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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 .
Black Norwegian Elkhound puppy. The Black Norwegian Elkhound is a typical Spitz breed with a short compact body, dark eyes, ears standing straight up, and a curly tail carried over the back. It has a rich coat that does not stand out from the body. This is an all-weather hunting dog and the coat is very important.
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 ...
A Dunker, also known as the Norwegian Hound, is a medium-sized breed of dog from Norway. It was bred by Wilhelm Dunker to be a scenthound by crossing a Russian Harlequin Hound with dependable Norwegian scent hounds. It is a very rare dog breed, and most Dunkers are found in Norway and Sweden. On average, 150 puppies from the Dunker breed are ...
It is the result of a female wolf / male dog hybridization that occurred post-domestication. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Subclade d1 originated at most 480–3,000 years ago and includes all Sami -related breeds: Finnish Lapphund , Swedish Lapphund , Lapponian Herder, Jamthund , Norwegian Elkhound and Hällefors Elkhound .
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 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).
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