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About the Swedish Lapphund

Origin: Sweden
Typical life span
12-14 years
Size
Medium — from its typical weight
Weight
Male
19-30 kg
Female
17-25 kg
Height
Male
43-51 cm
Female
40-47 cm
FCI status
Reconocida por la FCI
FCI group
Spitz and primitive types
Origin
Sweden
Also called
Perro Sueco de Laponia
Known hereditary risks
Not researched yet

About

What is a Swedish Lapphund?

Medium-sized spitz-type herding dog with dense black double coat and curled tail, bred by the Sami people for reindeer herding. Known for its lively expression, intelligence, and versatile working ability as both herder and guardian.

Swedish Lapphund history and origins

Ancient Nordic spitz breed developed by the Sami people for herding and guarding reindeer in Arctic regions of Sweden. One of Sweden's three national breeds and oldest spitz breeds, officially recognized by Swedish Kennel Club in 1944.

Swedish Lapphund appearance and size

Males typically weigh 19-30 kg and stand 43-51 cm at the shoulder; females 17-25 kg and 40-47 cm.

Lo que dice el estándar de la raza

Criado para
Reindeer herding dog, nowadays mainly kept as an all-round companion dog
Comportamiento y temperamento
Lively, alert, kind and affectionate. The Lapphund is very receptive, attentive and willing to work. Its abilities as a good herding dog made it very useful in the reindeer trade. It is very versatile, suitable for obedience training, agility, herding, tracking, etc. It is easy to train, full of endurance and toughness

Quoted from FCI standard n°135. It describes the breed the registry recognises, not any individual animal.

Referencia de la raza de The Dog API.

Características

Tamaño
Medium
Necesidad de ejercicio
Facilidad de adiestramiento
Caída de pelo
4 of 5
Cuidados del pelo
4 of 5
Convivencia con niños
Coste de mantenimiento
Tolera quedarse solo
Inteligencia
Salud de la raza
Not researched yet

Pros & cons

Pros y contras de la raza Swedish Lapphund

Lo que obtienes con la raza Swedish Lapphund

  • Función declarada en el estándar: «Reindeer herding dog, nowadays mainly kept as an all-round companion dog»
  • El estándar describe la raza así: «Lively, alert, kind and affectionate»

Lo que asumes

  • Exige muchos cuidados del pelo — la descripción del propio estándar es «Profuse double coat. Hair standing straight out from body, undercoat dense and finely…»

Extraído de fuentes y no escrito como opinión — investigación de salud citada, el estándar del propio registro, y estudios de longevidad revisados por pares. Estándar de la raza, FCI. Los animales de un criador pueden diferir de todo esto, y una columna vacía significa que no tenemos nada de ese lado, no que no haya nada que decir.

Characteristics

Estándar de la FCI · Swedish Lapphund

Pelo y color

Tal como lo establece el estándar de la FCI. Cada línea de abajo está en las palabras del propio estándar, etiquetada con permissible.

Coat

Profuse double coat.

Hair standing straight out from body, undercoat dense and finely frizzy.

Short hair on head and on front of legs.

Longer hair on brisket, backside of legs and on tail.

Bushy, long and dense on tail.

Forming a ruff round neck.

The coat is weather resistant

Color

  • Preferred
  • Permissible
  • Undesirable
  • Disqualifying

«Preferred», «permissible», «undesirable» y «disqualifying» — preferido, admisible, indeseable y descalificante — son las palabras de la propia FCI sobre la raza, y quedan en inglés porque así constan en el estándar. Describen lo que el estándar pide — no son una valoración de ningún perro concreto, ni nuestra.

Color de base

Usually solid black

  • bronzing is typical as more or less ”bear-brown” shades.
  • Permissible: White on chest, on feet and tip of tail

Resumido de FCI standard n°135 — cada etiqueta está en las palabras del propio estándar, con el veredicto pasado a la etiqueta de al lado. Lee la cláusula completa en la fuente.

Lo que dice el estándar de la raza

Tamaño
Height at the withers: Ideal size for males: 48 cms. Ideal size for females: 43 cms. Allowance for +/- 3 cm
La FCI indica una tolerancia en torno a la cifra.

Quoted from FCI standard n°135. It describes the breed the registry recognises, not any individual animal.

Información a nivel de raza, de The Dog API. Describe la raza Swedish Lapphund en general; cualquier animal concreto puede ser distinto.

Health guide

What to ask for in a Swedish Lapphund

No breed-specific health panel has been written up for the Swedish Lapphund 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.

Puppies

No puppies listed right now

No Swedish Lapphund 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.

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