King Mátyás, who ruled Hungary from 1458-1490 always had a kuvasz beside him and Kuvasz puppies were given to noble visitors. Kuvasz became a popular breed and was used as guard dogs and as police dogs. But the two world wars seriously diminished the Kuvasz population. A hard work to collect Kuvasz dogs started and a standard was drawn up and was accepted by the FCI in 1963.

Some years later, in 1969, Dr Tibor Buzády imported the first Kuvasz to Sweden. It was an Hungarian male: Betyartelepi Bicsak Csigo. Dr Buzády did also import the bitches Gyapjus Rokolya, Pecelói Bojtár Csipke, Pecelói Cinka and the males Budagyöngye Bihar and Sokorópátkai Andul from Hungary. He had good contact with Antal Kovacs, the manager of Gyapjus kennel. He helped T Björnsson to import the bitch, Harosi Ani , sired to Petröczi Atti and the first Kuvasz litter in Sweden was born in 1970. But Dr Tibor Buzády is the first breeder of kuvasz in Sweden with more than one litter and he started the first club for Hungarian breeds in Sweden (SvkFUR).

A male from the first litter, Arro, was later used for breeding and is also the father of Kövi-Dinka, the foundation bitch of kennel Trevnaden. Through Kövi-Dinka, Arro is behind the first Swedish World Winner SV-95 NORDUCH DKUCH INTUCH SV-97-98 WW- 98 Trevnadens Egészséges and the second Swedish World Winner SUCH Red Dog´s Czabina. He is also behind NUCH SUCH HUCH Red Dog´s Czaruso, the first non hungarian Kuvasz to win the Hungarian Kuvasz special (2008) and the first Swedish Kuvasz to become Hungarian champion.

Today there is about 300 kuvasz in Sweden and except the dogs from Dr Buzády other imports are (used for breeding):

S34387/76  Gyöngyhazi Adonis, Hungary
S01029/78 Butyök, Denmark (Wulcanos, Trevnaden)
S38670/80 Tall Grass Jubilee Quest, Canada (Wulcanos)
S48943/81 Feher-Kabai Egon, Hungary (Trevnaden)
S13074/89 Brantwood's Canadian Diplomat, Canada (Trevnaden)
S16478/90 Bajanduri Kun Altaj, Hungary (Wulcanos)
S57141/90 Nagyperkati-Bicskas Pasa, Hungary (Sejpejos)
S59945/90 Bajanduri Kun Bajbarsz, Hungary (Wulcanos)
S57420/91 Vodicai-Fehér Bator At, Hungary (Sejpejos)
S41030/92 Bajanduri Kun Gulyas, Hungary (Sejpejos)
S41029/92 Bajanduri Kun Fatime, Hungary (Sejpejos)
S43245/97 Vit-Väktarens Feher Aliz, Finland (Kavelbromyra's)
S41881/98 Jokivallin Alfa, Finland (Sejpejos)
S46065/98 Vit-Väktarens Feher Bestia, Finland (Triprima, Csigora)
S42456/99 Vit-Väktarens Feher-Bess , Finland (Csigora)
S37069/99 Eszmény Egymasra Talaltunk, Holland (Trevnaden)
N11372/00 Arcanas Fajazzo (Norway)
S33291/2000 Juri Von Den Teichfeen, Germany (Tjervera´s)
S50288/2003 Kasan Von Den Teichfeen, Germany (Tjervera´s)
S16084/2004 Nala Vom Zollernblick, Germany (Csigora, Red Dog´s)
S53571/2004 Tigris-Omar Vom Quecksilber, Germany
S23863/2004 Csiriz Van De Windschoof, Belgium (Csigora, Sorschies)
S25471/2004 Cidri Van De Windschoof, Belgium (Csigora)
S24197/2006 Jolie V D Grossen Strolchen, Germany (Carlslund)
S59297/2006 Mattiaci Season Ticket, USA (My Mountain)

There have been two imports of semen:

1996 Bator Egymasra Talaltunk, Holland (Fehér Macko)
Ghosthill's Victor Laszlo, USA, imported 2003 (Csigora), used 2005 (Red Dog´s, Csigora)

Some bitches have also been sired abroad to:

Nobilitas Cinkos,  from Hungary but living in Finland: (Sorschies 2006)
Jászszépe Cakkos, from Hungary but living in Germany (Csigora 2006)
Allando, from Holland but living in Denmark (Sorschies 2006, 2007)
Borasz Esbonto Fiu, France (Brave and Beauty 2008)

There are some more new imports that hasn't yet been used for breeding. In Sweden almost only dogs free from hip dysplasia have been used for breeding. Health issues have always been important and we are happy to say that kuvasz today do not have many health problems. They also do very well in the show ring. At the Swedish Kuvasz special 2008, 65 kuvasz participated and our judge András Kovács was impressed by the quality of the Swedish dogs. Andras Kovaszc is a son of Antal Kuvasz, he grew up at the Gyapjus kennel with kuvasz and has a excellent reputation as a judge. 

One of the reason behind our high quality of kuvasz in Sweden is due to the good co-operation between the breeders. The year 2008 kennel Csigora celibrated 10 year as a kuvasz breeder and so far we are very proud of our results. Our next litter is a combination of old swedish lines and new imports. Look for puppies in the menu!