Drever
The Drever is a foundation stock service breed from Sweden, standing 11–16 in at the withers, weighing 32–34 lb. Recorded lifespan is ~15 yrs.
- Breed group
- Foundation Stock Service
- Origin
- Sweden
- Height
- 11–16 in
- Weight
- 32–34 lb
- Lifespan
- ~15 yrs
Among the 500 breeds here with recorded measurements, the Drever is taller than 13% of the measured breeds, heavier than 27%, one of 64 in the Foundation Stock Service group, one of 9 from Sweden.
Living with the Drever
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 Drever’s, with what a 1 and a 5 mean on each row.
- Affection with family
- 5 of 51 independent · 5 devoted
- Good with young children
- 5 of 51 not suited · 5 very good
- Good with other dogs
- 4 of 51 not suited · 5 very good
- Openness to strangers
- 4 of 51 reserved · 5 everyone is a friend
- Watchdog / protective nature
- 3 of 51 unbothered · 5 vigilant
- Energy
- 4 of 51 couch potato · 5 busy all day
- Exercise needs
- 4 of 51 a short walk · 5 a job to do
- Playfulness
- 4 of 51 only when invited · 5 non-stop
- Barking
- 4 of 51 only to alert · 5 very vocal
- Shedding
- 3 of 51 barely · 5 constantly
- Drooling
- 2 of 51 a dry mouth · 5 keep a towel
- Tolerates being alone
- 2 of 51 poorly · 5 well
- Tolerates hot weather
- 3 of 51 poorly · 5 well
- Tolerates cold weather
- 2 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.Drever on AKCDrever on DogTime
Breeds that look like the Drever
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 Drever.
Height 0–38 in
- Drever11–16 in
- Hygen Hound22–24 in
- Austrian Pinscher17–20 in
- Posavac hound17–23 in
- Treeing Feist12–18 in
- Ariège Pointer24–26 in
- Braque Saint-Germain22–24 in
Weight 0–220 lb
- Drever32–34 lb
- Hygen Hound50–60 lb
- Austrian Pinscher26–40 lb
- Posavac hound35–45 lb
- Treeing Feist12–30 lb
- Ariège Pointer55–66 lb
- Braque Saint-Germain40–57 lb
Lifespan 0–20 yrs
- Drever~15 yrs
- Hygen Hound12–14 yrs
- Austrian Pinscher12–14 yrs
- Posavac hound~12 yrs
- Treeing Feistno recorded figure
- Ariège Pointer10–13 yrs
- Braque Saint-Germain12–14 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.