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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
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 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.

O que diz o padrão da raça

Criado para
Watch, Companion and Family Dog
Comportamento e 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.

Referência da raça de The Dog API.

Características

Tamanho
Large
Necessidade de exercício
2 of 5
Facilidade de treino
Queda de pelo
4 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 Leonberger

O que ganha com a raça Leonberger

  • Função declarada no padrão: «Watch, Companion and Family Dog»
  • O padrão descreve a raça assim: «As a family dog, the Leonberger is an agreeable partner for present day dwelling and living conditions, who can be…»

O que tem de assumir

  • Exige muitos cuidados com o pelo — a descrição do próprio padrão é «distinct feathering on front legs and ample breeches on hind legs»
  • Vive menos tempo do que um cão de raça indeterminada — mediana de 10 anos em 699 animais, contra 12

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

Pelo e cor

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

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.

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

O que diz o padrão da raça

Tamanho
Height at the withers: Dogs 72 to 80 cm (recommended average 76 cm). 65 to 75 cm (recommended average 70 cm). Bitches
A FCI distingue um ideal daquilo que é permitido.

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

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

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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