Swedish Vallhund
The Swedish Vallhund is a spitz breed hailing from Sweden. Known as the "little Viking dog" this breed is a great family pet and working dog and is the newest member of the American Kennel Club family.
History
The Swedish Vallhund is an ancient breed, possibly over 1000 years old. Originally bred to work on farms and herd cattle, the breed was quite popular before World War I but was almost non-existent in the early 1940s. At that time, a concerted effort was made to save the breed and their number quickly grew and by 1943, the breed was recognized by the Swedish Kennel Club. The majority of the breed revival occurred in the town of Vastergotland, giving the breed its other name of vastgotaspet. By 1974, the Swedish Vallhund was brought to England and in 1984 found his way to the United States. The Swedish Vallhund became eligible for American Kennel Club registration on March 1, 2007 and may compete in the Herding Group at shows held on and after June 27, 2007
Appearance and Size
The Swedish Vallhund is a stocky dog with a fox-like appearance. On first impression, the breed looks similar to a Pembroke Welsh Corgi. The head is wedge shaped with a long muzzle and erect ears. The neck of the Swedish Vallhund is long and the legs are short but powerful. The tail can be long, bob or docked. The coat of the Swedish Vallhund is medium in length and coarse with a soft undercoat. The coat color can be grey, red yellow, red brown or grey brown with harness markings. A small amount of white is acceptable. The adult Swedish Vallhund stands 12 to 16 inches at the shoulder and weighs 25 to 35 pounds.
Personality
The Swedish Vallhund is an intelligent and friendly dog with natural herding instincts. He loves to be the center of attention and some are quite the little show-off! The breed is known for being courageous, loving and friendly and can do well as a family pet or as a working dog. The Swedish Vallhund is protective of his family and wary of strangers. Some dogs can bark a lot.
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Videos of Swedish Vallhunds
"Britain's Most Talented Pets" Swedish Vallhund Lady
Swedish Vallhund Lady doing tricks Details of how Sally teaches these tricks can be seen on www.naturallyhappydogs.com
Västgötaspets / Swedish Vallhund - Frida Illona Brisa Blossom
Västgötaspets / Swedish Vallhund - Frida Illona Brisa Blossom all playing together.
DFS Crufts 2010 Best of Breed Winner- Swedish Vallhund
We take a look at what the judge thinks of the Swedish Vallhund and also talk to this years winner. CH STARVON RUMOUR HAS IT Bitch Owner: MRS AF & MR TJ WEST
Dogs Compete for Best in Show
CHAN: Some of the furriest and feistiest pure-breds compete for top dog at the 132nd Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show this week in New York City. Let's take a look. STORY: Close to three thousand dogs, and about 170 breeds, descended on New York City to compete for Best in Show. The Plott, the Tibetan Mastiff, the Beauceron, and the Swedish Vallhund are all competing for the first time in 2008. [Arvind deBraganca, owner of Swedish Vallhund]: "There's a lot of very good dogs here, so the competition is high,
Swedish Vallhund pup SOCCER SKILLS
Shes a Swedish Vallhund mixed with another type of dog. shes ingtelligent, and very agile!! shes about 9 months old. I dont have any rights to the song.
Swedish Vallhund, Blaze, Musical Freestyle performance
Swedish Vallhund, Blaze, does a musical freestyle routine to Zoot Suit Riot.
Vallhunds
Video of a recent meeting of 6 Swedish Vallhunds at Gabriels Gully, Otago, New Zealand. Lots of fun with these cute little dogs.
Västgötaspetsar / Swedish Vallhund - Qia terroriserar Ian
Västgötaspetsar / Swedish Vallhund - Qia terroriserar Ian Krösaskogens Qia och Heds Ian De Lux bor på Alla Tiders Kennel www.allatiderskennel.se
BeeBee and Cadet - Dogs of Destruction
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You're so Amazing ~ Vallhund
A rare and ancient dog breed. Swedish Vallhunds are the dogs of the vikings. Incredible dogs, very smart and they love people. NZKC registered 'Barahwolfe' kennels are very proud of Possum and Murphy.
Canine Freestyle group routine Ghostbusters
www.doghouserock.nl - 4 dogs: Rebbel, Kari, Ludwig & Rakker on Ghostbusters, Leiden, Netherlands, 2004.
Västgötaspetsvalpar 3 veckor - Swedish Vallhund, puppies 3 weeks
3 veckors valpar uppe och stultar omkring
The Three Stooges
Vladimir (Borzoi) Eowyn (Corgi) and Mischka (Swedish Vallhund) ~~~DISCLAIMER: Song/Music "melancholy hill" © to the Gorillaz~~~
Kennel Vikings Nordic Mytology litter, 5 1/2 weeks old
Kennel Vikings first litter of Swedish Vallhund (Västgötaspets), 5 1/2 weeks old.
Gus in his Christmas Collar
Gus, an 8 month old Swedish Vallhund, endures a photo shoot with Mom and Dad. Excuse the ultra-amateur camera skills.
Missing Link Customer Highlight: Maria Gunderson and Her Swedish Vallhunds
Maria Gunderson talks to us at Missing Link about how our product is best for her Champion Swedish Vallhunds.
Dogs 101 - Swedish Lapphund
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