Breed # Bohemian Shepherd The Bohemian Shepherd is a foundation stock service breed from Czech Republic, standing 19–22 in at the withers, weighing 33–55 lb. Recorded lifespan is 9–13 yrs. ![A photograph of the Bohemian Shepherd](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/lg/bohemian-shepherd.webp) Breed group Foundation Stock Service Origin Czech Republic Height 19–22 in Weight 33–55 lb Lifespan 9–13 yrs Among the 500 breeds here with recorded measurements, the Bohemian Shepherd is taller than 44% of the measured breeds, heavier than 39%, one of 64 in the Foundation Stock Service group, one of 4 from Czech Republic. Compare the Bohemian Shepherd with another breed ## Living with the Bohemian Shepherd Two breed references score every breed they cover from 1 to 5 on the things an owner lives with day to day. These are the Bohemian Shepherd’s, with what a 1 and a 5 mean on each row. Around people and other dogs Affection with family 4 of 5 1 independent · 5 devoted Good with young children 4 of 5 1 not suited · 5 very good Good with other dogs 4 of 5 1 not suited · 5 very good Openness to strangers 4 of 5 1 reserved · 5 everyone is a friend Watchdog / protective nature 3 of 5 1 unbothered · 5 vigilant What they will ask of you Energy 4 of 5 1 couch potato · 5 busy all day Exercise needs 4 of 5 1 a short walk · 5 a job to do Playfulness 4 of 5 1 only when invited · 5 non-stop Barking 2 of 5 1 only to alert · 5 very vocal Around the house Shedding 4 of 5 1 barely · 5 constantly Drooling 2 of 5 1 a dry mouth · 5 keep a towel What they tolerate Tolerates being alone 2 of 5 1 poorly · 5 well Tolerates hot weather 3 of 5 1 poorly · 5 well Tolerates cold weather 4 of 5 1 poorly · 5 well Rated 1 to 5 by the American Kennel Club and DogTime, averaged where both rate the same thing, and read from their breed pages in 2022. Nobody at Woof & Beyond has met this breed — these are the publishers’ judgments, not ours.[Bohemian Shepherd on AKC](https://www.akc.org/dog-breeds/bohemian-shepherd/)[Bohemian Shepherd on DogTime](https://dogtime.com/dog-breeds/bohemian-shepherd) ## Breeds that look like the Bohemian Shepherd A neural network trained to tell breeds apart by sight read all 510 photographs in this reference, and these are the 6 it placed closest to the Bohemian Shepherd. - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/gordon-setter.webp)Gordon Setter](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/gordon-setter/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/bernese-mountain-dog.webp)Bernese Mountain Dog](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/bernese-mountain-dog/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/english-shepherd.webp)English Shepherd](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/english-shepherd/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/picardy-spaniel.webp)Picardy Spaniel](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/picardy-spaniel/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/australian-shepherd.webp)Australian Shepherd](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/australian-shepherd/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/scottish-deerhound.webp)Scottish Deerhound](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/scottish-deerhound/) Side by side Height 0–38 in 1. Bohemian Shepherd19–22 in 2. Gordon Setter24–27 in 3. Bernese Mountain Dog25–27.5 in 4. English Shepherd19–23 in 5. Picardy Spaniel21–24.5 in 6. Australian Shepherd20–23 in 7. Scottish Deerhound28–32 in Weight 0–220 lb 1. Bohemian Shepherd33–55 lb 2. Gordon Setter55–80 lb 3. Bernese Mountain Dog80–150 lb 4. English Shepherd45–60 lb 5. Picardy Spaniel40–55 lb 6. Australian Shepherd35–70 lb 7. Scottish Deerhound85–110 lb Lifespan 0–20 yrs 1. Bohemian Shepherd9–13 yrs 2. Gordon Setter12–13 yrs 3. Bernese Mountain Dog7–8 yrs 4. English Shepherd~15 yrs 5. Picardy Spaniel13–15 yrs 6. Australian Shepherd12–15 yrs 7. Scottish Deerhound8–9 yrs Nothing here was grouped by hand. The ranking is an opinion about appearance, not about ancestry, which is why it sometimes puts together breeds no kennel club would — and why it is worth looking at the photographs rather than taking the order on trust. See the Bohemian Shepherd on the breed map Read about the Bohemian Shepherd on Wikipedia