Leonberger
- Height 71–80 cm 65–75 cm
- Weight 54–77 kg 45–61 kg
- Life span 7–9 years
- Exercise 60 min/day
The Leonberger is a large and powerful breed of dog that was originally bred in Germany for working on farms. They are intelligent, gentle, and loyal, and make excellent family pets.
- Group
- Working Group
- Origin
- Germany, Leonberg, Baden-Württemberg (mid-19th century (developed from 1846))
- Coat
- long double · lion-yellow, golden, red, reddish-brown, sandy, cream, and black mask
- Also known as
- Leo and Chien de Leonberg
- Recognized by
- AKC, FCI, UKC, KC
- Hypoallergenic
- No
- Id
0780919e-5b5d-4883-9c09-c6d150e224ce
Traits
- Energy
- Trainability
- Barking
- Grooming
- Shedding
- Drooling
- Good with children
- Good with dogs
- Good with strangers
- Apartment friendly
Every rating runs from 1 to 5 against dogs in general, so a 3 is an average dog rather than an average Leonberger. They are researched estimates, not measurements.
Researched from leonbergerclubofamerica.com en.wikipedia.org akc.org showsightmagazine.com pets4homes.co.uk
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This page, as API data
Everything above came from https://dogapi.dog/api/v2/breeds/0780919e-5b5d-4883-9c09-c6d150e224ce. No key, no sign up.
See it in the reference.
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The picture itself also has an endpoint:
https://dogapi.dog/api/v2/breeds/0780919e-5b5d-4883-9c09-c6d150e224ce/image, which redirects
straight to the file. See it in the reference.