Nordic dog
A number of dog breeds from the northern regions of Europe, Asia and North America are summarized as Nordic dogs in the FCI system . Nordic dogs are medium-sized to large dogs with a pointed shape with a tail carried over the back or a curled tail . Their coat consists of top hair and double undercoat , which protects against the arctic climate.
Original function
The people of the polar regions have been breeding dogs as herding dogs , hunting dogs and sled dogs since ancient times . Originally, these characteristics were desired combined in a dog and the people of the north were existentially dependent on the cooperation of their dogs.
Systematics
The Nordic sled, herding and hunting dog breeds are classified by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI) in group 5: Spitz and primitive dogs . You are in sections 1 to 3.
Section 1: Nordic sled dogs
- Canadian Eskimo Dog (FCI 211)
- Samoyed (FCI 212)
- Alaskan Malamute (FCI 243)
- Siberian Husky (FCI 270)
- Greenland Dog (FCI 274)
- Yakut Laika (FCI 365)
Section 2: Nordic hunting dogs
- Jämthund (FCI 42)
- Karelian Bear Dog (FCI 48)
- Finnish Spitz (FCI 49)
- Norwegian Elkhound gray (FCI 242)
- Norwegian Elkhound black (FCI 268)
- Norwegian Lundehund (FCI 265)
- Norrbottenspitz (FCI 276)
- Laika breeds (FCI 304-306)
- Gråhund (formerly FCI 112, deleted)
Section 3: Nordic guard and herding dogs
- Västgötaspets (FCI 14)
- Swedish Lapphund (FCI 135)
- Finnish Lapphund (FCI 189)
- Norwegian Buhund (FCI 237)
- Lapland Reindeer Dog (FCI 284)
- Icelandic dog (FCI 289)