A Kuvasz Christmas Tale
Updated: May 6
Anyone who can experience the friendship of a Kuvasz as her own wants to experience the depth of this incomparable relationship again and again. For those who once in a lifetime can claim the friendship of a great Kuvasz to be theirs, the memories of their dogs will never fade. From the distance of decades, fighting through the novel and profane events of the twists and turns of life. Among the most beautifully shining fragments of memories, the dogs in which our souls, in the ethereal and pure innocence of creation, recognized the other, illuminate the novel stream of our lives. The great. The special one. The unrepeatable. Who is no longer a dog, but a very important member of the soul family. The story of Edina, the girl from Pécs, follows.
Sultan and Szamos spent 14 and 13 happy years with their dream owner, Edina. They accompanied her with loyalty and devotion during the years that brought great changes into her life. Sultan lived almost in symbiosis with the master. No words were needed, a nod, a grunt, a sideways glance was enough. Most of the time it didn't even take that much for the Kuvasz to know everything. It was enough to hear her master's weary steps, to feel her depression or joy, and to know what his task was. Szamos, the female, arrived a year after Szultan did. She adapted to the older dog, followed him, copied him, thus the owner had two unforgettable and very happy puppies.
“I loved the strength in them. Anyone who is a pack leader for them is capable of anything. I loved their cleverness. How they think independently. How even at a very young age they figured things out on their own and didn't need to be taught. How so many times they didn't let me do something stupid, and I could blindly trust their decisions. - Master, don't trust this man! No matter how much you try to send us away, we won't move away from you! - They were free-spirited, like me."
Even her husband couldn't argue with Edina without being snarled at. The walks were also really good only with her. The two Kuvaszok walked proudly by the owner's side. When a barking dog got tough, Sultan just looked up and understood with a single movement of his head that there was no need to bother with the other dog. During an attempted burglary, his eyes were sprayed with acid, and he was blind for the rest of his life. An outsider did not notice this. (Thanks to Szamos, of course, the break-in failed.) Thanks to Sultan's incredible memory and sense of smell, he made a map of every landmark and every route in his head.
After her divorce, Edina moved to a temporary residence with her two Kuvaszok, where they looked forward to new adventures. They got to know the village's dreaded, “life-threatening” Komondor, who spent his days locked in a stable, and no one dared to go near him. After a month, and with the effective help of the Kuvaszok, the “bloodthirsty” Komondor ate from Edina's hand, allowed his new friend to heal his skin and cut his hair.
Although him and Szamos clashed more than once, the three of them weathered the great storm huddled together in an empty barn. And there were the hedgehogs. It was the same story every blessed night for two months. "Bark! Hedgehog! Don't hurt him, he can stay." Each hedgehog had to be discussed with the owner one by one, and they could all stay. The hedgehog managed to permanently move into a house with his own garden, where the two Kuvaszok lived out their happy retirement years. Of course, Sultan, the great womanizer, chased the bitches both blind and old. After a day or two, with or without a new “wife”, he finally returned home. This too only until Szamos realized that he could and might betray the sake of the owner's peace of mind. From then on, Sultan could no longer step outside the gate.
It was February, freezing cold. The old Sultan was about to cross the rainbow bridge. He didn't quite get up from his warm blanket. But the owner needed time for the ground to loosen a little. Szamos was still alive, she was by Edina's side even when the hole was being dug. She knew what was coming and made a decision. The crying of the old and sick Sultan informed Edina that Szamos did not want to be without her companion, so she crossed the rainbow bridge first. A day later, lying in Edina's arms, Sultan also crossed the rainbow bridge.
Edina has been living alone since then. She can still only talk about her Kuvaszok with a heart overflowing with love and a fragile voice. Sultan and Szamos won permanent membership amongst those dearest to her. She can't wait to have a little Kuvasz again in four years, when she retires.
Love wants nothing. Love doesn't judge, love doesn't make demands. Love just flickers, simply and freely, like the flame of a candle. In the ethereal-pure innocence of creation, between souls who know each other, here and beyond the veil, in timelessness, forever.
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