Breed # Porcelaine The Porcelaine is a foundation stock service breed from France, standing males 22–23 in · females 21–22 in at the withers, weighing 55–62 lb. Recorded lifespan is 12–13 yrs. ![A photograph of the Porcelaine](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/lg/porcelaine.webp) Breed group Foundation Stock Service Origin France Height males 22–23 in · females 21–22 in Weight 55–62 lb Lifespan 12–13 yrs Among the 500 breeds here with recorded measurements, the Porcelaine is taller than 58% of the measured breeds, heavier than 61%, one of 64 in the Foundation Stock Service group, one of 41 from France. Compare the Porcelaine with another breed ## Living with the Porcelaine 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 Porcelaine’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 5 of 5 1 not suited · 5 very good Openness to strangers 5 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 Playfulness 5 of 5 1 only when invited · 5 non-stop Barking 2 of 5 1 only to alert · 5 very vocal Around the house Drooling 3 of 5 1 a dry mouth · 5 keep a towel Rated 1 to 5 by the American Kennel Club, and read from their breed pages in 2022. Nobody at Woof & Beyond has met this breed — these are the publishers’ judgments, not ours.[Porcelaine on AKC](https://www.akc.org/dog-breeds/porcelaine/) ## Breeds that look like the Porcelaine 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 Porcelaine. - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/magyar-agar.webp)Magyar agár](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/magyar-agar/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/pointer.webp)Pointer](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/pointer/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/vikhan.webp)Vikhan](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/vikhan/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/istrian-short-haired-hound.webp)Istrian Short-haired Hound](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/istrian-short-haired-hound/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/braque-saint-germain.webp)Braque Saint-Germain](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/braque-saint-germain/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/dunker.webp)Dunker](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/dunker/) Side by side Height 0–38 in 1. Porcelaine22–23 in 2. Magyar agár26–28 in 3. Pointer25–27 in 4. Vikhan25–27 in 5. Istrian Short-haired Hound17–19 in 6. Braque Saint-Germain22–24 in 7. Dunker19.5–21.5 in Weight 0–220 lb 1. Porcelaine55–62 lb 2. Magyar agár55–66 lb 3. Pointer55–75 lb 4. Vikhan99–104 lb 5. Istrian Short-haired Hound40 lb 6. Braque Saint-Germain40–57 lb 7. Dunker25–39 lb Lifespan 0–20 yrs 1. Porcelaine12–13 yrs 2. Magyar agár12–14 yrs 3. Pointer13–14 yrs 4. Vikhanno recorded figure 5. Istrian Short-haired Hound12–15 yrs 6. Braque Saint-Germain12–14 yrs 7. Dunker12–15 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. See the Porcelaine on the breed map Read about the Porcelaine on Wikipedia