Norwegian Hound (Dunker)

The Norwegian Hound is considered to be a good scent hound. It cooperates closely and well with its owner in the woods and bays on the trail. Breeding efforts have always aimed at strengthening the best characteristics of the old Norwe-gian scent hound, which was a hardy and robust dog with an excellent temperament. Today’s hunters especially call attention to the breed’s strong paws. These tolerate ice and crusty snow much better than the feet of other scent hounds.
Source: http://www.skogoglandskap.no/filearchive/native_dog_breeds_norway.pdf

NKK: Dunker: https://www.kjøpehund.no/raser/dunker-article8128-815.html

Dunkerstövare

Norway

Norske Harehundklubbers Forbund: http://www.nhkf.net/

Per Harald Sivesind - Dunker hound
Interview by Sabine Middelhaufe

• http://www.sabinemiddelhaufeshundundnatur.net/hunderassen/zuechterinterview_dunker_engl.htm

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. One of the major international standards is:

FCI (Federation Cynologique Internationale)

1. See the Norwegian Hound (Dunker) NKK RAS for statistics.

2. NKK Dog web

Health/Breeding Strategy Documents and Links:

Sweden: Breed-specific Breeding Strategies: (in Swedish) and/ or English summary

Norway: Breed-specific Breeding Strategy

See  RAS documents from NKK and SKK for health information and tests that apply to this breed.

We are listing sites for breed clubs with health or other information that might be helpful. Follow links below.

Sweden: Svenska Stövarklubben: http://www.stovare.se/stovare.asp
Norway: Norske Harehundklubbers Forbund: http://www.nhkf.net/
               Dunkerringen: http://www.dunkerringen.org/