Finnish Lapphund Club of America
Recognized by the AKC as the Official National Parent Club for the Finnish Lapphund Breed.
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Finnish Lapphund Breed History
The original Finnish Lapphunds were the helper dogs of a tribe of semi-nomadic people, the Sami, in Lapland (the northern region of Finland, Sweden, Norway, and in part, Russia). Archeological digs in Lapland have unearthed remains of Lapponian dogs estimated as old as 7000 BC. There is even the existence of old cave drawings depicting this type of dog. Over hundreds of years, the originally nomadic Sami culture evolved into a more sedentary existence, which revolved around the keeping of reindeer herds. At the same time, the dogs evolved from the hunter/protector dogs of a nomadic tribe, into the herding dogs needed to help maintain the reindeer.
2024 National Specialty
Location: Laurel Spring Farms, Sterling MA
Date: Tuesday May 28, 2024 and Wednesday May 29, 2024
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