Dogs
Danish Broholmer
Other names: Danish Broholmer, Denmark mastiff
- Origin
- Denmark
- Size
- Large
- Height · Male
- 70–75 cm
- Height · Female
- 65–70 cm
- Weight · Male
- 50–70 kg
- Weight · Female
- 40–60 kg
- Life expectancy
- 6–11 years
- FCI
- FCI group 2 · 2 · n.º 315
Traits
Guarding
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Temperament
Calm, good tempered, friendly, yet watchful. Must show great self-confidence.
History
As a type this breed has been known since the Middle Ages, when it was used for hunting (stag-hunting). Later on it was used mainly as guard dog for large farms and manors. At the end of the 18th century these dogs were pure-bred and increased in number thanks to the Count Sehested of Broholm, from whom the breed has inherited its name. After the Second World War the breed became almost extinct, but around 1975 a group of committed people - later organized as « The Society for Reconstruction of the Broholmer Breed » - supported by the Danish Kennel Club, began the work of reviving the breed.
Care
Daily walks 2 times about 15 minutes daily
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