Breed # Pumi The Pumi is a herding breed from Hungary, standing males 17–18 in · females 16–17 in at the withers, weighing males 26–29 lb · females 22–24 lb. Recorded lifespan is 12–14 yrs. ![A photograph of the Pumi](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/lg/pumi.webp) Breed group Herding Origin Hungary Height males 17–18 in · females 16–17 in Weight males 26–29 lb · females 22–24 lb Lifespan 12–14 yrs Among the 500 breeds here with recorded measurements, the Pumi is taller than 27% of the measured breeds, heavier than 22%, one of 27 in the Herding group, one of 7 from Hungary. Compare the Pumi with another breed ## Living with the Pumi 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 Pumi’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 3 of 5 1 not suited · 5 very good Good with other dogs 3 of 5 1 not suited · 5 very good Openness to strangers 3 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 5 of 5 1 couch potato · 5 busy all day 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 Drooling 2 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.[Pumi on AKC](https://www.akc.org/dog-breeds/pumi/) ## Breeds that look like the Pumi 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 Pumi. - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/kars.webp)Kars](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/kars/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/spinone-italiano.webp)Spinone Italiano](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/spinone-italiano/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/wirehaired-pointing-griffon.webp)Wirehaired Pointing Griffon](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/wirehaired-pointing-griffon/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/english-setter.webp)English Setter](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/english-setter/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/briquet-griffon-vendeen.webp)Briquet Griffon Vendéen](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/briquet-griffon-vendeen/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/cesky-fousek.webp)Český Fousek](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/cesky-fousek/) Side by side Height 0–38 in 1. Pumi17–18 in 2. Kars28.5 in 3. Spinone Italiano24–28 in 4. Wirehaired Pointing Griffon22–24 in 5. English Setter25–27 in 6. Briquet Griffon Vendéen20–22 in 7. Český Fousek24–26 in Weight 0–220 lb 1. Pumi26–29 lb 2. Kars98 lb 3. Spinone Italiano70.5–82 lb 4. Wirehaired Pointing Griffon51–59.5 lb 5. English Setter65–80 lb 6. Briquet Griffon Vendéen49–53 lb 7. Český Fousek62–75 lb Lifespan 0–20 yrs 1. Pumi12–14 yrs 2. Karsno recorded figure 3. Spinone Italiano10–12 yrs 4. Wirehaired Pointing Griffon12–15 yrs 5. English Setter~12 yrs 6. Briquet Griffon Vendéen10–12 yrs 7. Český Fousek12–15 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 Pumi on the breed map Read about the Pumi on Wikipedia