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  2. Black Norwegian Elkhound - Wikipedia

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    The breed name "Elkhound" comes directly from its original Norwegian name "Elghund," meaning ""elk dog" or "moose dog." In Norwegian, "elg" refers to the animal English speakers know as an "elk" (in Eurasia) or "moose" (in the United States), and "hund" means "dog." [2] In literature the breed is mentioned by the Englishman Llewelyn Lloyd. In ...

  3. Norwegian Elkhound - Wikipedia

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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 .

  4. List of dog breeds - Wikipedia

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    The Encyclopedia of the Dog. New York: DK Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7566-6004-8. Hancock, David (2014a). Dogs of the Shepherds: A Review of the Pastoral Breeds. Ramsbury, Wiltshire: The Crowood Press Ltd. ISBN 978-1-84797-808-0. Hancock, David (2013). Gundogs: Their Past, their Performance and their Prospects.

  5. Norwegian Buhund - Wikipedia

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    The name Buhund is derived from the Norwegian word bu 'homestead; simple building or mountain hut' (where the shepherd lived while looking after his herd in the summer) but can also mean 'stock', as in livestock, and hund 'dog'. The modern buhund was bred on the rainy western coastlands of Norway.

  6. List of dog crossbreeds - Wikipedia

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    A group of Labradoodle assistance dogs. This is a list of common dog crossbreeds.These are crossbreed dogs created deliberately by crossing two purebred dogs.Some are known as designer dogs and are bred as companion dogs, often given portmanteau names derived from those of the parent breeds; others are bred to combine specific working qualities inherent in the parent breeds.

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  8. Norwegian Americans - Wikipedia

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    Norwegian Lutheran churches began to hold their services in English, and the younger generation of Norwegian Americans were encouraged to speak English rather than Norwegian. When Norway itself was liberated from Nazi Germany in 1945, relatively few Norwegian Americans under the age of 40 still spoke Norwegian as their primary language ...

  9. Bamse (dog) - Wikipedia

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    Bamse (Norwegian word for "(male) bear", "teddy bear" or "big boy") (1937 – 22 July 1944) was a St. Bernard dog that became the heroic mascot of the Free Norwegian Forces during the Second World War. He became a symbol of Norwegian freedom during the war.