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The Finnish Lapphund (or Finnish Lapponian Dog) (Finnish: Suomenlapinkoira [ˈsuo̯menˌlɑpinˌkoi̯rɑ]) is a hardy, easy going, medium-size breed of Spitz type. Traditionally it has been used for herding reindeer .
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.
The Lapponian Shepherd (Finnish: Lapinpaimenkoira [ˈlɑpinˌpɑi̯menˌkoi̯rɑ]) [1] or Cockhill's Finnish Lapphound [2] (Kukonharjunkoira) [1] is an extinct dog breed originating from Finland. Despite its name, it did not come from Lapland , but from the southern parts of the country.
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[4] [5] Subclade d1 that is thought to have originated "no more than 480–3,000 years ago" and it includes all Sámi-related breeds: Finnish Lapphund, Swedish Lapphund, Lapponian Herder, Swedish Elkhound, Norwegian Elkhound, Black Norwegian Elkhound and Hällefors Elkhound.
[3] [7] [1] [5] Due to the close resemblance, the Nenets Herding Laika is thought to be the basal breed for many European spitz breeds including the German Spitz, Finnish Lapphund and Swedish Lapphund, the Norwegian Buhund, and Norbottenspets while others theorize that all breeds share a common extinct ancestor.
It has mainly been used as a deer-hunting dog [1] and its most remarkable ancestors are the Finnish Spitz and the Ostyak Laika. [3] 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 .
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 ...