at ▁ ▁Both ▁a ▁necessity ▁for ▁work ▁and ▁a ▁defining ▁attribute ▁of ▁the ▁bre ed , ▁the ▁Leon berger ▁has ▁a ▁water - res istant ▁double ▁coat ▁on ▁his ▁body ▁that ▁is ▁complement ed ▁by ▁the ▁shorter , ▁fine ▁hair ▁on ▁his ▁m uzz le ▁and ▁lim bs . ▁The ▁long , ▁prof use , ▁outer ▁coat ▁is ▁dur able , ▁relatively ▁straight , ▁lies ▁flat , ▁and ▁fits ▁close . ▁A ▁m ature , ▁mascul ine ▁Leon berger ▁exhib its ▁a ▁pron ounced ▁man e . ▁Similarly , ▁his ▁tail ▁is ▁very ▁well ▁furn ished ▁from ▁the ▁tip ▁to ▁the ▁base ▁where ▁it ▁bl ends ▁harm on iously ▁with ▁the ▁b ree ch ' s ▁furn ish ings . ▁Cl imate ▁perm itting , ▁his ▁under co at ▁is ▁soft ▁and ▁dense . ▁A part ▁from ▁a ▁ne aten ing ▁of ▁the ▁feet , ▁the ▁Leon berger ▁is ▁presented ▁un trim med . ▁ ▁Color ▁ ▁A ▁variety ▁of ▁coat ▁colors ▁are ▁acceptable , ▁including ▁all ▁combinations ▁of ▁l ion - yellow , ▁red , ▁red - b rown , ▁and ▁sand . ▁N ose ▁le ather , ▁foot ▁p ads ▁and ▁lips ▁should ▁always ▁be ▁black . ▁F ault y ▁colors ▁include ▁brown ▁with ▁brown ▁nose ▁le ather , ▁black ▁and ▁tan , ▁black , ▁white ▁or ▁silver ▁and ▁eyes ▁without ▁any ▁brown . ▁A ▁small ▁patch ▁of ▁white ▁on ▁the ▁ch est ▁or ▁to es ▁is ▁permitted . ▁ ▁Tem per ament ▁ ▁First ▁and ▁for em ost ▁a ▁family