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The Finnish Hound is a result of cross-breeding of Swedish, French, and German hounds during the 1800s which evolved the dog into Finland's most popular native breed, ...

 


Finnish Hound
(Suomenajokoira) (Finsk Stovare)
Luta at 15 months
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The Finnish Hound is not a difficult dog to maintain. The short coat makes grooming fairly easy and the Finnish Hound will only need occasional brushing and shampooing to keep the coat in good condition.

Description: The Finnish Hound is a rangy yet strongly boned hound much like a large foxhound. Probably a gift from his German ancestors, singular ears are large with stiff cartilage, making them stand out somewhat from the head.

Finnish Hound
The Finnish hound is known for its prowess as a hunter. It came into being during the 18th century through a cross involving Swiss, German, British and Scandinavian hounds. Later on, many other similar dogs were bred.

Finnish Hound
Finnish Lapphund
Finnish Spitz
Flat-Coated Retriever
Foxhound - divided into American Foxhound, English Foxhound
Fox Terrier - divided into Fox Terrier (Smooth), Fox Terrier (Wire), Miniature Fox Terrier, Toy Fox Terrier ...

In the 12 months 1889 Finnish kennel club was founded with a objective to form two standard dog breeds: Finnish Hound and Finnish Spitz.

Field Spaniel Fila Brasileiro Finnish Hound Finnish Spitz Flat-Coated Retriever Fox Terrier (smooth) Fox Terrier (wirehaired) French Bulldog
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See also: Spitz, Foxhound, Beagle, Smooth, Finnish Spitz