What you need to know about the Swedish Norrbottenspets – a native Swedish dog breed
The Norrbottenspets is a native Swedish breed from North Bothnia. These dogs are descendants of hunting dogs that existed for millennia and survived under natural…
The Norrbottenspets is a native Swedish breed from North Bothnia. These dogs are descendants of hunting dogs that existed for millennia and survived under natural…
The Swedish Lapphund is one of Sweden’s national breeds, an all-around spitz type. They are usually known as great reindeer herders, but traditionally they have…
Norway has seven national dog breeds. Four are spitz types: the Lundehund, Buhund, Black Norwegian Elkhound, and Grey Norwegian Elkhound. Three are scent hounds: the…
The Haldenstøver or Halden Hound is a scent hound. It originates from the city of Halden in Southern Norway. The breed is a cross of…
The Hygen Hound or “Hygenhund” is an excellent scent hound, known for its dignified and equable temperament. The Hygen Hounds are hare hunting hounds, experts…
The Norwegian Buhund is a Norwegian sheepdog of a spitz-type breed. Traditionally, it was kept for guarding farms or herding including flocks of sheep, droves…
The Norwegian Lundehund, also known as the Norwegian puffin dog, is an ancient indigenous dog breed. It’s treasured as a Norwegian cultural heritage. These dogs…
The Norwegian Elkhounds are nordic spitz-type dogs used for large game hunting, especially for moose (or elk) and bears. They are one of seven national dog…
Several new cases of bloody diarrhea have been detected among dogs in Norway, reminiscent of the extensive and unexplained outbreak of the disease last autumn….
Several dogs were lost on New Year’s Eve. According to the Facebook group Nitrogruppa, there were 75 messages about missing dogs. According to one of…
There are 25 dogs that have died after having bloody diarrhea recently, the Norwegian Veterinary Institute (Veterinærinstitut) reports. The number of dogs affected by an…
If you are a dog owner and go through a long-term stress period, then the risk is great that your dog is just as stressed…
400 dogs killed by wolves since 1995 in Scandinavia During the past 23 years, 617 wolf attacks have been registered against dogs in Scandinavia. A…
Hundreds of Norwegian dogs have become seriously ill after eating wrongly produced dry feed from Felleskjøpet according to VG newspaper. Several owners have had…
Four men and two women have been sentenced to severe prison sentences for having trained dogs to hunt and kill other animals, such as cats,…
The municipality of Oslo introduced extraordinary laws on leashing dogs in most of the municipality on January the 19th. Yet at least eleven deer have…
Six people are accused of training dogs to attack other living animals within fenced areas. Among the defendants in the animal abuse case is…
Many dangers for pets on the table at Christmas! It is tempting to give the dog an extra treat at Christmas. But remember that much…
From coming New Year, new and more stringent requirements is required for the treatment of dogs before they are entered to Norway. The requirements also…
Dogs attacking postmen is not just an urban myth according to the German postal service. Approximately 1,500 postmen are bitten by dogs in Germany annually….