Breed # Puli The Puli is a herding breed from Hungary, standing males 16–17.5 in · females 14.5–16 in at the withers, weighing males 25–35 lb · females 20–30 lb. Recorded lifespan is 10–15 yrs. ![A photograph of the Puli](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/lg/puli.webp) Breed group Herding Origin Hungary Height males 16–17.5 in · females 14.5–16 in Weight males 25–35 lb · females 20–30 lb Lifespan 10–15 yrs Among the 500 breeds here with recorded measurements, the Puli is taller than 26% of the measured breeds, heavier than 24%, one of 27 in the Herding group, one of 7 from Hungary. Compare the Puli with another breed ## Living with the Puli 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 Puli’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 4 of 5 1 not suited · 5 very good Openness to strangers 2 of 5 1 reserved · 5 everyone is a friend Watchdog / protective nature 5 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 5 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 1 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 4 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.[Puli on AKC](https://www.akc.org/dog-breeds/puli/)[Puli on DogTime](https://dogtime.com/dog-breeds/puli) ## Breeds that look like the Puli 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 Puli. - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/affenpinscher.webp)Affenpinscher](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/affenpinscher/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/black-russian-terrier.webp)Black Russian Terrier](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/black-russian-terrier/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/bouvier-des-flandres.webp)Bouvier des Flandres](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/bouvier-des-flandres/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/portuguese-water-dog.webp)Portuguese Water Dog](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/portuguese-water-dog/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/portuguese-sheepdog.webp)Portuguese Sheepdog](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/portuguese-sheepdog/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/catalan-sheepdog.webp)Catalan sheepdog](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/catalan-sheepdog/) Side by side Height 0–38 in 1. Puli16–17.5 in 2. Affenpinscher9–12 in 3. Black Russian Terrier25–29 in 4. Bouvier des Flandres24–27 in 5. Portuguese Water Dog20–22 in 6. Portuguese Sheepdog16–22 in 7. Catalan sheepdog22 in Weight 0–220 lb 1. Puli25–35 lb 2. Affenpinscher6.5–13 lb 3. Black Russian Terrier110–132 lb 4. Bouvier des Flandres77–88 lb 5. Portuguese Water Dog42–60 lb 6. Portuguese Sheepdog26.5–40 lb 7. Catalan sheepdog44–55 lb Lifespan 0–20 yrs 1. Puli10–15 yrs 2. Affenpinscher11–14 yrs 3. Black Russian Terrier10–12 yrs 4. Bouvier des Flandres10–12 yrs 5. Portuguese Water Dog10–14 yrs 6. Portuguese Sheepdog12–13 yrs 7. Catalan sheepdog12–14 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 Puli on the breed map Read about the Puli on Wikipedia