Breed # 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. ![A photograph of the Drever](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/lg/drever.webp) 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. Compare the Drever with another breed ## 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. Around people and other dogs Affection with family 5 of 5 1 independent · 5 devoted Good with young children 5 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 4 of 5 1 only to alert · 5 very vocal Around the house Shedding 3 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.[Drever on AKC](https://www.akc.org/dog-breeds/drever/)[Drever on DogTime](https://dogtime.com/dog-breeds/drever) ## 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. - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/hygen-hound.webp)Hygen Hound](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/hygen-hound/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/austrian-pinscher.webp)Austrian Pinscher](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/austrian-pinscher/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/posavac-hound.webp)Posavac hound](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/posavac-hound/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/treeing-feist.webp)Treeing Feist](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/treeing-feist/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/ariege-pointer.webp)Ariège Pointer](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/ariege-pointer/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/braque-saint-germain.webp)Braque Saint-Germain](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/braque-saint-germain/) Side by side Height 0–38 in 1. Drever11–16 in 2. Hygen Hound22–24 in 3. Austrian Pinscher17–20 in 4. Posavac hound17–23 in 5. Treeing Feist12–18 in 6. Ariège Pointer24–26 in 7. Braque Saint-Germain22–24 in Weight 0–220 lb 1. Drever32–34 lb 2. Hygen Hound50–60 lb 3. Austrian Pinscher26–40 lb 4. Posavac hound35–45 lb 5. Treeing Feist12–30 lb 6. Ariège Pointer55–66 lb 7. Braque Saint-Germain40–57 lb Lifespan 0–20 yrs 1. Drever~15 yrs 2. Hygen Hound12–14 yrs 3. Austrian Pinscher12–14 yrs 4. Posavac hound~12 yrs 5. Treeing Feistno recorded figure 6. Ariège Pointer10–13 yrs 7. 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. See the Drever on the breed map Read about the Drever on Wikipedia