In 1840, the mayor of Leonberg – Heinrich Essig – created a lion-like dog to match the town's heraldic crest using a mix of St Bernard, Newfoundland and Pyrenean Mountain Dog.
FACT SHEET
Lovers of lions and giant hairy dogs.
Anyone looking for a small companion. Leonbergers are giant in size and need lots of space and exercise.
Leo
None
Germany
Giant
So big people will stop and take photos.
High (Two hours or more)
Without sufficient mental and physical exercise will probably do the wall of death around the living room!
Double trouble!
There she blows. Dense undercoat that could stuff a mattress when you start combing it out.
Fluff monster
Buy shares in Dyson - tell people you are wearing mohair if embarrassed
7 years
No
Tailwise is consistently rated as Excellent
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