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About the Leonberger

Origin: Germany
Typical life span
7-9 years
Size
Large — from its typical weight
Weight
Male
50-77 kg
Female
41-64 kg
Height
Male
71-80 cm
Female
65-75 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 Leonberger?

Giant, majestic working dog with a lion-like appearance, thick water-resistant double coat, and gentle, balanced temperament. This powerful yet serene breed combines an imposing presence with a calm, patient demeanor.

Leonberger history and origins

Developed in the 1840s by Heinrich Essig in Leonberg, Germany, crossing Newfoundlands, Saint Bernards, and Pyrenean Mountain Dogs to create a 'lion-like' dog resembling the lion on the town crest. Became popular companion for European royalty

Leonberger appearance and size

Males typically weigh 50-77 kg and stand 71-80 cm at the shoulder; females 41-64 kg and 65-75 cm.

Lo que dice el estándar de la raza

Criado para
Watch, Companion and Family Dog
Comportamiento y temperamento
As a family dog, the Leonberger is an agreeable partner for present day dwelling and living conditions, who can be taken anywhere without difficulty and is distinguished by his marked friendliness towards children. He is neither shy, nor aggressive. As a companion, he is agreeable, obedient, and fearless in all situations of life. The following are particular requirements of steady temperament: • Self-assurance and superior composure. • Medium temperament (including playfulness). • Willing to be submissive. • Good capacity for learning and remembering. • Insensitive to noise

Quoted from FCI standard n°145. 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
2 of 5
Facilidad de adiestramiento
Caída de pelo
4 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 Leonberger

Lo que obtienes con la raza Leonberger

  • Función declarada en el estándar: «Watch, Companion and Family Dog»
  • El estándar describe la raza así: «As a family dog, the Leonberger is an agreeable partner for present day dwelling and living conditions, who can be…»

Lo que asumes

  • Exige muchos cuidados del pelo — la descripción del propio estándar es «distinct feathering on front legs and ample breeches on hind legs»
  • Vive menos que un perro mestizo — mediana de 10 años en 699 animales, frente a 12

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; McMillan et al. 2024, median age at death. 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 · Leonberger

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

Medium soft to coarse, profusely long, close fitting, never parted with the shape of the whole body be visible despite the thick undercoat.

Straight, slight wave still permitted

forming a mane on neck and chest, especially in males

distinct feathering on front legs and ample breeches on hind legs

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.

  • Lion yellow, red, reddish brown, also sandy (pale yellow, cream coloured) and all combinations in between, always with a black mask.
  • Permissible: Black hair tips
  • Black must not determine the dog’s basic colour
  • Lightening up of the basic colour on the underside of the tail, the mane, the feathering on the front legs and the breeches on the hind legs must not be so pronounced as to interfere with the harmony of the main colour.
  • Permissible: A small white patch or stripe on the chest and white hairs on the toes

Resumido de FCI standard n°145 — 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.

Lo que dice el estándar de la raza

Tamaño
Height at the withers: Dogs 72 to 80 cm (recommended average 76 cm). 65 to 75 cm (recommended average 70 cm). Bitches
La FCI distingue un ideal de lo que está permitido.

Quoted from FCI standard n°145. It describes the breed the registry recognises, not any individual animal.

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

Health guide

What to ask for in a Leonberger

No breed-specific health panel has been written up for the Leonberger 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.

Puppies

No puppies listed right now

No Leonberger 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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