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Size and lifespan
- Size
- HovawartLarge
- Typical adult height
- Hovawart58–70 cm
- Typical adult weight
- Hovawart25–40 kg
- Typical lifespan
- Hovawartfrom 10 years
Exercise and care
- Exercise
- HovawartVery high: usually needs several hours of activity or work each day
- Energy
- HovawartLively
- Grooming
- HovawartSeveral times a week
- Shedding
- HovawartModerate shedding
- Training
- HovawartCan be independent-minded; patient training helps
Home life
- Home
- HovawartUsually needs a roomy home
- Garden
- HovawartA garden is helpful
- Time alone
- HovawartUsually copes only with short periods alone
- Owner experience
- HovawartBest with an experienced owner
Living with others
- Children
- HovawartOften better suited to an adult home
- Other dogs
- HovawartCan be selective about other dogs
- Cats and small pets
- HovawartVaries with the individual dog
These are typical breed tendencies from reviewed sources, never a promise about an individual dog. Read each guide for the detail and ask the breeder or rescue about the dog you are considering.