📊Group | 📌 |
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📊Size | Medium📌 |
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📊Utilization | Reindeer herder |
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✨Appearance | A herding spitz, medium sized, clearly longer than the height at the withers. The bone and muscles are strong. The dog is muscular, but must not give the impression of being heavy. The coat is suitably adapted for the arctic climate. |
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🖍️Nicknames | Lapp Herder Lapponian Shepherd Dog |
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🌐Country of origin | Finland |
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⌛Lifespan, years | 12 - 14 |
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📏Height | 46 cm - 51 cm |
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⚖Weight | 25 kg - 32 kg |
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🌡Temperament | Docile, calm, friendly, energetic, and willing to serve. Barks readily when working. |
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📜History | For hundreds of years, the Lapps have used dogs of the same type as the Lapponian Herder as reindeer herders. Acceptance to the breed register started in the 1950s. At that time, the modern Finnish Lapphund and the Lapponian Herder were still recognized as the same breed. The Lapponian Herder was separated into its own breed on December 10, 1966, as it was noted that two different reindeer herding breeds existed. |
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