Related breedAfghan Hound1000 to 1800 · AfghanistanSwedish Lapphund at a glance
- Origin
- Lapland, Sweden
- Appeared
- 500 CE to 1944 (uncertain)
- Family
- Nordic Spitz
- Type
- Herding dog
- Size
- Medium
- Life span
- 12 to 14 years
- Recognised by
- FCI, KC
- Status
- Living
- FCI standard
- No. 135
The name. Swedish Svensk lapphund, "Swedish Lapp dog", after the Sami people who kept it as a reindeer herder.
Same familyCane Corso1000 to 1996 · ItalyFamily and relatives
Sister breeds
Same family: Nordic Spitz
Finnish Lapphund, Finnish Spitz, Icelandic Sheepdog, Norwegian Buhund, Norwegian Elkhound, Norwegian Lundehund
Same time, same continent
Bloodhound, Cane Corso, Greyhound, Icelandic Sheepdog, Kuvasz, Norwegian Buhund
Same eraLhasa Apso800 CE to 1934 · ChinaPlace in time
The Swedish Lapphund appears 500 CE to 1944 (uncertain), in the Early Middle Ages, when 79 breeds first appeared.
A full article on the Swedish Lapphund is coming. Meanwhile, the Border Collie shows what every breed page will hold: see the Border Collie.
