Lundehund
The dog breed Lundehund are scent hounds and is an incomparable gun dog. Scenthounds do not need the speed and agility of the sighthounds as they only hunt by scent.
Original country: this dog breed is from Norway. Still, they are hard to find in Oslo.
Grouping of Lundehund: Lundehund is included in the FCI book. The dog breed is recognized in the section «Nordic Sledge Dogs» (5.1) in the grouping «Spitz and Primitive types». FCI ID for lundehund is 265 and was added to the book 1999-03-12. American Kennel Club classifies the dog breed as «Miscellaneous Class». United Kennel Club approves the dog breed as «Northern Breed» in their book. Canadian Kennel Club classifies the dog breed as «Hounds».
The dogs physique: The body of the Lundehund is relatively average. They have a middling-sized muzzle. The coat is short.
Subsidary information about the lundehund: The lundehund were originally bred for hunting puffin bird (called lundefugl in Norwegian). Subsidary names for the dog breed is Norsk Lundehund, Tiny Viking dog.
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