📊Group | 📌 |
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📊Size | Medium📌 |
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📊Utilization | Scenthound |
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✨Appearance | Medium-sized, distinctly rectangular, and powerfully built, conveying the impression of endurance. It should not appear heavy. |
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🖍️Nicknames | Dunker Norwegian Hare Hound |
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🌐Country of origin | Norway |
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⌛Lifespan, years | 10 - 12 |
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📏Height | 50 cm - 55 cm |
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⚖Weight | 20 kg - 24 kg |
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🌡Temperament | Hardy and robust, known for excellent temperament, strong nerves, sociability, and trust. They excel in hunting trials. |
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📜History | The Norwegian Hound is named after Captain Wilhelm Conrad Dunker, who created the breed in the first half of the 19th century by crossing several scent hound breeds. The breed faced decline during WWII but saw increased interest afterward, leading to a significant revival by the 1970s. |
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