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    Brief Description 

    Many hunters consider the Finnish Hound to be the world's best game-pursuing breed at the moment.

    The Finnish Hound is a native breed and one of the most popular dog breeds in Finland. It is used almost solely to hunt hares or foxes. It works independently, tracking either earth or airborne scent and will pursue game and bark passionately. The long hunting season for hares and foxes contribute to the breed's popularity. The Finnish Kennel Club registered 1,475 Finnish Hounds in 2012. In total, 20,030 Finnish Hounds were registered in 2003-2012.

    From: Kennelliito (The Finnish Kennel Club, IPFD Founding Partner) Native Breeds

     


    Links to Breed Descriptions 

    From:  Kennelliito (The Finnish Kennel Club, IPFD Founding Partner)

        Native Breeds: Finnish Hound

    Below is Archived information...

    Native Breeds Finland Finnish Hound.jpgMany hunters consider the Finnish Hound to be the world's best game-pursuing breed at the moment.

    The Finnish Hound is a native breed and one of the most popular dog breeds in Finland. It is used almost solely to hunt hares or foxes. It works independently, tracking either earth or airborne scent and will pursue game and bark passionately. The long hunting season for hares and foxes contribute to the breed's popularity. The Finnish Kennel Club registered 1,475 Finnish Hounds in 2012. In total, 20,030 Finnish Hounds were registered in 2003-2012.

    The systematic development of the Finnish Hound breed can be said to have begun when hunting enthusiasts established Suomen Kennelklubi, a precursor of the Finnish Kennel Club, in 1889. One of their first objectives was the development of a hound-type breed for Finnish conditions.
    As the breeds introduced to our country from abroad, primarily Russia, Sweden and England, did not meet the requirements of the Finnish hunting community, a group of active hunters began to search the existing Finnish dog population for individuals with the best hunting traits. The aim was to breed a native hound-type dog from them.

    read more ...http://www.kennelliitto.fi/en/dogs/native-breeds/finnish-hound - Internet archives

     

    Nordic Kennel Union: Finnish Hound: https://www.skk.se/en/NKU-home/nordic-dog-breeds/finland/finnish-hound/


     

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    Finnish Hound - F.C.I. Breed by Breed Education February 2013 Show Judges Commission

    This publication Includes a discussion of the history of the breed and breed standard explanation.
    Excerpt... "History of the breed-- In Finland in the beginning of 19th century there were in addition to the Finnish country dogs also many dogs resembling the European hound breeds.The systematic development of the Finnish Hound breed can be said to have begun when hunting enthusiasts established Suomen Kennelklubi, a precursor of the Finnish Kennel Club, in 1889. One of their first desires was the development of a hound-type breed for Finnish conditions. As the breeds introduced to our country from abroad, primarily Russia, Sweden and England, did not meet the requirements of the Finnish hunting community, a group of active hunters began to search the existing Finnish dog population for individuals with the best hunting traits. The aim was to breed a native hound-type dog from them. The first standard was written in 1932. The breeding associations in different parts of the country were very important to the development of the breed."

     


    Other Names for Breed 
    • Finsk stövare
    • Suomenajokoira
    • Chien courant finnois
    • Sabueso finlandés
    • Finnischer Laufhund - Finnenbracke
    • Finsk Støver

    Country of Origin and Parent Breed Club 

    Country of origin: Finland

    Finnish Kennel Club - An IPFD Founding Partner !

    WOW!  Awesome new link;  The Finnish Canine Museum.  Fabulous online resource with stories on the history of Finnish breeds.

     

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    Health and Well-Being 

    Some sources of health information include:

    1. National kennel clubs and breed clubs (see, e.g. Breeding/Health Strategy Documents, below)
    2. Population-level statistics (see, e.g., Swedish Insurance Data, below)
    3. Research articles
    4. Breed club surveys


    Breed Standards 

    There are numerous 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:

    FCI (Federation Cynologique Internationale)


    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.
      Finnish Hound: 2006-2011 2011-2016

    2. Finnish Kennel Club:

    FKC Database: Registration and breeding statistics available online.

     


    Breeding/Health Strategy Documents 

    Health/Breeding Strategy Documents and Links:

    1. The Kennel Club, UK: Breed Watch
    2. Sweden: Breed-specific Breeding Strategies: (in Swedish) and/ or English summary
    3. Finland: http://www.ajokoirajarjesto.fi/?s=Rodun+JTO


    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.

    Finland:

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    Suomen Ajokoirajärjestö

    Suomenajokoiran rotumääritelmä

    Sweden: Svenska Finskstövarföreningen: https://www.finskstovare.se/

                   Svenska Stövarklubben: https://www.stovare.se/



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