Help me decide

[Berger]

My Leo would tick all those boxes.

He is fine when left on his own and doesn't feel the need to follow me around the house.

He will take as much excercise as I can give but is also happy to laze about when thats done.

Leos are very athletic for a giant breed and do very well at agility. They are also great therapy dogs, take part in water rescue and love carting.

Once you research breeders they are no more prone to any particular health problems than any other large breeds.

Grooming they do moult heavily and blow their coats twice a year but with regular grooming this can be kept to a minimum.

Leos all the way!!!

[labradork]

Bearded Collie?

Dalmatian?

Giant Schnauzer?

Rhodesian Ridgeback?

Australian Shepherd?

Any of the retrievers? Flat Coat/Duck Toller/Golden/Curly Coat/Lab?

[x-clo-x]

Originally Posted by Berger

My Leo would tick all those boxes.

He is fine when left on his own and doesn't feel the need to follow me around the house.

He will take as much excercise as I can give but is also happy to laze about when thats done.

Leos are very athletic for a giant breed and do very well at agility. They are also great therapy dogs, take part in water rescue and love carting.

Once you research breeders they are no more prone to any particular health problems than any other large breeds.

Grooming they do moult heavily and blow their coats twice a year but with regular grooming this can be kept to a minimum.

Leos all the way!!!

id never considered a leos before. whats their life span? and im gathering their size they eat alot

[TabithaJ]

Rhodesian Ridgeback?

Weimaraner?

Lab? (you said you want something bigger than a Lab but this breed does I think tick all your boxes and if you get a 'show' type, they can be very stock and muscular)

[abbie]

Belgian Shepherd

[x-clo-x]

Originally Posted by labradork

Bearded Collie?

Dalmatian?

Giant Schnauzer?

Rhodesian Ridgeback?

Australian Shepherd?

Any of the retrievers? Flat Coat/Duck Toller/Golden/Curly Coat/Lab?

never thought of a dally.. so much for narrowing it down the ones ive met seem very nice too, i thought they had a lot of energy though? would they be happy to snooze if they only got an hour and a half a day?

schnauzer is a no. im not keen on them anyway, and every giant one ive met hasnt been very nice, to dogs or people!!

i like the look of australian sheperds, and would have any of the retrievers you mention except for the curly coat (dont like the way they look) or the goldie.

[Velvetboxers]

Pug!!!

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[valandra]

Rotti - to me they tick all the box's

[Berger]

Originally Posted by x-clo-x

id never considered a leos before. whats their life span? and im gathering their size they eat alot

They don't eat as much as you think. Well Ivan doesn't anyway. They are leaner than most other giant breeds. He gets two large scoops of a dried holistic food twice daily.

On the breed standard the life span is given as 8 to 10 years but I have known some that have lived slightly longer.

Keeping your Leonberger on the leaner side will help with joints later in life.