Lapponian Herder

Herding & sheepdogs · Finland

About the Lapponian Herder

The Lapponian Herder or Lapp Reindeer Dog or Lapsk Vallhund is a breed of dog from Finland, one of three Lapphund breeds developed from a type of dog used by the Sami people for herding and guarding their reindeer.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Lapponian Herder” (lead section), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type	Herding & sheepdogs
Origin (Wikidata)	Finland
Map pin	Representative point in Finland (not an exact location)
Height	Males: 51 cm (20 in) Females: 46 cm (18 in)
Size class	Medium (our grouping, from the height above)
Wikidata	Q38362

Height and weight as given in the infobox of the Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0), with unit conversions added; we omit figures we cannot read reliably.

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