Breed # Stabyhoun The Stabyhoun is a foundation stock service breed from The Netherlands, standing 19–21 in at the withers, weighing 40–55 lb. Recorded lifespan is 13–15 yrs. ![A photograph of the Stabyhoun](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/lg/stabyhoun.webp) Breed group Foundation Stock Service Origin The Netherlands Height 19–21 in Weight 40–55 lb Lifespan 13–15 yrs Among the 500 breeds here with recorded measurements, the Stabyhoun is taller than 40% of the measured breeds, heavier than 44%, one of 64 in the Foundation Stock Service group. Compare the Stabyhoun with another breed ## Living with the Stabyhoun 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 Stabyhoun’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 4 of 5 1 not suited · 5 very good Openness to strangers 3 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 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 3 of 5 1 barely · 5 constantly Drooling 2 of 5 1 a dry mouth · 5 keep a towel What they tolerate Tolerates being alone 3 of 5 1 poorly · 5 well Tolerates hot weather 2 of 5 1 poorly · 5 well Tolerates cold weather 2 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.[Stabyhoun on AKC](https://www.akc.org/dog-breeds/stabyhoun/)[Stabyhoun on DogTime](https://dogtime.com/dog-breeds/stabyhoun) ## Breeds that look like the Stabyhoun 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 Stabyhoun. - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/english-springer-spaniel.webp)English Springer Spaniel](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/english-springer-spaniel/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/french-spaniel.webp)French Spaniel](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/french-spaniel/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/halden-hound.webp)Halden Hound](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/halden-hound/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/russian-spaniel.webp)Russian Spaniel](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/russian-spaniel/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/greek-shepherd.webp)Greek Shepherd](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/greek-shepherd/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/border-collie.webp)Border Collie](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/border-collie/) Side by side Height 0–38 in 1. Stabyhoun19–21 in 2. English Springer Spaniel19–21 in 3. French Spaniel22–25 in 4. Halden Hound17–21 in 5. Russian Spaniel15–18 in 6. Greek Shepherd26–30 in 7. Border Collie19–22 in Weight 0–220 lb 1. Stabyhoun40–55 lb 2. English Springer Spaniel45–55 lb 3. French Spaniel44–55 lb 4. Halden Hound40–55 lb 5. Russian Spaniel20–35 lb 6. Greek Shepherd88–121 lb 7. Border Collie31–44 lb Lifespan 0–20 yrs 1. Stabyhoun13–15 yrs 2. English Springer Spaniel12–14 yrs 3. French Spaniel10–12 yrs 4. Halden Hound~12 yrs 5. Russian Spaniel~14 yrs 6. Greek Shepherd~12 yrs 7. Border Collie10–17 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 Stabyhoun on the breed map Read about the Stabyhoun on Wikipedia