Finnish Lapphund

smart, versatile, friendly

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Welcome to the Finnish Lapphund Breed Archive, a place for Finnish Lapphund lovers, breed enthusiasts and pedigree addicts.
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About

Country of origin: Finland
Breed group: Spitz and primitive types - Group 5 (FCI); Pastoral Group (KC); Herding Group (AKC)

Facts

Size: small/medium
Coat: long, dense
Colour: various colour
Life expectancy: 12-15 years

Characteristics

Friendly, smart and agile guardian with herding instinct and excellent companion for outdoor activities.

Trace of a long heritage

Archeological digs in Lapland have unearthed remains of Lapponian dogs estimated as old as 7000BC. They also exist in old cave drawings.
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Fairdogs Kanerva
Big Brawehearts O'Boy    Fairdogs Salmi
black and tan
Sweden 2020
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Tussilago Of Bull's Angel
Aegirsson Rajah    Aegirsson Napapiirin Revontuli
black and tan
Italy 2023
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Orso-Farm Ronja Riiviö
Orso-Farm Hiski    Orso-Farm Fieski
black and tan
Finland 2000
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Samerajerna's Fox
Lapinlumon Lapinmyrsky    Samerajerna's Apache
brown and tan
Sweden 2019
I have been around dogs since the late 1950s and can only imagine what it would have meant to have this resource available then.
Bo Bengtson - breeder and Whippet expert, USA
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