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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
Reconhecida pela 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.

O que diz o padrão da raça

Criado para
Working Dog
Comportamento e 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.

Referência da raça de The Dog API.

Características

Tamanho
Large
Necessidade de exercício
4 of 5
Facilidade de treino
—
Queda de pelo
3 of 5
Cuidados com o pelo
4 of 5
Convivência com crianças
—
Custo de manutenção
—
Tolera ficar sozinho
—
Inteligência
—
Saúde da raça
Not researched yet

Pros & cons

Prós e contras da raça Hovawart

O que ganha com a raça Hovawart

  • Função declarada no padrão: «Working Dog»
  • O padrão descreve a raça assim: «The Hovawart is a recognized working dog for versatile usage»

O que tem de assumir

  • Exige muitos cuidados com o pelo — a descrição do próprio padrão é «Feathering on front of neck, underbody, back of forelegs, back of thighs and underside of…»

Retirado de fontes e não escrito como opinião — investigação de saúde citada, o padrão do próprio registo, e estudos de longevidade revistos por pares. Padrão da raça, FCI. Os animais de um criador podem diferir de tudo isto, e uma coluna vazia significa que não temos nada desse lado, não que não haja nada a dizer.

Characteristics

Padrão da FCI · Hovawart

Pelo e cor

Tal como o padrão da FCI o estabelece. Cada linha abaixo está nas palavras do próprio padrão, etiquetada com 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

Cor

  • Preferred
  • Permissible
  • Undesirable
  • Disqualifying

«Preferred», «permissible», «undesirable» e «disqualifying» — preferida, admissível, indesejável e desqualificante — são as palavras da própria FCI sobre a raça, e ficam em inglês porque é assim que constam do padrão. Descrevem o que o padrão exige — não são uma avaliação de nenhum cão em concreto, nem nossa.

Cor 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 nas palavras do próprio padrão, com o veredito passado para a etiqueta ao lado. Leia a cláusula completa na fonte.

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

Informação ao nível da raça, de The Dog API. Descreve a raça Hovawart em geral; qualquer animal em concreto pode ser diferente.

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

Ainda sem fotografias

É aqui que vão aparecer as fotografias dos próprios donos de Hovawart, a partir dos perfis dos animais que mantêm aqui. Ninguém acrescentou ainda nenhuma a uma página pública.

Uma fotografia num perfil de animal fica privada do seu dono. Não colocamos nenhuma aqui sem que nos peçam.

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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