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Hovawart
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The Hovawart is a medium to large size German dog breed.
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Common nicknames | Hovie | ||||||||||||||||||
Origin | Germany | ||||||||||||||||||
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Notes | IHF - Internationale Hovawart Föderation | ||||||||||||||||||
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The name means "yard-watcher" or "farm-watcher", from the Middle High German words hova ("court", "yard", "farm", modern Standard German: Hof) and wart ("watchman", modern Standard German: Wart).[1][better source needed]