Brief Description:
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
Links to Breed Descriptions:
NKK: Dunker: https://www.kjøpehund.no/raser/dunker-article8128-815.html
Other Names for Breed:
Dunkerstövare
Country of Origin and Parent Breed Club:
Norway
Norske Harehundklubbers Forbund: http://www.nhkf.net/
Breed-Specific Articles:
Per Harald Sivesind - Dunker hound
Interview by Sabine Middelhaufe
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. One of the major international standards is:
Breed-Specific Statistics:
1. See the Norwegian Hound (Dunker) NKK RAS for statistics.
2. NKK Dog web
Breeding/Health Strategy Documents:
Health/Breeding Strategy Documents and Links:
Sweden: Breed-specific Breeding Strategies: (in Swedish) and/ or English summary
Norway: Breed-specific Breeding Strategy
Breed-Specific DNA Tests:
See RAS documents from NKK and SKK for health information and tests that apply to this breed.
Breed Clubs:
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/
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