Norwegian Lundehund

Spitz, sled & primitive dogs · Norway

About the Norwegian Lundehund

The Norwegian Lundehund is a small dog breed of the Spitz type that originates from Norway. Its name is a compound noun composed of the elements lunde, meaning 'puffin', and hund, meaning 'dog'. The breed was originally developed for the hunting of puffins and their eggs on inaccessible nesting places in caves and on cliffs. The breed was at the brink of extinction in the 1960s and preservation efforts have since been underway.

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

Type	Spitz, sled & primitive dogs
Origin (Wikidata)	Norway
Map pin	Representative point in Norway (not an exact location)
Height	30–40 cm (12–16 in)
Weight	Males: 7–8 kg (15–18 lb) Females: 5–6 kg (11–13 lb)
Size class	Small (our grouping, from the weight above)
FCI classification	Group 5 (standard no. 265)
Wikidata	Q38895

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.

Dog breeds from Norway · Spitz, sled & primitive dogs