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Eurasier

The Eurasier is a foundation stock service breed from Germany, standing males 20–24 in · females 19–22 in at the withers, weighing males 51–71 lb · females 40–57 lb. Recorded lifespan is 12–14 yrs.

A photograph of the Eurasier
Breed group
Foundation Stock Service
Origin
Germany
Height
males 20–24 in · females 19–22 in
Weight
males 51–71 lb · females 40–57 lb
Lifespan
12–14 yrs

Among the 500 breeds here with recorded measurements, the Eurasier is taller than 53% of the measured breeds, heavier than 65%, one of 64 in the Foundation Stock Service group, one of 32 from Germany.

Breeds that look like the Eurasier

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 Eurasier.

Side by side

Height 0–38 in

  1. Eurasier
    20–24 in
  2. Icelandic Sheepdog
    12–16 in
  3. Finnish Spitz
    17–20 in
  4. Pastor Garafiano
    24–28 in
  5. Hokkaido
    19–20 in
  6. Chow Chow
    17–22 in
  7. Shiba Inu
    14–17 in

Weight 0–220 lb

  1. Eurasier
    51–71 lb
  2. Icelandic Sheepdog
    25–30 lb
  3. Finnish Spitz
    26–29 lb
  4. Pastor Garafiano
    77–101 lb
  5. Hokkaido
    44–66 lb
  6. Chow Chow
    40–90 lb
  7. Shiba Inu
    18–25 lb

Lifespan 0–20 yrs

  1. Eurasier
    12–14 yrs
  2. Icelandic Sheepdog
    ~12 yrs
  3. Finnish Spitz
    13–15 yrs
  4. Pastor Garafianono recorded figure
  5. Hokkaido
    12–15 yrs
  6. Chow Chow
    11–13 yrs
  7. Shiba Inu
    13–15 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.

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