霍瓦瓦特犬
Hovawart
「The Hovawart is a medium to large size German…」
The Hovawart is a medium to large size German dog breed.
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The Hovawart is a medium to large size German dog breed.
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🐾性情
Hovawarts are protective dogs who can make good family pets when trained due to their guarding instincts and desire to be part of a pack.
👁形貌
The Hovawart is a muscular, medium sized, long-haired working breed. The breed is slightly long with length being between 110-115% of the height at withers. Head The bridge of the nose is straight. Muzzle is roughly the same length as the skull and the skin is tight. Facial pigmentation is black. Eyes are oval shaped with a dark-to-medium brown colour. Ears are triangular shaped and drop down. They should reach down far enough to be in line with the mouth. Body The tail reaches to the hocks but not the ground. Coat The long-haired coat lies close to the body with only a slight amount of underc
📜源流
Following the medieval period, the popularity of the Hovawart began to decline. Newer breeds such as the German Shepherd Dog slowly replaced the Hovawart as a guard and working dog until it had almost disappeared by the beginning of the twentieth century. Around 1915 a group of enthusiasts decided to try to save the breed. Predominant in this group was the zoologist Kurt Friedrich König. They started by looking for dogs in the farms of the Black Forest region. König then started a careful breeding program using these dogs and crossed them with Kuvasz specimens, Newfoundlands, German Shepherd D