The Hovawart is a medium to large size German dog breed.

The name means "yard-watcher" or "farm-watcher", from the Middle High German words hova ("court", "yard", "farm", modern Standard German: Hof) and wart ("watchman", modern Standard German: Wart).

Description

thumb|left|A black and gold Hovie. Black and gold is the most common colour of Hovawart.

thumb|The three permitted colours

Appearance

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.

Miscellaneous

The Hovawart does exceptionally well in search and rescue, tracking and working dog activities.

See also

  • Dogs portal
  • List of dog breeds

References

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