▁Show . ▁ ▁Description ▁ ▁App earance ▁This ▁bre ed ▁occurs ▁with ▁a ▁gener ous ▁double ▁coat ; ▁the ▁Leon berger ▁is ▁a ▁large , ▁mus cular , ▁and ▁elegant ▁dog ▁with ▁bal anced ▁body ▁type , ▁medium ▁temper ament , ▁and ▁dram atic ▁presence . ▁The ▁head ▁is ▁ad orn ed ▁with ▁a ▁striking ▁black ▁mask ▁and ▁projects ▁the ▁bre ed ' s ▁distinct ▁expression ▁of ▁intelligence , ▁pride , ▁and ▁kind lin ess . ▁Rem aining ▁true ▁to ▁their ▁early ▁roots ▁as ▁a ▁capable ▁family ▁and ▁working ▁dog ▁and ▁search ▁and ▁rescue ▁dog ▁( part icular ly ▁water ), ▁the ▁surprising ly ▁ag ile ▁Leon berger ▁is ▁sound ▁and ▁coordin ated , ▁with ▁both ▁strength ▁in ▁bearing ▁and ▁eleg ance ▁in ▁movement . ▁A ▁sex ually ▁dim orph ic ▁bre ed , ▁the ▁Leon berger ▁poss esses ▁either ▁a ▁strongly ▁mascul ine ▁or ▁eleg antly ▁femin ine ▁form , ▁making ▁gender ▁immediately ▁disc ern ible . ▁ ▁Size , ▁proportion , ▁and ▁subst ance ▁Height ▁at ▁with ers : ▁▁ ▁Male : ▁: ▁average ▁▁▁ ▁Fem ale : ▁: ▁average ▁▁▁ ▁We ight : ▁▁ ▁M ales : ▁: ▁average ▁▁ ▁Fem ales : ▁: ▁average ▁▁ ▁Cap able ▁of ▁demand ing ▁work , ▁the ▁Leon berger ▁is ▁a ▁dog ▁of ▁am ple ▁subst ance . ▁Its ▁frame ▁is ▁supported ▁with ▁well - mus c led , ▁medium ▁to ▁heavy ▁b one ▁in ▁direct ▁proportion ▁to ▁its ▁size . ▁A ▁room y ▁ch est ▁is ▁sufficiently ▁broad ▁and ▁deep ▁for ▁the