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Broholmer

The Broholmer is a foundation stock service breed from Denmark, standing males 30 in · females 28 in at the withers, weighing males 143–198 lb · females 88–132 lb. Recorded lifespan is 10–13 yrs.

A photograph of the Broholmer
Breed group
Foundation Stock Service
Origin
Denmark
Height
males 30 in · females 28 in
Weight
males 143–198 lb · females 88–132 lb
Lifespan
10–13 yrs

Among the 500 breeds here with recorded measurements, the Broholmer is taller than 97% of the measured breeds, heavier than 99%, one of 64 in the Foundation Stock Service group, one of 3 from Denmark.

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Living with the Broholmer

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 Broholmer’s, with what a 1 and a 5 mean on each row.

Around people and other dogs
Affection with family
4 of 51 independent · 5 devoted
Good with young children
4 of 51 not suited · 5 very good
Good with other dogs
3 of 51 not suited · 5 very good
Openness to strangers
3 of 51 reserved · 5 everyone is a friend
Watchdog / protective nature
4 of 51 unbothered · 5 vigilant
What they will ask of you
Energy
2 of 51 couch potato · 5 busy all day
Exercise needs
3 of 51 a short walk · 5 a job to do
Playfulness
3 of 51 only when invited · 5 non-stop
Barking
2 of 51 only to alert · 5 very vocal
Around the house
Shedding
3 of 51 barely · 5 constantly
Drooling
2 of 51 a dry mouth · 5 keep a towel
What they tolerate
Tolerates being alone
3 of 51 poorly · 5 well
Tolerates hot weather
3 of 51 poorly · 5 well
Tolerates cold weather
3 of 51 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.Broholmer on AKCBroholmer on DogTime

Breeds that look like the Broholmer

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 Broholmer.

Side by side

Height 0–38 in

  1. Broholmer
    30 in
  2. Pshdar dog
    30–37 in
  3. English Mastiff
    30 in
  4. Dogue de Bordeaux
    24–27 in
  5. Shar Pei
    17–20 in
  6. Tosa
    24 in
  7. Bullmastiff
    25–27 in

Weight 0–220 lb

  1. Broholmer
    143–198 lb
  2. Pshdar dog
    143–203 lb
  3. English Mastiff
    160 lb
  4. Dogue de Bordeaux
    120–145 lb
  5. Shar Pei
    35–64 lb
  6. Tosa
    83–200 lb
  7. Bullmastiff
    110–130 lb

Lifespan 0–20 yrs

  1. Broholmer
    10–13 yrs
  2. Pshdar dogno recorded figure
  3. English Mastiff
    6–10 yrs
  4. Dogue de Bordeaux
    5–8 yrs
  5. Shar Pei
    11–12 yrs
  6. Tosa
    10–12 yrs
  7. Bullmastiff
    8–12 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 Broholmer on the breed mapRead about the Broholmer on Wikipedia
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