Smålandsstövare vs Dutch Schapendoes
Compare Smålandsstövare and Dutch Schapendoes: size, life expectancy, temperament and care side by side.
Smålandsstövare
VS
Dutch Schapendoes
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Characteristic
Smålandsstövare
Dutch Schapendoes
Breed type
Purebred
Purebred
Height
42 – 54 cm
40 – 50 cm
Weight
15 – 18 kg
12 – 20 kg
Life expectancy
12 – 15 years
12 – 15 years
Child friendly
4/5
4/5
Energy level
4/5
3/5
Intelligence
3/5
3/5
Trainability
4/5
3/5
Health
3/5
4/5
Grooming needs
3/5
2/5
Shedding
3/5
3/5
Barking level
4/5
4/5
Aggressiveness
3/5
3/5
The 1–5 scale shows the level of each trait. A higher value means more of that trait. Individual animals may vary.
Characteristics
Smålandsstövare
Great with kids
High energy
Easy to train
Medium
Dutch Schapendoes
Great with kids
Low grooming
Medium
Summary
About Smålandsstövare
The Smålandsstövare is a Swedish medium scenthound, compact and sturdy with a dense black and tan coat and often a natural short tail. Bred for hunting hare and fox, it is loyal, calm at home yet energetic outdoors, intelligent, independent, and still uncommon outside Scandinavia.
About Dutch Schapendoes
The Dutch Schapendoes is a medium, shaggy-coated Dutch herding dog, lively and agile with a bouncy gait. Cheerful, people-oriented and playful, it suits active families. Intelligent but independent, it needs positive training, regular mental exercise and frequent grooming.
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