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The Norwegian Elkhound is one of the Northern Spitz-type breeds of dog and is the National Dog of Norway. The Elkhound has served as a hunter , guardian , herder , and defender . It is known for its courage in tracking and hunting moose and other large game, such as bears or wolves .
It is the result of a female wolf-male dog hybridization that occurred post-domestication. [5] [6] Subclade d1 originated 480–3,000 years ago and is found in all Sami-related breeds: the Finnish Lapphund, Swedish Lapphund, Lapponian Herder, Swedish Elkhound, Norwegian Elkhound, Black Norwegian Elkhound and Hällefors Elkhound
The Black Norwegian Elkhound (Norwegian Elghund Sort (NES) in Norwegian) is a small Spitz breed classified by the FCI as a hunting dog. [1] It is currently an uncommon breed in Norway and very rare outside the Nordic countries of Scandinavia .
Elkhounds are a group of Fennoscandian dog breeds belonging to the Spitz-type dogs and used for hunting elk/moose and other large animals. Belonging to this group are among others: Gray Norwegian Elkhound, also simply known as Norwegian Elkhound, Black Norwegian Elkhound; Hede Elkhound; Hällefors Elkhound; Jämthund, also simply known as ...
The Halden is one of three Norwegian hare hound breeds, and is the smallest in size. Bred for scent hunting, the breed is believed to have been developed through crossing local Norwegian scenthounds with scenthounds from Sweden, Germany, and England. It was first developed in the early 1900s, and the breed standard was established in the 1950s.
[1] [2] Historically these dogs have been used to hunt a wide variety of game including bear, elk, wolf and lynx. [1] [3] The Jämthund received official recognition as a breed in 1946, due to intensive work by Aksel Lindström and others. Before that, both it and the Norwegian Elkhound were seen as the same breed. They are both used for ...
It is the result of a female wolf-male dog hybridization that occurred post-domestication. [1] [2] Subclade d1 originated "at most 480–3,000 years ago" and is found in all Sami-related breeds: Finnish Lapphund, Swedish Lapphund, Lapponian Herder, Jamthund, Norwegian Elkhound and Hällefors Elkhound.
The Karelian Bear Dog was used mainly for hunting small fur-bearing animals, such as squirrels and marten. Like the Norwegian Elkhound, the Karelian Bear Dog was also used in hunting moose, lynx, wolf and, as its name would suggest, hunting the Eurasian brown bear. In hunting bear, at least a pair of Bear Dogs would be used to harry the animal ...