Working Group
Boerboel
The job
Boerboels were developed in South Africa as farm dogs to guard remote homesteads from predators.
The Sniff Test
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Facts
Boer was the name given to Dutch, German, and Huguenot settlers of South Africa who began arriving in the mid-1600s.
Height 24-27 inches (male), 22-25 inches (female). Weight 150-200 pounds.
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor. CC BY-SA 3.0. Image source. Sources: American Kennel Club.
