What is a Puli?
Puli is a small-medium sized, traditional Hungarian breed shepherd's dog for herding and guarding. Its long corded coat, made of curls similar to dreadlocks, make it virtually waterproof.
Puli is also a giant interactive public art installation to be built on the National Mall by Hungary-born artist Gábor Miklós Szőke who graduated from the Hungarian University of Fine Arts. He's already made a name for himself in the contemporary art world. Throughout the past few years, he's been creating massive sculptures by screwing wooden slats of various sizes together. The dinosaur he created for the Hungarian Wood Festival in 2010, was 51 feet while the whale he made for the CET Culture Centre measured an astounding 78 feet long.
Beast, the puli of Facebook Founder-CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is probably the most famous puli who lives in Palo Alto, CA with Mark and Priscilla. He likes cuddling and herding things. Most probably all Hungarian-Americans living in the United States like Beast, because he has exactly 1.5 million likes, which is the number of Americans with Hungarian origin based on the 2010 U.S. Census. In case you haven't met him yet, visit him on Facebook or maybe meet him and other pulis on June 29th at 5:00 pm on the National Mall!
Contact: András Szörényi, andras.szorenyi@mfa.gov.hu, 202-415-3653
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