Hungarian Pumi
The Hungarian Pumi grew out of crosses between the old Hungarian herding stock and the terrier-like drovers' dogs that came east with German and French traders, and the result is…
About the Hungarian Pumi
The Hungarian Pumi grew out of crosses between the old Hungarian herding stock and the terrier-like drovers' dogs that came east with German and French traders, and the result is a light, fast, noisy sheep dog with a decidedly terrier turn of mind. It was separated from the Puli as a distinct breed during the twentieth century.
Dogs stand 41 to 47 cm, with a curly medium-length coat that grows continuously and needs clipping rather than shedding, and a distinctive head with a long muzzle and ears that stand with the tips falling over. Grey is the best-known colour; black, fawn and white also occur. A stud should be bold and busy without being frantic, and should tolerate handling by strangers, since the breed can be sharp about it.
Ask for hip scores, for patellar assessment, and for a current eye certificate. Ask which DNA tests the breed club currently recommends rather than assuming a fixed list, because the panels offered for the Hungarian breeds have changed over the years. Ask about the coefficient of inbreeding as well, since the British population is very small and closely connected to Hungarian and Scandinavian imports.
Health & breeding
We check every hip, elbow, eye and DNA result you give us against the Royal Kennel Club’s public records by hand, and we record who checked it and when. The Royal Kennel Club’s public records may not include all the screening a dog has had, so a dog with no Royal Kennel Club record showing is not necessarily untested.
Breed Right’s summary — under The Royal Kennel Club Health Standard
Health tests for the Hungarian Pumi
This panel is Breed Right’s summary of the testing that matters for the breed under The Royal Kennel Club Health Standard. The Health Standard is the Royal Kennel Club’s guidance for breeders, not a registration rule. It describes tests to ask about — it is not a report on any individual dog. The Royal Kennel Club’s public records may not include all the screening a dog has had, so a dog with no Royal Kennel Club record showing is not necessarily untested.
Good Practice — the Royal Kennel Club’s minimum before breeding
The tests the Royal Kennel Club says breeders should, at a minimum, complete before breeding.
| Test | Type | Scheme | What’s involved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hip score (BVA/KC) | Screening scheme | BVA/KC | Total of both hips, 0–106. Lower is better. |
| Elbow grading (BVA/KC) | Screening scheme | BVA/KC | Grade 0–3. The dog is graded on the worse of the two elbows. |
Breed hip median
Breed median 10 (BVA Hip Dysplasia Scheme breed statistics 2025 — 5 years, 19 dogs scored — indicative only, from a small sample). Lower is better. Source · How hip scores work
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Hungarian Pumi stud dogs
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Hungarian Pumi litters
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