Hungarian Puli Blog

October 1, 2006

Welcome to the Hungarian Puli Blog.

We hope owners, world wide, will start to use this blog to share information that is valuable to the breed.

Every owners is welcome.

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9 Responses to “Hungarian Puli Blog”

  1. Justin Says:
    October 19, 2006 at 5:29 pm

    This is a great idea. I don’t know any other Puli owners so I hope that we can help each other out.

  2. Sue Hopgood Says:
    October 19, 2006 at 8:07 pm

    Hello Justin

    If you have any questions about Pulis, just ask away and we will try to answer them.

  3. tyler Says:
    November 25, 2006 at 9:19 am

    Hi,

    I’m thinking about acquiring a Puli as a pet. I’m wondering; are they really as high maintenance as they sound?

  4. Sue Hopgood Says:
    November 25, 2006 at 4:17 pm

    Hi

    So long as you keep to a regular grooming programme, the coat when formed into cords, can be easily maintained in good condition. Drying the coat following a bath, can be a bit of a problem unless you have a canine dryer.

    Regarding training a Puli does have to be shown “who is boss”, from the moment a puppy is introduced into a new home.

    The Pulis is a great dog, but requires firmness and fairness.

    Hope this helps a little.

    Sue

  5. ruthie Says:
    December 11, 2006 at 7:26 pm

    Hi

    We’ve gone form having st bernards to pulis. At the moment we have a 4 year old dog call noah and a newfounland called winston and they are the best of friends and you can’t seprate them. i never thought i’d like small dogs after years of having large ones,but this is my second puil and i love them to bits and i will never be without a puli in my life

    Roo

  6. Linda Says:
    December 18, 2006 at 10:54 pm

    Hi,

    My Puli, Gabi Goulash, is two and a half. I must say I have never had the pleasure of living with such a willful, loving, complicated, dog- aggrssive, dancing hating, ritualistic nut case as Gabi.

    He stopped walking once…just stopped. Wouldn’t take a step for two weeks. Even when his food was four feet away, he wouldn’t move all day…or night. Put him out to do his business…he would do it right there and not move an inch until I went out and picked him up and brought him in. Then, he walked. End of that drama. Recently he’s decided he won’t go up stairs…he just whines on the bottom step while wagging his tail. I been busy working outside the house for a few days and I feel he just wants more attention and this is how it is manifesting.

    He’s very fear based…and worries. He was jet black but is now showing gray hair throughout…I think he’s getting old before his time.

    If anyone can offer any bits of advice on his behavior…or how to dog socialize him (we have had classes) I would appreciate it. The neighborhood would appreciate it.

    Linda

  7. Carol Says:
    January 9, 2007 at 9:27 am

    Hi
    Am catching up from pre Christmas dramas hence the delay reading this.
    We have 3 Pulis and have owned them since 1980.
    I would get the dog checked out by a vet as refusing to walk and refusing to go upstairs may be a sign of disc problems - bad back. Our first dog sufferd very badly and just refused to move when it hurt. In my experience they are not very good with pain.
    Many Pulis carry the grey gene and colour change from black to grey over their first few years. This is nothing to do with age related greying.
    Pulis should not be aggressive. Fear based agression can be trained out wth firmness patience and masses of socialisation. If the dog has cords covering its eyes a scrunchy will help it see better and may calm it down a bit.
    Remember you are the alpha member of your pack and come first. A Puli will try to take over if it doesn’t think the human is in charge, or is not doing a good enough job. Read a bit about pack positions and how wild dogs/ wolves live together and you will understand better how your dog views his relationship with you.
    Pulis do need the company of their owners for some of the time. Their history is to be on the plains of Hungary with their owner for months at a time. It was a very intense relationship and that need reamins in their make up. It is part of what makes a Puli a Puli.
    Good luck.

    Carol

  8. Linda Says:
    January 17, 2007 at 10:10 pm

    Hi Carol,

    Thanks for your comments. I did bring him to a vet over the “not walking” issue. He was fully checked…even x-rayed. He is, God Bless him, stubborn and willful. He gets these ideas in his head…and then…watch out! He certainly isn’t like any dog I’ve ever had, but that’s okay…I actually enjoy non-standard issue.

    I keep Gabi trimmed…the cords are beautiful but way to much work for me. His hair gets to about 3 inches in winter, and then pretty much shaved in summer…as we live on the coast, he loves to run at the beach, and his long hair would bring most of the beach sand into my kitchen.

    I have tried and tried to socialize him…we have a beach in town called Doggie Beach where we can all bring out dogs and let them run and play. When I took Gabi off the lead to play, he ran straight home! He barks and barks when my neighbor’s dog goes out…he growls and wants to attack every dog we pass while out for a walk. Needless to say, there are no dogs that like him…Gabi tormented a puppy across the street…then the puppy turned into a rather large German Shepard who didn’t forget and now wants to eat Gabi for dinner. It’s so unsettleing.

    I work from home, so Gabi has my company all day. He is loving, protective, and very special.

    Thanks for your help…and I will need that good luck!

    Linda

  9. Tamás Says:
    August 28, 2007 at 11:17 am

    Hi!

    I am Tamás from Szeged, Hungary. We have two pulis living with us. I found this blog, while searching what do non-hungarian people think about the puli. It’s good to see, that there are puli fans in the US too.
    We got some socialization problems too, like Linda. Our male puli, Betyár, thinks he is very dominant. He is ok with the females and with the smaller males, but when a large and strong other male appears up, there’s going to be a fight. I know it happens with other dogs too, the problem is that my dog never gives up the fight.
    We spoke with some experts and they said that this kind of stubborness is the speciality of the puli. They were made to act independently around the herd. That’s where this stubberness came from.
    I would love to hear your stories with pulis.
    Tamás
    PS.:Carol is perfectly right, greying is normal with pulis

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