📊Group | 📌 |
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📊Size | Medium📌 |
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📊Utilization | A hunting dog mainly for forest game birds, also predatory small game, waterfowl, and elk. Eager hunter; rather independent, yet works co-operatively to game, marking game by barking |
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✨Appearance | Smaller than medium-sized, almost square. In conformation lean, firm, and carries himself well. |
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🖍️Nicknames | Suomenpystykorva Finnish Barking Bird Dog |
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🌐Country of origin | Finland |
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⌛Lifespan, years | 12 - 15 |
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📏Height | 39 cm - 50 cm |
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⚖Weight | 11 kg - 15 kg |
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🌡Temperament | Lively, vigorous, brave, and determined. Might be a little reserved towards strangers, but never vicious. |
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📜History | It is known that already hundreds of years ago dogs of this type were used for all game hunting over the whole country. Originally the main goal was to develop a dog that barked well at game up in trees and was also beautiful. The first breed standard was established in 1892. |
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