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Finnish Lapphund — breed standard (AKC: size, coat, temperament, type)

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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.

Standard outline (section headings)

Sources

Finnish Lapphund — breed standard (AKC: size, coat, temperament, type)
Source document: AKC (American Kennel Club)
AKC (American Kennel Club)Official breed standards (factual data points + section outline extracted verbatim)retrieved 2026-08-02

Verification file: pdf-raw/breed-standard/finnish_lapphund_combined.txt