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Size and lifespan
- Size
- LowchenSmall
- Typical adult height
- Lowchen25–33 cm
- Typical adult weight
- Lowchen4–8 kg
- Typical lifespan
- Lowchenfrom 12 years
Exercise and care
- Exercise
- LowchenModerate: typically around an hour a day
- Energy
- LowchenLively
- Grooming
- LowchenDaily
- Shedding
- LowchenModerate shedding
- Training
- LowchenGenerally trainable with consistency
- Barking
- LowchenCan be vocal
Home life
- Home
- LowchenOften adapts to flats and smaller homes
- Garden
- LowchenA secure garden is strongly advised
- Time alone
- LowchenUsually copes only with short periods alone
- Owner experience
- LowchenOften suits first-time owners
Living with others
- Children
- LowchenUsually better with older, calmer children
- Other dogs
- LowchenUsually sociable with other dogs
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.