25 Photos of Old Leonbergers

This is another of my 25 Leonberger photos posts. This time the theme is old Leonbergers. Most of the photos are of our late Leonberger Bronco from the age of 11 years old and up. Since Leonbergers typically live 8-10 years, eleven years old and up is indeed old for a Leonberger. One of the photos is a photo of Bronco with my wife standing next to him holding his Grey Muzzle Award. This is an award given to Leonbergers who have reached the age of 12 years or older.

The first two photos are photos of Leonbergers belonging to friends of mine, then there are 17 photos of Bronco and finally there are six Leonberger stock photos. If you’ve been following my blog, you may have seen many of these photos already but not all of them. Below is a list of the previous 25 Leonberger posts I’ve made.

Photo of a Leonberger lying on a leather sofa with my book leaning towards his chest.
A Canadian Leonberger called Mak with my book. Photo by Debbie Ireland.
Two Leonbergers standing next to each other and wearing party headwear typical for a carnival.
Digory and Obi two Leonbergers. Photo by Jen O’Keefe.
A photo of our Leonberger dog wearing a blue party hat.
Bronco’s 11th birthday.
A photo of our Leonberger lying on our green lawn. There are trees and bushes in the background.
Bronco taking a resting in the grass in our backyard.
Our big Leonberger dog Bronco is lying on the sofa and our pug Daisy is walking right by him.
Bronco and our Pug Daisy. Daisy is leaving because she thinks Bronco is hogging the sofa.
Our Leonberger dog Bronco is standing in front of me and looking straight into the camera. I am sitting down.
Our Leonberger dog Bronco is coming up to me. Maybe it is dinner time.
Bronco is standing on our lawn while lowering his head down to sniff the new puppy.
Our Leonberger Bronco in the backyard with our mini-Australian Shepherd puppy Rollo. This is the first time they met.
Bronco is standing at the kitchen entrance and our new little dark brown and white puppy is sitting in front of him.
Our Leonberger dog Bronco is eleven and a half years old and we have acquired a new puppy, a mini-Australian Shepherd by the name Rollo.
Our big Leonberger dog Bronco is lying on the floor and our mini-Australian Shepherd puppy Rollo is lying on his back in front of him.
Rollo wants Bronco to play with him, but Bronco is old.
This photo shows Bronco standing next to my wife who is holding his Grey-Muzzle award diploma.
Bronco got his Grey-Muzzle award from the Leonberger Health Foundation International for reaching the age of 12 years old and thus giving hope for a longer life to all Leonbergers.
The photo shows an old Leonberger dog lying on green grass. He is looking into the camera.
Bronco our Leonberger dog is taking a rest during a walk. He is twelve and a half years old.
The photo shows our mini-Australian Shepherd biting Bronco’s tail and pulling on it as Bronco is trying to ignore him.
A rambunctious Rollo is biting Bronco’s tail. Bronco was very patient. One time Rollo swung in his tail as if it was a swing.
Our Leonberger Bronco is looking out from the green bushes and straight at the camera.
Our Leonberger Bronco is in the bushes at grandpa and grandma’s house.
The photo shows a table with nothing on it. There is a pile of books and papers on the floor. Bronco is standing behind the table. He is wearing a big cone around his head.
After a toe amputation due to toe cancer, Bronco needed to wear a cone, a big soft cone. Unfortunately, he frequently cleared tables as he swung the cone back and forth. Here he has just pushed a pile of books and papers off a table.
The photo shows Bronco our Leonberger dog standing in the living room. He is looking into the camera. Rollo is lying in front of him and showing him his belly. That was usually what he did when he wanted a belly rub.
Rollo wants Bronco to give him a belly rub. But Bronco does not know how to give belly rubs.
A photo of our old Leonberger lying on the sidewalk
Bronco taking a break during a walk. He is old for a Leonberger. He is 12 years old and 10 months.
Bronco, our Leonberger is lying on the grass in our backyard next to Rollo our mini-Australian Shepherd.
Bronco our Leonberger is hanging out with Rollo our mini-Australian Shepherd. Bronco is 12 years old and 11 months, in this photo. You can see his blue help-em-up around his waist. He needed help to get up. Unfortunately, he only had two more weeks to live in this photo.
Leonberger dog looking into the camera, like a portrait.
Big dog Leonberger portrait in the studio Stock Photo ID: 193024763 by Csanad Kiss.
Fluffy dark faced Leonberger looking into the camera.
Old Leonberger Stock Photo ID: 2342234815 by theimagebooth.
Big fluffy Leonberger sitting in the grass on a hill.
Mature big Leonberger Stock Photo ID:731020957  by Peter Josto.
Old Leonberger with a grey muzzle lying on the ground and looking into the camera.
Old Leonberger Stock Photo ID: 1844035084 by Daniel Lesk.
An old Leonberger standing in front of a field and looking into the camera.
Old Leonberger Stock Photo ID: 1957113277 by AnetaZabranska.
Old Leonberger sitting in the snow between two snowy and icy bushes.
Old Leonberger in the snow Stock Photo ID: 1944789826 by Anna Krivitskaya.
Old Leonberger lying on the ground. There are snowy mountains in the background.
Old Leonberger in Norway Stock Photo ID: 1779931691 by Britta Paasch.
The photo shows the face of Leonberger lying down.
Closeup of old Leonberger Stock Photo ID: 1942925251 by Wirestock Creators.

