- Brief Description
The Hällefors Elkhound is a medium-sized, rectangular Spitz with either a sickle or curly tail.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hällefors_Elkhound
(Google translate) The appearance and the emergence of the dogs that today are part of hällefors breed took place in parallel with the strong growth of the moose population that occurred during the 1930s in some areas of Värmland and Västmanland... Parts of the forest staff who were employed at Hellefors Bruks AB had, therefore, during the period 1935-1955 elk hunting as one of its main tasks during the autumn. A task usually performed as a one-man hunting with a capable löshund.
The need for good hunting dogs along with a rapidly growing moose population is the foundation on which hällefors dog's creation rests.Source: Hällefors Dog Club - https://www.halleforshunden.org/historia
Kept as a hunting and tracking dog of elk, wild boar, bear and badgers, the breed is active and durable in the field. This breed is not recognized by the FCI.
- Links to Breed Descriptions
Structure of this compendium This compendium includes the racial description established by SKK.
Raskompendium för HÄLLEFORSHUND
Utarbetat av Svenska Älghundklubben
inför exteriördomarkonferensen 2016The Hälleforshund origins are described in the SKK's Sveriges hundraser: Swedish breeds of dogs
Hällefors Dog: SKK:
https://www.skk.se/sv/hundraser/halleforshund/
- Other Names for Breed
- Hällefors Elkhound
- Country of Origin and Parent Breed Club
Country of origin: Sweden
- Health and Well-Being
Some sources of health information include:
- 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
- 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.
SKK: http://www.skk.se/Global/Dokument/Rasstandarder/standard-halleforshund-skk3.pdf?epslanguage=sv
- Breed-Specific Statistics
1. Swedish Insurance Data 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.
Halleforshund: 2006-2011 2011-2016
Source SKK database: https://hundar.skk.se/avelsdata/Flikar.aspx?sida=Ras_info&id=599
- Breeding/Health Strategy Documents
Health/Breeding Strategy Documents and Links:
Sweden: Breed-specific Breeding Strategies: (in Swedish) and/ or English summary
- Breed-Specific DNA Tests
- Breed Clubs
We are listing sites for breed clubs with health or other information that might be helpful. Follow links below.
Sweden: Svenska Älghundklubben: http://www.alghundklubben.com/
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