Eligible Registries: Any Acceptable Domestic or Foreign Registry

Contact: Hungarian Pumi Club of America, Inc., Kathy Donovan, Secretary, 24185 Beaver Dam Drive, Seaford, DE 19973, pamprpaw@att.net

• From the May 2010 Board Meeting – The Pumi will be eligible to compete in the Miscellaneous Class, effective January 1, 2011.
• From the July 2007 Board Meeting - The Pumi was approved to compete in AKC Herding Events for suffix titles effective January 1, 2008.
• From the May 2007 Board Meeting - The Pumi will be eligible to compete in Companion Events effective January 1, 2008.

The early history of the Pumi is the same as that of the Puli. The sheepdogs of the early peoples of the East were bred with the dogs of later Western migrants for the purpose of improving the life of the shepherds on the Puszta. One result was a small dark predatory looking dog, with heavy outdoor coat, superior intelligence, quickness, and the willingness to work with man. These dogs were used as drivers and shepherd’s companions.

In the early part of the 20th century Dr. Emil Raitsis identified separate characteristics of these sheepdogs and selective breeding to intensify these characteristics began. The Pumi was defined as "Canis familiaris ovilis villosus terrarius" It's own standard was defined by at least 1935.

• The Pumi has been assigned the Herding Group designation.
• The Pumi has been recorded in the Foundation Stock Service since 2001.
• Country of origin is Hungary.
• Today the Pumi is the most popular of the Hungarian herding dogs in Finland. The first Pumis were imported to Finland in 1972.
• There were over 2000 registrations in Hungary in the 1990's.
• The name "Pumi" is first mentioned in 1815, describing a kind of sheep dog.
• Pumis are very active, lively and energetic, always alert and ready to work with cattle and pigs as well as sheep.