📊Group | 📌 |
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📊Size | Medium📌 |
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📊Utilization | Herding dog |
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✨Appearance | A Nordic Herding Spitz, slightly under medium size, sturdy, with erect ears and a curled tail. The dog is rectangular in shape, with a gentle and intelligent expression. |
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🖍️Nicknames | Iceland Dog Íslenskur Fjárhundur |
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🌐Country of origin | Iceland |
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⌛Lifespan, years | 12 - 15 |
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📏Height | 42 cm - 46 cm |
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⚖Weight | 9.5 kg - 14.5 kg |
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🌡Temperament | Hardy and agile with a cheerful, friendly, inquisitive, playful, and confident nature. The Icelandic Sheepdog is alert and barks to announce visitors without aggression. |
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📜History | Origin: Iceland. The Icelandic Sheepdog is Iceland's native breed, descended from dogs brought by Viking settlers (AD 870-930). They adapted to local terrain and farming methods, becoming indispensable in livestock herding. |
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