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Puppy Breeds

History:

One of the earliest known Nordic herding types, the Norwegian Buhund is thought to be the most trainable of all the Spitz breeds. Norwegian Buhunds were taken along by the Vikings on their travels and  colonizing journeys over 1,000 years ago where the ancestors of the Iceland Dog influenced the collie breeds. The Icelandic Sagas of 900 A.D. to 1300 A.D. record how the breeds were brought to Iceland through the Norwegian peoples in 874 A.D. They are thought to be a mix of these types: the Iceland Dog and other local herding dogs. They were primarily used as a sheepdog, but also for hauling, reindeer herding, and as an all-purpose farm dog. Much of these breeds worked around the home, thus leading to the development of their name, the Buhund. Bu means “homestead” while hund means “dog” in Norwegian. Imported to Britain in the 1940s, the first American imports were made in the late 1980s. At the Crufts Dog Show of `95 a Buhund won Group Two for the first time. They were most recently accepted into the AKC in 2007 in the Miscellaneous group.

Care and Exercise:

Needs lots of playtime and regular walks. Groom regularly because of longer hair; brush hair daily.