- Brief Description
The White Elkhound derives from the grey Jämthund and the grey Norwegian Elkhound.The type is like the Jämthund, regarding both size and proportions. It is a distinct hunting dog. In addition to hunting moose, the breed is also good at hunting bears, lynx and badgers. Source: SKK
The Svensk vit älghund is recognized by the NKU and belongs to group 5. The breed is not recognized by the FCI. Source NKU: https://www.skk.se/en/NKU-home/nordic-dog-breeds/sweden/svensk-vit-alghund/
- Links to Breed Descriptions
- Other Names for Breed
- Swedish White Elkhound
- Svensk vit älghund
- Svensk Hvit Elghund
- Valkoinen ruotsinhirvikoira
- Country of Origin and Parent Breed Club
Sweden
Svenska vita alghundsklubben: https://www.svenskavitaalghundsklubben.se/
- 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 Swedish Kennel Club recognized the Svensk vit älghund in 1993.
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.
The breed standard is available from the Nordic Kennel Union and SKK. It has not yet been translated into English.
- Breed standard in Swedish
- https://www.alghundklubben.com/alghundsraser/docs/standard_svensk-vit-alghund-skk4.pdf
Finland: Breed Standard (Finnish v.)
- Breed-Specific Statistics
1. Swedish Insurance Data
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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.
Swedish White Elkhound: 2006-2011 2011-2016
2. Finland: Koiranet Database: https://jalostus.kennelliitto.fi/frmEtusivu.aspx?R=903
KC Registrations 2000-2021
SKK (click on the image for a larger version)
Sweden: Source: SKK Avelsdata: https://hundar.skk.se/avelsdata/Flikar.aspx?sida=Ras_info&id=530
Finland: Source: Koiranet Database: https://jalostus.kennelliitto.fi/frmEtusivu.aspx?R=903
Norway: source: Dogweb: https://www.dogweb.no/dogweb/dw/openPage/hoved.html
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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.
- Breeding/Health Strategy Documents
Health/Breeding Strategy Documents and Links:
- Sweden: Breed-specific Breeding Strategies: (in Swedish) and/ or English summary
- Finland: JTO: Jalostuksen tavoiteohjelma 2020-2024 Valkoinen ruotsinhirvikoira
- Norway: Breeding recommendations: https://elghundforbundet.no/kopi-nes-avlskriterier/
- Breed-Specific DNA Tests
See the RAS & JTO documents.
- Breed Clubs
We are listing sites for breed clubs with health or other information that might be helpful. Follow links below.
Sweden: Svenska vita alghundsklubben: https://www.svenskavitaalghundsklubben.se/
Svenska Älghundklubben: https://www.alghundklubben.com/alghundsraser/svensk-vit-alghund.html
Finland: Suomen harmaahirvikoirajärjestö: http://shhj.info/
Norway: Norske elghunders forbund: https://elghundforbundet.no/kopi-nes-raseinformasjon/
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