Finnish Lapphund — breed standard (AKC: size, coat, temperament, type)
Facts below are extracted verbatim field-values and section headings from the official AKC (American Kennel Club) breed standard. The standard text is copyrighted by the respective registry; only factual data points and outline headings are quoted, not descriptive narrative. Source: https://www.akc.org.
Facts (verbatim field values from the official standard)
size: bone is substantial and muscles are well developed.Coat: The coat is thick and profuse, but shorter on the head and the fronts of the legs.Color: All colors are permitted, but the primary color (the color which covers the largest portion of the dog) must cover the body.Temperament: Finnish Lapphunds were developed to herd reindeer, an animal that is not as fearful of dogs and wolves as many other herd animals.