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Norwegian Buhund
- Norsk buhund
- Buhund norvégien
- Buhund noruego
- Norwegischer-Buhund
- National kennel clubs and breed clubs (see, e.g. Breeding/Health Strategy Documents, below)
- Population-level statistics (see, e.g., Swedish Insurance Data, below)
- Research articles
- Breed club surveys
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Breed-specific information on rates of disease and death from Agria Pet Insurance (Agria Djurförsäkring) is available for many breeds.
This breed has information on Veterinary Care and Life Insurance.
Click here to view downloads - The Kennel Club, UK: Breed Watch
- Sweden: Breed-specific Breeding Strategies: (in Swedish) and/ or English summary
- Norway: Breeding Strategy: http://www.buhund.no/xnbk/avl/RAS v1_Godkjent tom 01012019.pdf
Brief Description:
The Norwegian Buhund is a breed of dog of the spitz type. It is closely related to the Icelandic Sheepdog and the Jämthund. The Buhund is used as an all purpose farm and herding dog, as well as watch dog.
Links to Breed Descriptions:
Native Dog Breeds of Norway: Norwegian Buhund
A discussion on the Norwegian Buhund: Judges-L
Norwegian Buhund Club of America: Judges Education Presentation (PowerPoint)
Norwegian Buhund Club of America Breed presentation.pdf
original source: http://www.buhund.org/content/files/NBCA_Breed_presentation.pptx
Other Names for Breed:
Country of Origin and Parent Breed Club:
Country of origin: Norway
Health and Well-Being:
Some sources of health information include:
Breed Standards:
There are numerous breed standards.
The basis of breed/conformation shows is the judging of pedigree dogs against the 'Breed Standard', which is a picture in words that describes the range of features that are deemed appropriate for the breed.
Three of the major international standards are:
Breed-Specific Statistics:
1. Swedish Insurance Data
2. Finland: FKC Database: Norwegian Buhund: http://jalostus.kennelliitto.fi/frmEtusivu.aspx?R=237
3. UK: The Kennel Club: Population analysis of the Norwegian Buhund breed: https://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/media/686244/norwegian_buhund.pdf
Health Surveys
OFA: Buhund Health Survey: http://www.offa.org/surveys/survey_buhund.html
Breeding/Health Strategy Documents:
Health/Breeding Strategy Documents and Links:
Breed-Specific DNA Tests:
The Kennel Club list of DNA tests available for each breed along with an indication as to whether the test is part of the Assured Breeder Scheme (recommended or required) and whether it is recorded on the Kennel Club registration database: http://www.dogwellnet.com/content/_/health-and-breeding/screening-tests/dna/dna-tests-for-use-in-breeding-decisions/the-kennel-club-breed-specific-dna-tests-upd-r234
Other Breed-Specific Webpages:
Norwegian Buhund Club of America: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/buhund.org
Breed Clubs:
We are listing sites for breed clubs with health or other information that might be helpful. Follow links below.
Norway: Norsk buhundlkubb: http://www.buhund.no/
US: The Norwegian Buhund Club of America: http://www.buhund.org/
UK: The Norwegian Buhund Club: http://norwegianbuhund.co.uk/
Finland: Suomen Seurakoirayhdistys ry: http://www.suomenseurakoirayhdistys.fi/
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