NAME: Finnish Lapphund
OTHER NAMES: Lapinkoira, Suomenlapinkoira
ORIGIN: Finland
SIZE TYPE: Medium dog breeds
BREED GROUP: Northern Breeds (UKC)
LIFE SPAN: 12 - 14 years
TEMPERAMENT: Friendly, Courageous, Faithful, Calm, Keen
HEIGHT FEMALE: 16–19 inches (41–47 cm)
MALE: 18–20 inches (46–52 cm)
WEIGHT FEMALE: 15–24 kg
MALE: 15–24 kg
COLORS: White, Wolf-Sable, Black, Sable, Red, Brown
OVERVIEW
Finnish Lapphund is a medium sized, strongly built dog. It is slightly longer than it is high at the withers. It has a profuse coat with pricked, highly mobile ears. It usually has long hair, and a long snout.
BODY TYPE
The length of body, measured from prosternum to point of buttocks, is only slightly longer than the height, measured from withers to ground. The body is compact, deep, and flexible. The topline is moderately short and level. The ribs extend well back and are moderately sprung out from the spine, then curve down and inward to form a deep body. The forechest is well developed. The brisket extends nearly to the elbow. The loin is short, well muscled, and broad. The croup is proportionately long and broad, slightly sloping, and muscular. Belly is slightly tucked up.
COAT
The profuse, dense, double coat of the Finnish Lapphund is essential to this breed’s ability to live and work in the harshest Arctic environment. The outer coat is long and coarse while the undercoat is short, dense, and soft. Hair on the skull and the front parts of the legs is shorter than the body coat. Hair on the brisket, backs of thighs and tail is longer. The hair on the cheeks, neck, and throat forms a protective ruff.
COLOR
All colors are allowed but one color must predominate. Markings of colors other than the main color are allowed on the head, neck, chest, legs, and the tip of the tail.
TEMPERAMENT
Finnish Lapphund is intelligent, willing, affectionate and adaptable. They have natural herding instincts and a tendency to bark which can be diminished with training. They make excellent watchdogs that will bark at strangers, but lack any tendency toward aggression. Finnish Lapphunds live very easily with children and other dogs.
GAIT
Movement is effortless and changes easily from a trot to a gallop, which is the most natural style of movement for the breed. When working, Finnish Lapphunds are very agile and capable of sudden bursts of speed. When moving at a trot, the limbs angle slightly toward the midline when viewed from the front or rear. Viewed from the side, the trotting dog appears powerful, with a medium stride.
OTHER NAMES: Lapinkoira, Suomenlapinkoira
ORIGIN: Finland
SIZE TYPE: Medium dog breeds
BREED GROUP: Northern Breeds (UKC)
LIFE SPAN: 12 - 14 years
TEMPERAMENT: Friendly, Courageous, Faithful, Calm, Keen
HEIGHT FEMALE: 16–19 inches (41–47 cm)
MALE: 18–20 inches (46–52 cm)
WEIGHT FEMALE: 15–24 kg
MALE: 15–24 kg
COLORS: White, Wolf-Sable, Black, Sable, Red, Brown
OVERVIEW
Finnish Lapphund is a medium sized, strongly built dog. It is slightly longer than it is high at the withers. It has a profuse coat with pricked, highly mobile ears. It usually has long hair, and a long snout.
BODY TYPE
The length of body, measured from prosternum to point of buttocks, is only slightly longer than the height, measured from withers to ground. The body is compact, deep, and flexible. The topline is moderately short and level. The ribs extend well back and are moderately sprung out from the spine, then curve down and inward to form a deep body. The forechest is well developed. The brisket extends nearly to the elbow. The loin is short, well muscled, and broad. The croup is proportionately long and broad, slightly sloping, and muscular. Belly is slightly tucked up.
COAT
The profuse, dense, double coat of the Finnish Lapphund is essential to this breed’s ability to live and work in the harshest Arctic environment. The outer coat is long and coarse while the undercoat is short, dense, and soft. Hair on the skull and the front parts of the legs is shorter than the body coat. Hair on the brisket, backs of thighs and tail is longer. The hair on the cheeks, neck, and throat forms a protective ruff.
COLOR
All colors are allowed but one color must predominate. Markings of colors other than the main color are allowed on the head, neck, chest, legs, and the tip of the tail.
TEMPERAMENT
Finnish Lapphund is intelligent, willing, affectionate and adaptable. They have natural herding instincts and a tendency to bark which can be diminished with training. They make excellent watchdogs that will bark at strangers, but lack any tendency toward aggression. Finnish Lapphunds live very easily with children and other dogs.
GAIT
Movement is effortless and changes easily from a trot to a gallop, which is the most natural style of movement for the breed. When working, Finnish Lapphunds are very agile and capable of sudden bursts of speed. When moving at a trot, the limbs angle slightly toward the midline when viewed from the front or rear. Viewed from the side, the trotting dog appears powerful, with a medium stride.