Lundehund Dog Breed

Norway

The Lundehund is unique in the dog world, not only because it has its five fingers of the paw completely developed, but also because it has lived for centuries on the little islands of Vaeröy and Röst, on the very north of Norway and beyond, entirely isolated from other breeds.

The breed is not so abundant, even in Norway, and it is barely known outside Scandinavia. It takes its name from a bird called Lunde (Razorbill) by Norwegian people, the dog uses to hunt this bird by taking advantage of the darkness to go into the nest the bird has on rocks, to give it death and take it to the awaiting hunter.

The Lundehund is a small, active Pomeranian dog, but lacks of a well-defined line that is common in other Pomeranian dog breeds. It has a slightly Roman-type nose, stiff ears that head straight forward and are strangely "bent". The paws have cushions and are quite large; each paw should have two rudimentary nails (this rudimentary nail is the extra atrophied finger existing in the upper part of the paws, and are often eliminated to new-born puppies.) The coat is dense, abundant and smooth; in grey, black, or brown colors of various tones and with white spots.

Its height at withers is 35-38 cm in male dogs and 32-35 for female dogs; it weights around 6 kilos.