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The Buhund |
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Facts about the buhund. |
(written by Lone Jørgensen, who
is coach/instructor in HundeAkademiet and educated as "Dog coach wit special in
behavior and problem solving" with Turid Rugaas)
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History/working-background |
The Norwegian Buhund came from Norway. It is a
spitz-dog, who presence can be traced back to the 17. century. A lot
of people means, these spitzdogs, who belong to the Vikings, was a
very close relation to this buhund we know today.
The Buhund belong to the group of herding- and watch-dogs. It must
be a very highly and versatile dog. The buhund had been used to
herding sheep, goats and other creatures. At the same time it was
the farms watchdog, who took care of, no unauthorized – animal as
humans – came near the farms animals.
At last have the Buhund also been used to hunting on both moose,
small-game and birds. To day we use it to the 3 above purpose, but
at the same time they use it in several country as rescue-dog,
service-dog for human with physics handicap and in Britain they use
it as drug-dog. At last we keep it as a family-dog, where it have
good ability to obedience-training as track and agility.
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Working methods/movements model |
As a sheepdog must the Norwegian Buhund be both
quick and safe on the legs. Many places the dog follow the herdsman out to
collect the sheep and other domestic animal home to the farm. The animal could
be scattered over a big area with dunes and other more or less impassable
ground, where it at the same time are easy for the animals to hide itself or be
neglected.
When it was not possibly for the herdsman to walk
longer, it was the dog's mission to find and drive the animal down to the
herdsman. To find animal who was possibly neglected the Buhund used his barking.
When the dog bark, the animal get frightened and moved, then the dog could find
them quick and collect them to the herdsman. Here was the dog's big independence
real good for it.
Beside drive the animal out and home, has the Buhund
also been used as shepherd's dog for the domestic animal.
There is mention several places that the Buhund also
was used to hunting, but how the hunting pretend, the story don't tell anything
about. I think, the buhund was used to find and hunt the game. It is a very
strong and doggedly dog, who also can be very barking.
The Buhund is breeding for his working quality, that
is why we today have a very effective working-dog in the Norwegian Buhund. On
the country where the Buhund was widespread: "Was a good dog, a dog who could
his job". The appearance came in second row – if any row at all.
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Reactions-threshold |
The Norwegian Buhund have a very well-developed
herding-instinct, why you may be aware to everything, who moves with certain
speed.
You may be attention to, the Buhund often will herd
other dogs when they play. That's why is important, which playmates you chose,
because many dogs will se it as a direct threat and a coarse excess of their
body zone. This will get some dogs to react with defence.
General the Buhund have a big tolerance threshold to
both dogs as humans, but he can also came out, where attack is the best defence.
The Buhund has very easy to barking, so you may try
to keep it on an acceptable level from the puppy-time
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Physically quality |
The Norwegian Buhund is lively and agile. He is
quick, robust and very dogged. Intelligent, easily trained/teachable, curious
and very pleasant is also some of the most adjective, you can use about the
Norwegian Buhund.
It is under the category spitz dogs, because he have
the spitz-dogs typically coiled up tail, who is carried over the back. It have
also upright ears.
The color on the dog is in wheaten/very light beige
to red-yellowish with or without black hair-tips. Not so many is black. White
collar, chest and paws is allowed. The coat is straight with a lot of undcoat.
The coat don't claim must care, but you may brush it often under the two yearly
shedding, if you will avoid dog-hair everywhere in the house.
It must be well build, in balance and without no
exaggerations. The males between 43 – 47 cm. tall, the bitch between 41 – 45 cm.
Weight must be adjust to the dog's size – most between 12 -18 kg.
Ordinary lives the Norwegian Buhund 12 – 15 years
old, and several of them get older.
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Health information |
The Buhund is a fresh and healthy race – may bee
because he had been breeding for his working quality in stead of the
appearance.
A few instance of eye disease and Hip Dysplasia can
be seen.
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Social quality |
The Buhund is a very friendly dog, who is happy for
the hole family. It have a need to feel as a part of the family and will love to
take part in all activities in the family.
It's a very happy dog,, who like to play the whole
life. He will also like to play with other dogs, but as earlier mentioned, you
may be attentive to, the Buhund like to herds under when the play, which most
other dogs will find very unpleasantly and impolite.
The Buhund ought to learn to mix with dogs of all
sizes and appearance, men not all are suitable as playmates.
In a early age is good to give this sensible and
independent race reasonable socialization and ambience-training. In return you
will get a dog ,who can manage almost every situation as adult.
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Upbringing/training |
The Norwegian Buhund is a working-dog with a strong
herding-instinct combine with the guardian instinct. He nay have challenges in
the ordinary day. He is energetic, doggedly and can bear and enjoy a lot physics
and mental display. It doesn't means, you may be to eager and overdo the motion/activation
in the puppy- and junior-dog period. You may always remember you can train/activate
the dog to a very high stress-level.
He is kindly, wise and teachable, but he works not
to satisfy you! Are you not fair and friendly in your dealings with the dog,
then you may not expect, the Buhund do as you wish. Did you wish a ”robot-dog”,
who only wish is to satisfy you and see you as perfect – don't get a Norwegian
Buhund! He is wise, independent and sensible – and deserve the right to be it.
He is lovely and cooperative, but expect it both
ways. Training must be in short intervals, because the Buhund will be quickly
tired of eternal revisions.
The call in and distance-obedience can be two very
rational thing to train with this dog. It can be a big help to handle its
herding-instinct, which is necessary, so the dog can run free in parks and
woods. – And the Buhund has the need to run free.
The Buhund can as earlier mentioned be very barking,
if you not are attentive to keep it dawn already from the puppy time. Here is it
impotent to not let the dog be alone in the garden, where the have a big
possibility to developed the guardian instinct.
The Buhund can of course be used to herding-work,
but he can have the same benefit of other activities. Obedience-training,
track-work, rundering and agility – yes all possibilities is open for a
buhund-owner. You may be attended to adjust the activities, so the dog not get
stressed. Sheepdogs has regrettably a tendency to get quickly stressed, why its
very important to be attend to it.
The Buhund can also have good benefit to help in the
home. He can easily learn to help with small domesticated, and he will love to
take part in the family's shared activities.
A happy and Well-stimulated Buhund is a quiet and
devoted dog. A neglected Buhund will in return bark of boredom.
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