Lapponian Herder

The Lapponian Herder has a good temperament; it is calm, quick to learn, energetic and eager to serve. It barks a lot when working. It is friendly to people, but not suited to be a companion dog only because it demands action as well. It can handle being outdoors all the time.

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

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

    Native Breeds: Lapponian Herder

Below is archived content from the Finnish Kennel Club's website (2017)....

"The Lapponian Herder has a good temperament; it is calm, quick to learn, energetic and eager to serve. It barks a lot when working. It is friendly to people, but not suited to be a companion dog only because it demands action as well. It can handle being outdoors all the time.

The Lapponian Herder is a mid-sized Spitz-type shepherd dog. Its length is clearly greater than its height and it has strong bones and muscles. It is muscular, but not stocky. The head is longish. The top of the head is slightly convex and the muzzle is a little shorter than the skull. The oval, dark and lively eyes are fairly far apart. The mid-length erect ears are fairly wide at the base and somewhat far apart. The tail is medium long, bushy and attached low. The coat is medium length or long and black, greyish or brown in colour. Markings, which are lighter than the overall colour, are usually located on the head, chest and legs."

read more ... from the original page http://www.kennelliitto.fi/en/dogs/native-breeds/lapponian-herder at the Internet Archives https://web.archive.org/web/20170701190322/https://www.kennelliitto.fi/en/dogs/native-breeds/lapponian-herder

FCI: Lapponian Herder! Judges’ Guide

The Lapphund Club of Finland 2010, revised 2017

Domareguide-LVH.pdf (Internal)

Domarkompendium (Swedish)

Finnish      LAPINPOROKOIRA

English      LAPPONIAN HERDER    
Français    BERGER FINNOIS DE LAPONIE  
Deutsch    FINNISCHER LAPPLANDHIRTENHUND   
Español    PASTOR FINLANDÉS DE LAPONIA

Swedish   Lapsk vallhund (Finnish Vallhund)

Country of origin: Finland

Finnish Kennel Club - An IPFD Founding Partner ! The Finnish Canine Museum.  Fabulous online resource with information on the history of Finnish breeds. See: articles - https://www.koiramuseo.fi/en/story/associations-help-to-ensure-the-preservation-of-lappish-breeds and https://www.koiramuseo.fi/en/story/separated-into-two-lappish-breeds-after-the-wars

Breed Club: http://www.lappalaiskoirat.fi

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.

FCI (Federation Cynologique Internationale) 

1. Swedish Insurance Data
   Breed-specific information on rates of disease and death from Agria Pet Insurance (Agria Djurförsäkring) is available for many breeds.

• Agria Breed Profile 2011-2016 - Lapponian Herder

      2. Finnish Kennel Club: Koiranet: Registration and breeding statistics available online.

      3. Database - Lappalainen dog association - lap dog database : http://terveys.lappalaiskoiragalleria.org/

          see... http://terveys.lappalaiskoiragalleria.org/sairauslistat.php?rotu=lpk

Health/Breeding Strategy Documents and Links:

Sweden: Breed-specific Breeding Strategies: (in Swedish) and/ or English summary

Finland: JTO: https://jalostus.kennelliitto.fi/RotuPDF.ashx?R=284&T=2

We are listing sites for breed clubs with health or other information that might be helpful. Follow links below.

Finland: Lappalaiskoirat ry

Sweden: Svenska Lapphundklubben: http://www.slk.nu/

                Rasklubben för Lapsk Vallhund: https://srlv.se/

US: Lapponian Herder Club of America (Facebook) https://www.facebook.com/lapinporokoira.akc