- Diluted black with tan-markings or blue marbled (merle) with pale tan-markings and white markings.
- Jet black with warm tan-markings is less. 50% or more white
- White markings that reach out on the shoulders, on the underside of the belly and on legs (socks) as a correct marking
About the Norwegian Hound
Origin: NorwayNorwegian Hound
- FCI status
- Recognised by FCI
- FCI group
- Scent hounds and related breeds
- Origin
- Norway
- Also called
- Sabueso Noruego
- Known hereditary risks
- Not researched yet
About
What the breed standard says
- Bred for
- Scenthound
- Behaviour and temperament
“The Norwegian Hound is considered to be the hardy and robust scent hound of old times, a dog with an excellent temperament. The breed is characterized by strong nerves and by being especially sociable and trusting. They are known to have done well in hunting trials. They can thus be characterized as an excellent combination of a hunting and companion dog. Due to its good temperament and open nature, the breed is also easy to train”
Quoted from FCI standard n°203. It describes the breed the registry recognises, not any individual animal.
Pros & cons
Pros & cons for the Norwegian Hound
What you get with the Norwegian Hound
- Purpose stated in the standard: “Scenthound”
- The standard describes the breed as: “The Norwegian Hound is considered to be the hardy and robust scent hound of old times, a dog with an excellent…”
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 Hound
Coat and colour
As the FCI standard sets it out. Every line below is the standard’s own wording.
Coat
Straight, hard, dense and not too short.
The back of the thighs and the tail may be somewhat more profusely coated, provided the coat is otherwise particularly good
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°203 — each label is the standard’s own wording with the verdict lifted into the tag beside it. Read the full clause at source.
Breed-level information from The Dog API. It describes the Norwegian Hound in general; any individual animal can differ.
Health guide
What to ask for in a Norwegian Hound
No breed-specific health panel has been written up for the Norwegian Hound 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 Hound 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 Hound 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.