Breed # Braque du Bourbonnais The Braque du Bourbonnais is a foundation stock service breed from France, standing males 20–22 in · females 19–22 in at the withers, weighing males 39.5–55 lb · females 35–48.5 lb. Recorded lifespan is 10–12 yrs. ![A photograph of the Braque du Bourbonnais](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/lg/braque-du-bourbonnais.webp) Breed group Foundation Stock Service Origin France Height males 20–22 in · females 19–22 in Weight males 39.5–55 lb · females 35–48.5 lb Lifespan 10–12 yrs Among the 500 breeds here with recorded measurements, the Braque du Bourbonnais is taller than 45% of the measured breeds, heavier than 44%, one of 64 in the Foundation Stock Service group, one of 41 from France. Compare the Braque du Bourbonnais with another breed ## Living with the Braque du Bourbonnais 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 Braque du Bourbonnais’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 5 of 5 1 a short walk · 5 a job to do Playfulness 3 of 5 1 only when invited · 5 non-stop Barking 2 of 5 1 only to alert · 5 very vocal Around the house Shedding 2 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 2 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.[Braque du Bourbonnais on AKC](https://www.akc.org/dog-breeds/braque-du-bourbonnais/)[Braque du Bourbonnais on DogTime](https://dogtime.com/dog-breeds/braque-du-bourbonnais) ## Breeds that look like the Braque du Bourbonnais 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 Braque du Bourbonnais. - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/bracco-italiano.webp)Bracco Italiano](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/bracco-italiano/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/bull-arab.webp)Bull Arab](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/bull-arab/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/braque-francais-gascogne.webp)Braque Français (Gascogne)](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/braque-francais-gascogne/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/old-danish-pointer.webp)Old Danish Pointer](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/old-danish-pointer/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/german-shorthaired-pointer.webp)German Shorthaired Pointer](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/german-shorthaired-pointer/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/small-munsterlander.webp)Small Munsterlander](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/small-munsterlander/) Side by side Height 0–38 in 1. Braque du Bourbonnais20–22 in 2. Bracco Italiano23–26 in 3. Bull Arab25–27 in 4. Braque Français (Gascogne)23–27 in 5. Old Danish Pointer21–24 in 6. German Shorthaired Pointer23–25 in 7. Small Munsterlander20.5–21.5 in Weight 0–220 lb 1. Braque du Bourbonnais39.5–55 lb 2. Bracco Italiano55–88 lb 3. Bull Arab66–110 lb 4. Braque Français (Gascogne)40–85 lb 5. Old Danish Pointer66–77 lb 6. German Shorthaired Pointer55–70 lb 7. Small Munsterlander40–60 lb Lifespan 0–20 yrs 1. Braque du Bourbonnais10–12 yrs 2. Bracco Italiano10–14 yrs 3. Bull Arab12–15 yrs 4. Braque Français (Gascogne)12–15 yrs 5. Old Danish Pointerno recorded figure 6. German Shorthaired Pointer10–12 yrs 7. Small Munsterlander12–14 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 Braque du Bourbonnais on the breed map Read about the Braque du Bourbonnais on Wikipedia