Medium-sized German companion dog with distinctive white coat and brown markings, available in both rough-coated (tousled) and smooth-coated varieties, known for its happy disposition and lively temperament
Developed in Germany after World War II by Ilse Schleifenbaum from a stray terrier-type dog (Original Peter) found by American soldiers, believed to be crossed with Wire Fox Terriers and Grand Griffon Vendéen. Officially recognized by the FCI in 1955 and named after the local landscape 'krom Fohr' (crooked furrow)
Typically 10-16 kg and 38-46 cm at the shoulder — published as one range rather than separately for males and females.
“Adaptable, docile and high- spirited companion and house-dog, somewhat reserved about strangers, with a little hunting instinct. Aggressiveness and timidity not desired”
Quoted from FCI standard n°192. It describes the breed the registry recognises, not any individual animal.
Breed reference from The Dog API.
Drawn from sources rather than written as an opinion — cited health research, the registry’s own standard, and peer-reviewed longevity. FCI breed standard. One breeder’s animals can differ from any of it, and an empty column means we hold nothing for that side rather than that there is nothing to say.
FCI standard · Kromfohrlander
As the FCI standard sets it out. Every line below is the standard’s own wording.
• Rough coat: Thick, rough texture, with beard.
At withers and on back hair not longer than 7 cm.
Shorter on the sides, about 3 cm.
The hair on the back and the fore-and hindquarters is harsher than on the sides.
Longer hair on face and muzzle.
Hair on ears according to type of coat on body.
Undercoat short and soft. • Smooth coat: Thick, smooth texture, without beard.
At withers and on back hair not longer than 7 cm.
Shorter on sides, about 3 cm.
Coat lying close to body.
The hair is longer on ears, lower side of neck and on the chest.
Tail with good plume.
Distinct feathering at rear side of forelegs and upper thighs desirable.
On face and muzzle hair short.
Undercoat short and soft
Preferred, permissible, undesirable and disqualifying are FCI’s own words about the breed. They describe what the standard asks for — not an assessment of any individual dog, and not ours.
Shortened from FCI standard n°192 — each label is the standard’s own wording with the verdict lifted into the tag beside it. Read the full clause at source.
What a judge marks the Kromfohrlander down for, and what puts one out of the ring, in the registry’s own words. This describes the breed standard — it is not a checklist for the animal in front of you, and a pet with a disqualifying fault is an unshowable dog rather than an unhealthy one.
Marked heavily against a specimen in the ring.
Puts an animal out of the ring altogether.
Breed-level information from The Dog API. It describes the Kromfohrlander in general; any individual animal can differ.
No breed-specific health panel has been written up for the Kromfohrlander 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.
This is where Kromfohrlander owners’ own photographs will go, from the pet profiles they keep here. Nobody has added one to a public page yet.
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No Kromfohrlander 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.