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Author: thomasstigwikman

My name is Thomas Wikman. I am a software/robotics engineer with a background in physics. I am currently retired. I took early retirement. I am a dog lover, and especially a Leonberger lover, a home brewer, craft beer enthusiast, I’m learning French, and I am an avid reader. I live in Dallas, Texas, but I am originally from Sweden. I am married to Claudia, and we have three children. I have two blogs. The first feature the crazy adventures of our Leonberger Le Bronco von der Löwenhöhle as well as information on Leonbergers. The second blog, superfactful, feature information and facts I think are very interesting. With this blog I would like to create a list of facts that are accepted as true among the experts of the field and yet disputed amongst the public or highly surprising. These facts are special and in lieu of a better word I call them super-facts.

57 thoughts on “25 Photos of Old Leonbergers”

  3. Terrific photos, Thomas. Rollo looked great right to the end. It is always sad to have to say goodbye to such local and loving pets. I read where someone said the curse of the human being is that dogs don’t live long enough.

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    1. Thank you so much John. It is sad that they don’t live long, especially the giant breeds, Leonbergers, St. Bernards, Newfoundland, etc. However, the Leonberger Health Foundation International have made progress in making the life of Leonbergers healthier and longer and in the extension for the other giant breeds too.

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  4. Lovely photos, adorable dogs! It’s always a delight to look at this sweeties 💕 thanks for sharing, Thomas. Much appreciated. Light and blessings to you 🙏 🌟 and to all the dog stars in this post (wherever they are 🌈🌞)

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    2. Yes, you have to be reasonably strong to handle a giant breed. They shouldn’t be able to pull/tip you over and escape. For the same reason it is more important that they behave well. Luckily, at least the Leonberger-St. Bernard-Newfoundland-Bernese type of giant breeds have calmer temperament compared to many small dogs. Also, if a small dog gets hurt on a walk, or misbehaves badly, you can carry them. No one can carry a Leonberger. They have different health problems, etc.

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      1. That’s interesting to know. I took care of a friend’s dog as a child and it totally tipped me over when I took it for a walk. Thankfully, my sister was there to help. Yes, I think every breed must have it’s own health problems and temperaments.

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      2. I hope you did not get hurt. Our Bronco tipped a few people over. Luckily the health problems for Leonbergers have been changing for the better thanks to the Leonberger Health Foundation International. They’ve supported some great medical research for Leonbergers (and other dogs).

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  18. A wonderful selection of shots Thomas that I’m sure bring back fabulous memories. I can’t help but smile as I leaf through these, particularly the contrast between Bronco and Rollo. The Peter Josto “King of the Hill” shot is perfectly framed.

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    1. Thank you so much Leighton. Yes that is a very good Leonberger photo. I’ve seen that photo in books and in several other places. People like to you use it. If I had thought about it, had a better camera than my cheap Samsung, I think I could have taken better photos, but I just did not spend a lot of effort on it.

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  21. I can relate to these photos because we have an old Newfoundland. Nelly turned 10 in July and has arthritis. We have one of those assisting devices to help her get up our back steps. She manages quite well but it’s reassuring for her to know she has support if necessary.

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    1. Yes Newfoundland dogs and Leonberger dogs have a lot in common. I am sorry to hear that Nelly has arthritis. The assisting devices we bought were called help-em-ups and we had to use them towards the end of Bronco’s life. Thank you so much for your comment.

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