Aliases: Swedish Cattle Dog, Swedish Shepherd, Vallhund, Vastgotaspets
Height (Male): 17 - 20 Inches
Weight (Male): 44 Pounds ...
Also known as the Swedish cattle dog and as Vasgutaspets - sometimes called the "spitz of the West Goths"
Depicted on stamps in Sweden, Nicaragua, Ukraine, Russia, Altay and Mali
Used as a herding dog for cattle and sheep
Breed History ...
(Västgötaspets, Vaestgoetaspets, Vallhund, Swedish Cattle Dog)The Swedish Vallhund is a Corgi-like dog. The breed’s smiling, round face leads into a small muzzle.
The Swedish Vallhund, whose native name is Västgötaspets, is also commonly called the Swedish Cattle Dog or Vallhund for short. It was originally bred in Sweden for herding purposes and was brought to the US only in the 1980s.
For those who don't believe in fairy tales, there are historians who say that the Pembroke Welsh Corgi is descended from Vallhunds, Swedish cattle dogs that were brought to Wales by the Vikings in the 9th and 10th centuries.
Swedish Vallhund
(Västgötaspets) (Vaestgoetaspets) (Vallhund) (Swedish Cattle Dog) (Västgötaspets) ...
 See also: Vallhund, Cattle Dog, Corgi, Swedish Vallhund, Spitz
  
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