Breed # Leonberger The Leonberger is a working breed from Germany, standing males 28–31 in · females 26–30 in at the withers, weighing males 130–170 lb · females 100–130 lb. Recorded lifespan is ~7 yrs. ![A photograph of the Leonberger](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/lg/leonberger.webp) Breed group Working Origin Germany Height males 28–31 in · females 26–30 in Weight males 130–170 lb · females 100–130 lb Lifespan ~7 yrs Among the 500 breeds here with recorded measurements, the Leonberger is taller than 96% of the measured breeds, heavier than 97%, one of 31 in the Working group, one of 32 from Germany. Compare the Leonberger with another breed ## Living with the Leonberger 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 Leonberger’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 4 of 5 1 not suited · 5 very good Good with other dogs 3 of 5 1 not suited · 5 very good Openness to strangers 4 of 5 1 reserved · 5 everyone is a friend Watchdog / protective nature 4 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 3 of 5 1 only to alert · 5 very vocal Around the house Shedding 5 of 5 1 barely · 5 constantly Drooling 3 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 1 of 5 1 poorly · 5 well Tolerates cold weather 5 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.[Leonberger on AKC](https://www.akc.org/dog-breeds/leonberger/)[Leonberger on DogTime](https://dogtime.com/dog-breeds/leonberger) ## Breeds that look like the Leonberger 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 Leonberger. - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/estrela-mountain-dog.webp)Estrela Mountain Dog](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/estrela-mountain-dog/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/caucasian-shepherd.webp)Caucasian Shepherd](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/caucasian-shepherd/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/bloodhound.webp)Bloodhound](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/bloodhound/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/english-mastiff.webp)English Mastiff](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/english-mastiff/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/pshdar-dog.webp)Pshdar dog](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/pshdar-dog/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/broholmer.webp)Broholmer](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/broholmer/) Side by side Height 0–38 in 1. Leonberger28–31 in 2. Estrela Mountain Dog25–30 in 3. Caucasian Shepherd27–30 in 4. Bloodhound25–28 in 5. English Mastiff30 in 6. Pshdar dog30–37 in 7. Broholmer30 in Weight 0–220 lb 1. Leonberger130–170 lb 2. Estrela Mountain Dog99–132 lb 3. Caucasian Shepherd110 lb 4. Bloodhound101–119 lb 5. English Mastiff160 lb 6. Pshdar dog143–203 lb 7. Broholmer143–198 lb Lifespan 0–20 yrs 1. Leonberger~7 yrs 2. Estrela Mountain Dog~10 yrs 3. Caucasian Shepherd10–12 yrs 4. Bloodhound7–12 yrs 5. English Mastiff6–10 yrs 6. Pshdar dogno recorded figure 7. Broholmer10–13 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 Leonberger on the breed map Read about the Leonberger on Wikipedia