Base colour
Shining black
- Permissible: A little white on chest and feet may be
About the Norwegian Elkhound Black
Origin: NorwayNorwegian Elkhound Black
- FCI status
- Recognised by FCI
- FCI group
- Spitz and primitive types
- Origin
- Norway
- Also called
- Cazador de Alces Noruego Negro
- Known hereditary risks
- Not researched yet
About
What the breed standard says
- Bred for
- Hound for elk-hunting
- Behaviour and temperament
“Fearless, energetic and brave”
Quoted from FCI standard n°268. It describes the breed the registry recognises, not any individual animal.
Characteristics
- Size
- —
- Exercise needsRead from what the breed was bred to do, in the registry’s own words: “Hound for elk-hunting” That is a working purpose, not a measured exercise requirement — an individual dog’s needs depend on its age, health and household.
- 4 of 5
- Easy to train
- —
- Amount of shedding
- 3 of 5
- Grooming needs
- 3 of 5
- Good with children
- —
- Cost to keep
- —
- Tolerates being alone
- —
- Intelligence
- —
- Health of breed
- Not researched yet
Pros & cons
Pros & cons for the Norwegian Elkhound Black
What you get with the Norwegian Elkhound Black
- Purpose stated in the standard: “Hound for elk-hunting”
- The standard describes the breed as: “Fearless, energetic and brave”
What you are taking on
Nobody has written this side yet. It is a judgement rather than data, so it waits for a person — not for a missing source.
Drawn from sources rather than written as an opinion — cited health research, the registry’s own standard, and peer-reviewed longevity. FCI breed standard. One breeder’s animals can differ from any of it, and an empty column means we hold nothing for that side rather than that there is nothing to say.
Characteristics
FCI standard · Norwegian Elkhound Black
Coat and colour
As the FCI standard sets it out. Every line below is the standard’s own wording, tagged permissible.
Coat
Dense and rough, but lying close to the body.
On head and front of legs short and smooth
longer on chest and neck, back of legs and the underside of tail.
The coat is composed of a longish and coarse topcoat and a soft, woolly and black undercoat
Colour
- Preferred
- Permissible
- Undesirable
- Disqualifying
Preferred, permissible, undesirable and disqualifying are FCI’s own words about the breed. They describe what the standard asks for — not an assessment of any individual dog, and not ours.
Shortened from FCI standard n°268 — each label is the standard’s own wording with the verdict lifted into the tag beside it. Read the full clause at source.
What the breed standard says
- Size
- “Height at withers: Males 46-49 cm. Ideal height 47 cm. Females 43-46 cm. Ideal height 44 cm”
- FCI distinguishes an ideal from what is permitted.
Quoted from FCI standard n°268. It describes the breed the registry recognises, not any individual animal.
Breed-level information from The Dog API. It describes the Norwegian Elkhound Black in general; any individual animal can differ.
Health guide
What to ask for in a Norwegian Elkhound Black
No breed-specific health panel has been written up for the Norwegian Elkhound Black on this platform yet. That is a gap in our records, not a clean bill of health — ask the breeder which hereditary conditions their lines are tested for, and ask to see the results for both parents, dated and from a named laboratory.
Gallery
No photographs yet
This is where Norwegian Elkhound Black owners’ own photographs will go, from the pet profiles they keep here. Nobody has added one to a public page yet.
A photograph in a pet profile stays private to its owner. We will not put one here unless they ask us to.
Puppies
No puppies listed right now
No Norwegian Elkhound Black breeder has a record on this platform yet, so there is nothing to list. That is a gap in our coverage, not a fact about the breed.