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About the Hovawart

Origin: Germany
Typical life span
10-14 years
Size
Large — from its typical weight
Weight
Male
30-40 kg
Female
25-35 kg
Height
Male
63-70 cm
Female
58-65 cm
FCI status
Reconocida por la FCI
FCI group
Pinscher and Schnauzer - Molossoid and Swiss Mountain and Cattledogs
Origin
Germany
Known hereditary risks
Not researched yet

About

What is a Hovawart?

Large, powerful working dog with a long, dense, slightly wavy coat and strong protective instincts, originally bred as a farmyard guardian but known for its balanced temperament as both devoted family companion and vigilant watchdog

Hovawart history and origins

Ancient German working breed meaning 'yard' or 'farm watcher', nearly extinct after WWI but reconstructed in the 1920s by selectively breeding dogs with similar characteristics found on farms in the Black Forest region to restore the original type

Hovawart appearance and size

Males typically weigh 30-40 kg and stand 63-70 cm at the shoulder; females 25-35 kg and 58-65 cm.

Lo que dice el estándar de la raza

Criado para
Working Dog
Comportamiento y temperamento
“The Hovawart is a recognized working dog for versatile usage. His disposition is good natured and even, he has protectiveness, self-confidence and ability to take stress. He has a medium temperament and a very good nose. His balanced proportions and his special devotion to his family make him an outstanding companion-, watch-, guard-, rescue- and tracking-dog”

Quoted from FCI standard n°190. It describes the breed the registry recognises, not any individual animal.

Referencia de la raza de The Dog API.

Características

Tamaño
Large
Necesidad de ejercicio
4 of 5
Facilidad de adiestramiento
—
Caída de pelo
3 of 5
Cuidados del pelo
4 of 5
Convivencia con niños
—
Coste de mantenimiento
—
Tolera quedarse solo
—
Inteligencia
—
Salud de la raza
Not researched yet

Pros & cons

Pros y contras de la raza Hovawart

Lo que obtienes con la raza Hovawart

  • Función declarada en el estándar: «Working Dog»
  • El estándar describe la raza así: «The Hovawart is a recognized working dog for versatile usage»

Lo que asumes

  • Exige muchos cuidados del pelo — la descripción del propio estándar es «Feathering on front of neck, underbody, back of forelegs, back of thighs and underside of…»

Extraído de fuentes y no escrito como opinión — investigación de salud citada, el estándar del propio registro, y estudios de longevidad revisados por pares. Estándar de la raza, FCI. Los animales de un criador pueden diferir de todo esto, y una columna vacía significa que no tenemos nada de ese lado, no que no haya nada que decir.

Characteristics

Estándar de la FCI · Hovawart

Pelo y color

Tal como lo establece el estándar de la FCI. Cada línea de abajo está en las palabras del propio estándar, etiquetada con permissible.

Coat

The long-haired coat is thick and slightly wavy and lies flat to the body, with no much undercoat.

Feathering on front of neck, underbody, back of forelegs, back of thighs and underside of tail.

Coat on head, front of forelegs and front of hindlegs is short.

The coat is not open

Color

  • Preferred
  • Permissible
  • Undesirable
  • Disqualifying

«Preferred», «permissible», «undesirable» y «disqualifying» — preferido, admisible, indeseable y descalificante — son las palabras de la propia FCI sobre la raza, y quedan en inglés porque así constan en el estándar. Describen lo que el estándar pide — no son una valoración de ningún perro concreto, ni nuestra.

Color de base

black & tan, black and blond

  • Black & tan: The coat is black and shiny, the color of the markings medium blond.
  • Markings on head begin below the nasal bridge and extend round the corners of the mouth into the throat marking.
  • The point-shaped markings above the eyes are clearly visible.
  • The chest markings consist of two adjacent patches which may be connected.
  • On the forelegs, the marking, seen from the side, extends from the toes to about the pastern and tapers off on the rearside at about elbow level.
  • On the hindlegs, seen from the side, the marking below the hock is seen as a broad stripe, above the hock only as a narrow stripe which extends on the front side of the hindleg up to the belly level.
  • A marking is also present under the base of the tail.
  • All markings are distinct in outline.
  • Permissible: Single small white spots on chest as well as some single white hairs on toes and tip of tail
  • Black pigmentation on eyelids, lips and pads.
  • Black: The coat is black and shiny.
  • Black pigmentation on eyelids, lips and pads.
  • Blond: The coat is medium blond, shiny and becomes lighter towards legs and belly.
  • Black and/or predominantly dark pigmentation on eyelids, lips and pads

Resumido de FCI standard n°190 — cada etiqueta está en las palabras del propio estándar, con el veredicto pasado a la etiqueta de al lado. Lee la cláusula completa en la fuente.

FCI varieties

FCI divides the Hovawart into these varieties, listed in the registry's own words. Depending on the breed they separate colour, coat, size or line — they are not a full list of colours, which no registry we hold publishes. Ask a breeder which variety their line is.

  • BLACK-GOLD
  • BLACK
  • BLOND

Información a nivel de raza, de The Dog API. Describe la raza Hovawart en general; cualquier animal concreto puede ser distinto.

Health guide

What to ask for in a Hovawart

No breed-specific health panel has been written up for the Hovawart on this platform yet. That is a gap in our records, not a clean bill of health — ask the breeder which hereditary conditions their lines are tested for, and ask to see the results for both parents, dated and from a named laboratory.

Gallery

Todavía sin fotografías

Aquí es donde irán las fotografías de los propios dueños de Hovawart, desde los perfiles de sus animales que mantienen aquí. Nadie ha añadido ninguna a una página pública todavía.

Una fotografía en un perfil de animal queda privada de su dueño. No pondremos ninguna aquí a menos que nos lo pidan.

Puppies

No puppies listed right now

No Hovawart breeder has a record on this platform yet, so there is nothing to list. That is a gap in our coverage, not a fact about the breed.

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