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Swedish Vallhund
Västgötaspets, Länsigöötanmaanpystykorva, Swedish Cattle Dog, Swedish Shepherd, Vallhund Suédois-Spitz des Wisigoths, Vallhund Sueco - Spitz de los Visigodos, Schwedischer Vallhund, Westgotenspitz, Schwedischer Schäferspitz, Västgøtaspets
A companion dog still used for herding cattle at farms in its county of origin
FCI Group Spitz and Primitive Types
AKC Group Herding
TKC Group Pastoral
Country of Origin SE

Brief Description

The Swedish Vallhund is well suited as a family dog, happy just to be with its ‘pack’. Easy to train, and today shows good results in activities such as obedience, tracking and search work, as well as in the newer disciplines of agility, freestyle, flyball, and others.

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:

Health Strategies

The Swedish Kennel Club (Breeding strategy, RAS, in Swedish)

The Finnish Kennel Club (Breeding strategy in Finnish)

The Royal Kennel Club, UK

Research Projects

Parent Breed Club

Specialklubben för Västgötaspets

Other Resources

The Swedish Vallhund Pedigree Database

Swedish Kennel Club Breeding Data (Avelsdata; in Swedish). Find the breed in the link 'Raser' on left.

Finnish Kennel Club Breeding Database - Swedish Vallhund

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We are constantly adding and updating the breed information - please contact us if you have updates, links, or other information to add!

Health Testing Requirements by Country
Skeletal and Muscular
Other Breed-Specific Considerations
Autoimmune and Allergies
Eye Conditions and Blindness
Test Relevances
5
Progressive Retinal Atrophy; Swedish Vallhund
Strong Relevance
4
Hyperuricosuria and Hyperuricemia (HUU)
Moderate Relevance
3
Tail length, Short
Some Relevance
2
Coat Colour Dilution, dilution, MLPH-related
No Evidence
5
Progressive Retinal Atrophy; Swedish Vallhund
Strong Relevance
4
Hyperuricosuria and Hyperuricemia (HUU)
Moderate Relevance
3
Tail length, Short
Some Relevance
2
Coat Colour Dilution, dilution, MLPH-related
No Evidence
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