1936 Komondor Standard

The 1936 Komondor Standard specified the ideal Komondor based on a point system, with maximum of 140 points.

Abonyi-Anghi-Müller Standard 1936

Height:   15 points
For males at least 65cm at the withers 5 points, 70cm 10 points, above 70 cm 15 points.  For females at least 55cm at the withers 5 points, 60cm 10 points, above 60cm 15 points.

Color:   10 points
White color 10 points.  Cream-colored ear or behind ear 5 point.  Spotted disqualifying.

Coat on the Head:   10 points
Well covered, long-coated, shaggy head 10 points.  Well covered, medium-long coated head 5 points.  Short-coated head disqualifying.

Coat on the Body:   10 points
Closed, thick, long coat 10 points.  Medium-long coated disqualifying.  Note: the groomed, well looked after komondor coat always is shorter from frequent combing of its clumps!

Coat on the Limbs:   5 points
Long coat on the leg front, side and rear surface; well coated paws 5 points.  Short or medium long coat on the leg no mattter which surface 0 points.  Note: In regard to the coat, pay attention to it's structure that it is also overgrown, long, closed outside its core structure, that is in general, the coat is an influential physical element.

Ear:   5 points
Hanging, large, bluntly rounded, long-coated, medium high attached ear 5 points.  All other earshape and coat, as docked ear 5 points.

Hindquarters:   5 points

Eye:   10 points
Brown iris; black or slate-gray eye-rim 10 points.  Light-colored iris, unpigmented eye-rim 0 points.

Nose:   10 points
Black or slate gray nose 10 points.  Spotted, flesh-colored nose 0 points.  Note: if some other characteristic is already 0 points, then a 0 point nose is disqualifying.

Lips:   5 points
Black or slate-gray lip color, closed lips 5 points.  Patchy lips, the patches reversed in gold 0-2 points.  Light-colored lips 0 points.  Note:

Paws:   0-8 points
The closedness measurement and the dark color of the pads conforms to: the tighter of the paws and darker the pads, the more the points.

Toenails:   2 points
Horn-colored toenails 2 points.

Head Shape:   10 points

Leg Positioning:   0 - 10 points

General Impression (temperament, body symmetry, neatness):   25 points


Maximum points: 140

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