Not strictly rescued,...just unknown (Rescued Dogs)

Name: kesha123

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Product:	Rescued Dogs
Date:	12/07/06 (248 review reads)
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I am going to do a review on the Hungarian Puli as I feel the breed deserves it, although my encounters have been short and brief I will do the best job I can :-)

<<<<<<<<<<<& lt;HISTORY<<<<<<<<<< <<<

During the early years of the twentieth century many changes began to take place on the Hungarian Plains. The Puszta had, for many years, been the place for the Puli. Here on the Plains, the Puli belonged, the constant hard working assistant to the shepherd and an attentive, faithful companion and life long friend.

The Hungarian Plains stir up romantic images, of an idyllic past; men on horseback, wild herds of horses, Hungarian grey longhorns and flocks of Racka sheep, together with mirages of trees, church spires and villages shimmering under the hot summer sun, or the bitter cold and deep snow of the winter freezing beneath a star studded night sky.

The Puli was credential to his job, the long pleats of hair combined with an exceptionally complimentary temperament. It was a well-known fact that the average farmer would part with a whole years wages to acquire one of these outstanding animals.

The Puli is certainly known for its trust and loyalty to their owner, although the Puli is certainly not a dog for the faint hearted!

????????????BUYING A PUPPY??????????

Obviously buying a puppy is a very exciting and stressful time for all members of the family, the factor that must be remembered is that a life-long commitment is being taken on, the Puli can have a life expectancy in excess of fifteen years...
If the dog is to be bought as a family member everyone must agree, there are some important questions that must be asked;

*Why do I want a dog? As a family member, to train agility or showing. Is it a female or male that I want?

*The facilities that you have and where you live are extremely important; will there be a lot of space? i.e. do we want a big or small dog...do not be fooled though as small dogs still need plenty of exercise as anyone that has read my recent review on Jack Russell's will know!

*Other pets that you already have at home must be considered...many buy a dog to find that it does not get on with the cat!!

*No puppies or dogs like to be left alone for long periods of time, how long do you have to spend with and train your puppy??

Although these points do not just count for the Hungarian Puli I feel strongly that somewhere amongst the reviews their importance must be highlighted, there are far too many unwanted dogs around these days and at the end of the day it is our job to prevent this.

Now onto the interesting bit...

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!THE DOG ITSELF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

As I said earlier...my experiences of the Puli have been somewhat brief and short-lived, for these reasons it would be wrong of me to claim that I know everything there is to know, and this can never be true anyway! So anyone that has further experiences or feels they would like to correct any errors please do feel free to do so.

I have found the Puli to be a true companion just as any other dog. They are loyal to their owner and this is particularly felt with this breed of dog as they are commonly used, more so in the past as working dogs. For this reason many argue that you can feel something extra with a Puli. Personally I would say that it depends how you TREAT your dog, they will give back all that you give to them, and simply the more time that you have the more they will do. Obviously there are limited activities that Puli can do, unless you want to spend the rest of the day sorting the coat! Although they are extremely active dogs by nature and do need to be kept busy. I have found them to be severely energetic dogs, the sort that never seems to stop.

They are also extremely good dogs to have around children; although energetic they are kind and gentle. A Puli is a medium sized dog and so will not pose too much of a threat, however if you are looking for a lap dog you would certainly need to downsize slightly!

The Puli is a very intelligent dog, for this reason anyone that acquires one as a pet may well find that they love to be kept thinking, some basic obedience may well be helpful in both the long and short term. I have always found that if the obedience is kept varied and interesting any dog can learn, even our Jack Russell!

Pulis in my (not such vast) experience have been moderately straight forward to feed, although I have found this on the basis that many seem to give them mainly dried biscuits - and as far as I understand this has been because of their sensitive stomachs, something that may be related to bigger dogs such as Shepard's or Labradors.

??????????????USES??????????????

Obviously being the 'showy' breed that they are the main place that anyone will meet a Puli will be at a show ringside, although having said this there are a number of different activities that a Puli can be used for, agility is certainly one aspect, obedience as already mentioned, showing if that's your thing? And also there is of course no reason why a Puli cannot be used as a working dog in the way that it always has been...more simply a Puli can be kept as a family pet, they will do more-a-less anything as long as it does not involve being left alone!!

++++++++++++CONCLUSION+++++++++++++

Overall I hope that I have shown what a versatile creature the Hungarian Puli is, not many know about them and they deserve a review! If I have made any errors or missed anything please do0 feel free to let me know

Thanks for taking the time to read this review ;-))

Summary: could be a rescued dog..not likely