Norwegian Lundehund

These dogs are among one of the rarest dogs in the entire world. These dogs form a part of the spitz family type of dogs. These dogs have originated from Vaerog and Rost, which are in the northern part of Norway. These dogs for centuries were used for the purpose of hunting puffins mainly from their nests on very steep cliffs. However, this hunting of puffins stopped towards the end of 1800s, this is because they soon became extinct and they became a protected species. These dogs are no longer useful for any farmers and this is why their numbers decreased and they were on the verge of extinction. After the World War 2 these dogs were brought back to their normal numbers.

These dogs are rectangular in shape. They are quite small sized dogs. These dogs are also relatively light in weight. These dogs can be easily differentiated from the other dogs because of some of their many peculiar characteristics which are seen only in the dogs of this breed. One of the most unique qualities of these dogs is the fact that they have an extra toe. All of these dogs have 6 toes on their feet. This includes their 2 declaws. Another character that is unique only to the dogs of this breed is the joints they have on the nape of their necks. These dogs also have very flexible shoulder joints. These dogs have a pair of medium sized ears. These ears are always very erect. Their ears are very mobile in nature, even more mobile than an average dog’s.

They have a pair of fairly deep set eyes. Their eyes are normally brown in color. They have a small sized head. Their heads are shaped like a wedge. These dogs are more suited for agility related work rather than speed related, this is because they have quite muscled hind quarters. They have very strong legs. They have a high carried tail. This tail ring shaped. It has a very coat. Their coat is very rough. They have a stand-off coat. They are double coated. The top coat is very dense and lies flat against their body. Their coat colors may vary. They may be reddish brown in color or fallow in color or somewhere in between. They have black hair tip. They may have white or dark markings here and there on their body.

These dogs are very friendly. They love people. They are not aggressive at all and have the tendency to snuggle with people and other dogs for hours and hours. They love and enjoy playing for long hours. They are very curious dogs and love to explore the world. They have a very high rate of intelligence. They make excellent hunters because of their unique characters. Because of the extra joints in their neck, they have the tendency to turn their head in 180 degree angle. These dogs can climb extremely steep stairs very easily. This is because of their 2 extra declaws. These dogs are very hard to house break as they are very primitive in nature.