afraid to get in and play with the others.

Red: He is the largest of the group and loves to play like the others. He is also a little piggy. He really gets right in and eats when ever he gets the chance.

Green: He is a very fun puppy and like Blue will really get out and explore. He loves to jump and play with the other puppies. He also loves to be held and always comes up to me.

Light Blue: He is one of the most outgoing puppies of the bunch. He is always playing and very active. He loves to explore and also comes right up to me and wants to be held.

Here is another video this one is a little longer than the others
You can hear Crombie barking at something in the background. The Bright Orange one is the one sleeping in the back.

and because I just can't get enough of them here is another video



Puppies 3 Weeks Old!

The puppies are three weeks old and doing great. They are getting so playful and it is so much fun to watch their little personalities start to come out. We finally got the colored collars so we can now tell them apart. We ordered puppy collars that are woven so you can make them any size, which will work great as they grow.

They are really starting to get around. We have a puppy kennel inside a larger kennel and they are now starting to explore outside the puppy kennel.

The three girls are: light pink, hot pink, and bright orange.

The five boys are: black, red, bright green, light blue, and blue.

 Light Pink

Hot Pink

 Bright Orange

 Blue

Black

Red

He has already been chosen by a family

We picked the red collar for him so he could mach their car:)

 Bright Green

Light Blue

In this video you can really start to see them getting around and play with eachother.

I love how their little tales wag it is so stinken cute!

Puppies 2 1/2 Weeks

I came home today and the puppies were up and moving around so I grabbed my camera. They are really starting to get around more although they still stay in the kennel and have not ventured out yet. They are still working on the walking thing:)

The couple in New York will be getting one of our male puppies. They are Hungarian and I have loved talking with them about all the things they know about Komondors.

It really is so fun watching them. I could sit and watch them forever:)

Puppies Two Weeks Old

Yeah our puppies are two weeks old today! They are doing awesome and continue to grow. They opened their eyes just a few days ago and are starting to move around a little more.
We ordered them colored collars that we'll put on them hopefully next week, that way we can tell them apart better. I plan to take some individual pictures of them at that point and post them. I love to pick them up and pet them. They just nuzzle right into you and will suck on your finger.

We had another family put a down payment on a puppy, they were not sure if they wanted a male or female yet and wanted to come see them again when they are a few weeks older. There is also a couple from Hungary who live in New York interested in a male puppy.

We are very excited to see them getting bigger and continue to do so well.

 These are all five of the male puppies

These were taken after we took some video. I think we wore them out:)

This was their first time on the grass. They just sniffed it and walked around a bit then decided to take a rest.

These pictures are of the three females

when I separated them for these pics they kept crying for their brothers

Here is a Video of the five male puppies. You can't hear as well the little sounds and grunts they make but they are still so cute!



Grooming your Komondor

One of the biggest responsibilities when you have a Komondor is its coat and how to best groom it. The traditional coat is corded. We usually tell people when we are explaining what kind of dog we have that they have dread locks all over, or ask if they have ever seen a mop dog in a dog show before. Because Komondork are pretty rare in the United States it is hard to find a groomer who has worked on a Komondor before or knows how to do the cording. If you have a great groomer they will be willing to find out and help you learn how to maintain it. To maintain the coat also takes a lot of work in order to keep the cords separate and manageable. I found a great site that goes over very well how to take care of the Komondor coat here.

Once your Komondor is around 9 months old and loosing it's soft puppy fur you can start the cording process. It will start to do this on it's own but, from our experience it really is easier to start working on the cords at this stage vs waiting and it possibly getting matted. You will not want to brush your komondor as this will cause damage to the hair and they will not cord properly. You should have a pretty good idea of were to start the cord, but you want it to be the thickness of your thumb, make sure you are not starting to small so that as it grows it can hold the weight and not pull on the skin. Take the section of hair and seperate it down to the skin. You can do this a few different ways. If your komondor will allow you, you can just pull the cords apart to the skin. Neither of our komondor really liked this if the hair was very thick or matted so you may want to use scissors or if you are brave you can use mat splitters. To see how to use a mat splitter and what they are go here.  It is probably best to do this sections at at time vs all at once. It's also completely up to you on how long you want the coat to get. If you are planning on showing your komondor you will want it to grow out all the way, if not you can keep the cords trimmed shorter. Now that your komondor is corded you will need to do some general maintenance by dividing any new hairgrowth into the cords if they are not doing this naturally. You do this the same way you started the cords by pulling them appart. This may need to be done every 2-3months.

The corded coat will pick up debris which you will need to be mindful of if your Komondor is out running around and then allowed in your home. Fall around our house is the worst for this. It is a good idea to go through his coat to shake out dirt or pull out leaves etc. Usually you can bath them every few weeks or months depending on the amount of dirt they are getting in. You will want to use a good quality dog shampoo that is meant to help his coat stay white. Because of the cords they will take longer to dry. For us we will towel off or use a sham wow to help get out as much water as we can out of the cords and then take out our blow dryer. Using it on the cool setting. Both of our dogs do very well with the dryer until they get board. It is very important to completely dry you Komondor. If they are left damp the cords can mildew and the smell is not pleasant. You will also want to make sure you maintain some general trimming around the genitals and belly area along with there paws.

You also don't have to cord your komondor if you don't want to. If your lifestyle is not such that you can maintain a corded coat you can also simply have them clipped short. We have done this as well and it is defiantly easier to maintain. We usually shave our dogs down in the spring or summer and allow the coat to grow out over the winter.

Does anyone reading this have experience with a full corded komondor? If so what has your experience been? Do you have any tips or pointers?