Importing Puppy from Abroad?

Mudi is a rare breed everywhere outside the native country Hungary. Most likely it will be difficult to find a breeder nearby, and you might start concidering importing a puppy from abroad.

We recommend first finding information of the import regulations (they may vary depending the coutry of origin and the destination), and the flight and additional import costs. They may well be double or triple the price of the puppy.

Please do not turn to internet puppy traders or puppy mills. Find a reputable breeder that is a member of national Kennel Club and Breed Club and follows their code of ethics. The breed club can often point you to a breeder, and breed clubs have listings of their member breeders in their websites. We recommend to buy a puppy from a combination where both parents have had at least basic health testing done (official HD result, preferably also eye and patella examination). Also, in some countries the Kennel Club requires complete 3-generation pedigree for the dog before registration, so check this too.

We'd be happy to help you to find a reputable breeder from Scandinavia or Europe. If you are living in US or Canada. please turn to either Mudi Association Canada or to Mudi Club of America. They can provide you with information of litters and breeders in North America and can probably also help with any questions relating to importing a puppy.

Is Mudi for Me?

Mudi is intelligent, lively and easy to train, it has moderate to strong guarding instict, it enjoys taking part in different activities. Mudi adjusts easily to different environments and situations. Mudi is typical herding breed dog, it's active, lively and alert. Mudi will not settle for less active life. Mudi has weak hunting instict, but moving objects usually catch it's intrestes and may trigger herding instint. Mudi is aware of it's own territory, and it learns easily the boundaries of the home, but for the safety of the dog, if the dog is kept free in the garden without supervision, we do advice to fence the garden so the dog can't run on the drive way.  Mudi can be a bit reserved towards strangers, though breeders have taken steps to breed the mudis to be more open and friendly to people. With the own family mudi is very affectionate. To get an open and social puppy, select puppy from parents, who are self condifent and friendly and remember to socialize it. For it's size, mudi is very fast and agile, it reads owners body language fast and enjoys doing for example agility. Mudis have been succesfully trained for search and rescue, obedience, etc. Lot of mudis still have good herding instict, and breed is still being used as a herding dog in Hungary. Mudi has lot of capacity packed in a medium size breed.  When concidering Mudi: Lively, active and alert are the three most describing words for the breed! Mudi is not a coach potato, and it needs plenty of excercise and also some "brain work", like agility, obedience training etc. to stay happy.  Mudi is still used also as guard dog, so it's keeping and eye on the home (and neighbourhood). Mudi uses voice to communicate, guard and herd, and sometimes barking can be a problem. Do you have time to pay attention to teach your dog silent since the beginning? If you are hyper sensitive to barking, please concider less vocal breed. Mudi is very attached to it's own family, and it's still used to work with it's owner for long periods of time per day. You will need to schedule quality time for your mudi, it will not enjoy spending all day alone. Mudi is rare outside country of origin, Hungary, so probably you won't find a breeder near to you. You might have to import the puppy from abroad. Check for the import regulations and find out about the shipping costs etc. in advance, prior to contacting breeders. When purchasing a mudi puppy, keep away from the internet puppy traders. Buy the puppy from reputable and ethical breeder, who can provide the health records etc. of the parents.

Selecting a breeder

Finding the right breeder can be the most important step you take in selecting your puppy. For this reason, we offer the following suggestions:

1. Talk to and visit as many breeders as possible. If possible, visit the breeder. If you can’t locate a breeder in your country and you need to import the puppy from abroad, take time to establish good relationships with breeder. If possible, ask for guidance from someone else who’s already had experience in importing a puppy, and who might be able to recommend a reputable breeder.
2. Be careful when searching puppies from internet. The internet is wonderful place to do research and educate your self about the breed. However, commercial internet puppy trading is becoming more of a problem. Do not buy a puppy from internet puppy trader though it might seem the easiest way. Always go direct to reputable breeder.  
3. It is not unusual to have to wait for the puppy for several months from a breeder. Quality is worth waiting for. Use the time learning more about the breed, finding out about the training possibilities (dog schools etc.) in your area, local vets, etc.
4. Find out about the local import regulations etc. prior to buying a puppy. Import regulations may vary between countries.
5. Ask from the airlines how much shipping of the puppy will cost and if they have special requirements for it. All airlines don’t ship animals.
6. Responsible breeders examine their breeding dogs against hereditary defects. Ask for information of the health tests made for the dogs. Educate yourself about the different evaluating scales abroad so you can compare for example the hip scores. Ask if you don't know.

Contact Information

Soile Laitinen / Jonna Laitinen
kilvan.mudi @ gmail.com / jonna.laitinen @ gmail.com

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