Breed # Tornjak The Tornjak is a foundation stock service breed from Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia, standing males 25–27 in · females 23–25 in at the withers, weighing 62–100 lb. Recorded lifespan is 12–14 yrs. ![A photograph of the Tornjak](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/lg/tornjak.webp) Breed group Foundation Stock Service Origin Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Height males 25–27 in · females 23–25 in Weight 62–100 lb Lifespan 12–14 yrs Among the 500 breeds here with recorded measurements, the Tornjak is taller than 81% of the measured breeds, heavier than 83%, one of 64 in the Foundation Stock Service group. Compare the Tornjak with another breed ## Living with the Tornjak 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 Tornjak’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 1 of 5 1 not suited · 5 very good Openness to strangers 3 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 3 of 5 1 couch potato · 5 busy all day Playfulness 3 of 5 1 only when invited · 5 non-stop Barking 3 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.[Tornjak on AKC](https://www.akc.org/dog-breeds/tornjak/) ## Breeds that look like the Tornjak 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 Tornjak. - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/landseer.webp)Landseer](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/landseer/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/romanian-bucovina-shepherd.webp)Romanian Bucovina Shepherd](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/romanian-bucovina-shepherd/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/st-bernard.webp)St. Bernard](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/st-bernard/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/border-collie.webp)Border Collie](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/border-collie/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/mucuchies.webp)Mucuchies](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/mucuchies/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/drentsche-patrijshond.webp)Drentsche Patrijshond](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/drentsche-patrijshond/) Side by side Height 0–38 in 1. Tornjak25–27 in 2. Landseer26–28 in 3. Romanian Bucovina Shepherd27–31 in 4. St. Bernard28–35 in 5. Border Collie19–22 in 6. Mucuchies22–28 in 7. Drentsche Patrijshond23–25 in Weight 0–220 lb 1. Tornjak62–100 lb 2. Landseer100–150 lb 3. Romanian Bucovina Shepherd110–200 lb 4. St. Bernard140–180 lb 5. Border Collie31–44 lb 6. Mucuchies66–110 lb 7. Drentsche Patrijshond48–73 lb Lifespan 0–20 yrs 1. Tornjak12–14 yrs 2. Landseer~11 yrs 3. Romanian Bucovina Shepherd10–15 yrs 4. St. Bernard8–10 yrs 5. Border Collie10–17 yrs 6. Mucuchies10–12 yrs 7. Drentsche Patrijshond12–14 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 Tornjak on the breed map Read about the Tornjak on Wikipedia