Boerboel
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The Boerboel () is a South African breed of large dog of mastiff type, used as a family guard dog. It is large, with a short coat, strong bone structure and well-developed muscles.
Key facts
- Dog breed.name
- Boerboel
- Dog breed.image
- Boerboel wiki.jpg
- Dog breed.image2
- Boerboelmusta3.jpg
- Dog breed.altname
- South African Mastiff
- Dog breed.stock
- mastiffs, bulldogs, Boer Dog
- Dog breed.country
- South Africa
- Dog breed.coat
- short, smooth
- Dog breed.kc_name
- Kennel Union of Southern Africa
- Dog breed.kc_std
- https://web.archive.org/web/20251019084419/https://www.kusa.co.za/images/Gallery/Boerboel%20.pdf
- Dog breed.kc2_name
- South African Boerboel Breeders' Society
- Dog breed.kc2_std
- https://web.archive.org/web/20240620232218/https://www.sabbs.co.za/_files/ugd/af9354_f373247f5f1b4560a904acff039f6bda.pdf
- Dog breed.note
- not recognised by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- dog breed
- Country of origin
- South Africa
- Image
- Boerboel.jpg
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- Boerboel
- Commons gallery
- Boerboel
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Legislation
- History
- Characteristics
- Health
- Restrictions
- References
The Boerboel () is a South African breed of large dog of mastiff type, used as a family guard dog. It is large, with a short coat, strong bone structure and well-developed muscles.
It is recognised by the Kennel Union of Southern Africa, but not by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Boerboel” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.