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The Swedish Vallhund, also known as the Västgötaspets and Swedish cow dog, is a breed of dog native to Sweden. The breed's name, Vallhund , when translated into English, means herding dog, as the Swedish Vallhund was originally bred as a drover and herder of cows over 1,000 years ago.
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The Norrbottenspets is a small- to medium-sized, compact and robust breed with typical spitz features. [4] Slightly smaller than the Finnish Spitz, the breed standard states dogs should stand between 43 and 47 centimetres (17 and 19 in) with bitches being slightly smaller, standing between 40 and 44 centimetres (16 and 17 in); they typically weigh between 11 and 15 kilograms (24 and 33 lb).
The Swedish Lapphund (Swedish: Svensk lapphund) is a breed of dog of the Spitz type from Sweden, one of three Lapphund breeds developed from a type of dog used by the Sami people for herding and guarding their reindeer. The expression "the black beauty of Norrland" is very often attributed to the Swedish lapphund, which is most likely one of ...
Each group is named by Small Groups library as G o i, where o is the order of the group, and i is the index used to label the group within that order. Common group names: Z n: the cyclic group of order n (the notation C n is also used; it is isomorphic to the additive group of Z/nZ) Dih n: the dihedral group of order 2n (often the notation D n ...
The Swedish Kennel Club, Svenska Kennelklubben, recognized the breed in 2000 [2] and nowadays it is also recognized in several other Nordic countries, such as Finland and Norway. [ 1 ] [ 4 ] Lineage
The Lapponian Herder (Finnish: Lapinporokoira [ˈlɑpinˌporoˌkoi̯rɑ]) or Lapp Reindeer Dog or Lapsk Vallhund is a breed of dog from Finland, one of three Lapphund breeds developed from a type of dog used by the Sami people for herding and guarding their reindeer.
Known as the "Viking dog", the Vallhund was bred to herd cattle, catch vermin and guard the home. The Vallhund was also referred to as "the little cattle dog of the Vikings." Livestock will kick after a herding dog. A big dog can get hurt by this, but a small, dog will simply just be missed as the cow kicks above it. [citation needed] Find refs.