Finnish Lapphund
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ABOUT THE BREED
SHORT HISTORY: Orginally bred by the Sami people to herd reindeer in Lapland (Finland) and when not working they were pets to the children. During the long cold nights they would sleep in with the Sami people to help keep them warm.
Today the Finnish Lapphund is a friendly loving companion and is one of the more popular family dogs in Finland. They have only been introduced to Australia relatively recently, the first arriving in 1995. They have tended to adopt the nickname 'Lappie' here.
TEMPERAMENT:The Finnish Lapphund is extremely affectionate and loyal. The breed is not known to have aggression and it is not a attribute that breeders would tolerate in their breeding. They are normally a very social breed that tend to love most humans and other dogs. Some Lappies can be more independant then others though.
SPORTS & ACTIVITIES: The Finnish Lapphund is extremely intelligent and easy to train. Always wanting to please its owner, its a highly versatile breed to train for any dog sort, such as agility or obedience, and it has also been used overseas as a very successful tracking dog.
GROOMING: The coat is relatively easy to look after; around 30minutes of grooming a week is required. Depends on the coat of the individual Lappie - some are more profuse then others.
HEALTH: There are a few health issues in the breed, some smaller and less common then others. The main concern are the Eyes. When looking for a puppy make sure you ask to see the eye certificates of the parents to make sure there are no issues - it will lower the likelyhood of your puppy having these issues.
PRA: There are various forms of PRA but the one that has been found to definitely occur in Finnish Lapphunds is the Progressive Cone Rod Degeneration type (prcd-PRA) common in many breeds.
There are three possible statuses for each Lapphund tested:
* Normal/Clear – These Lapphunds have the genotype homozygous normal. They have no diseased gene, with both copies of the gene normal. They will not develop PRA and cannot pass on the disease to offspring.
* Carrier – These Lapphunds have the genotype heterozygous. They have one disease gene and one normal gene. Although they will never develop PRA themselves, they have an equal probability of passing on either their normal gene or their diseased gene to offspring.
* Affected – also known as an Affected Carrier, these Lapphunds have the genotype homozygous affected. Both copies of the gene are abnormal. There is a very high likelihood that they will develop PRA in older age, and they can only pass on an abnormal gene to their offspring
Hereditary Cataracts: There are numerous forms of cataracts with a variety of causes which can be found in many dog breeds. Some of these have been determined to be hereditary - breeding stock should be eye-checked regularly.
Today the Finnish Lapphund is a friendly loving companion and is one of the more popular family dogs in Finland. They have only been introduced to Australia relatively recently, the first arriving in 1995. They have tended to adopt the nickname 'Lappie' here.
TEMPERAMENT:The Finnish Lapphund is extremely affectionate and loyal. The breed is not known to have aggression and it is not a attribute that breeders would tolerate in their breeding. They are normally a very social breed that tend to love most humans and other dogs. Some Lappies can be more independant then others though.
SPORTS & ACTIVITIES: The Finnish Lapphund is extremely intelligent and easy to train. Always wanting to please its owner, its a highly versatile breed to train for any dog sort, such as agility or obedience, and it has also been used overseas as a very successful tracking dog.
GROOMING: The coat is relatively easy to look after; around 30minutes of grooming a week is required. Depends on the coat of the individual Lappie - some are more profuse then others.
HEALTH: There are a few health issues in the breed, some smaller and less common then others. The main concern are the Eyes. When looking for a puppy make sure you ask to see the eye certificates of the parents to make sure there are no issues - it will lower the likelyhood of your puppy having these issues.
PRA: There are various forms of PRA but the one that has been found to definitely occur in Finnish Lapphunds is the Progressive Cone Rod Degeneration type (prcd-PRA) common in many breeds.
There are three possible statuses for each Lapphund tested:
* Normal/Clear – These Lapphunds have the genotype homozygous normal. They have no diseased gene, with both copies of the gene normal. They will not develop PRA and cannot pass on the disease to offspring.
* Carrier – These Lapphunds have the genotype heterozygous. They have one disease gene and one normal gene. Although they will never develop PRA themselves, they have an equal probability of passing on either their normal gene or their diseased gene to offspring.
* Affected – also known as an Affected Carrier, these Lapphunds have the genotype homozygous affected. Both copies of the gene are abnormal. There is a very high likelihood that they will develop PRA in older age, and they can only pass on an abnormal gene to their offspring
Hereditary Cataracts: There are numerous forms of cataracts with a variety of causes which can be found in many dog breeds. Some of these have been determined to be hereditary - breeding stock should be eye-checked regularly.
Finnish Lapphund Coat Colours - click here to view
Facts as of 2013
*Please note that these statics may be slightly inaccurate - i can only base it on the information other breeders are willing to share.*
Ive been doing some FLappie statistics would you like to see what i have learnt? First Flappie imported into Oz was in 1995, first litter born was in 2001 by Brambleway Kennel.
Today there has been:
3 Supreme Champion (3M)
12 Grand Champions (9M,3F)
513 FLappies born in Oz
Now to break this down - top producing kennels:
Theldaroy at 18 Litters (98 pups) - 4 Gr Ch (3M, 1F), 3 NZ Ch (1M, 2F), 25 Aust Ch (12M, 13F)
Magpielane at 13 Litters (82 pups)
Watersedge at 12 Litters (65 pups) - 1 Gr Ch (1M), 15 Aust Ch (3M, 12F)
Articmal at 6 Litters (36 pups)
Janoby at 7 Litters (40 pups) - 1 Gr Ch (F), 7 Aust Ch (3M, 4F)
Kalevi at 6 Litters (33 pups) - 3 Aust CH (1M, 2F)
Miavig at 5 Litter (28 pups) - 6 Aust Ch (2M, 4F)
Armahani at 5 Litters (26 pups) - 6 Aust Ch (2M, 4F), 1 UKC Ch (F)
Taigakoira at 4 Litters (29 pups) - 2 Aust Ch (3F)
There have been 24 producing kennels so far
Average out the litters to pups produced - average size litter is 6
The breed average hip score is 12.7
Riki (Theldaroy Anyone Dare to Diffa) was the youngest GR CH titled at just over 25months of age, youngest supreme titled and first australian breed supreme titled.
Laani (Theldaroy Wild Not Me) was the first female titled GR CH, held that place for 6years and Laani was the youngest in-group winner.
Also the only Oz produced GR CH was from kennels:
Brambleway (1M)
Theldaroy (3M, 1F)
Watersedge (1M)
Janoby (1F)
First Obedience Titled Lappie - Brambleway Anjuska
Number of obedience titled Lappies - 5+
First Agility Titled Lappies - Miavig Wolf Spirit
Number agility titled - 4+
First Herding Titled Lappie (under the old scheme) - Theldaroy Im Not Wild,
(under the current scheme) - Theldaroy Best Treasure
Number of herding titled - 10+
First Endurance Title Lappie - Lapinlumon Mundus (Imp FNL)
Number of Endurance titled - 3+
First Flyball Title Lappie - Magpielane Morning Song
First Rally-O Title Lappie - Magpielane Morning Song
Number of Rally titled - 5+
Ive been doing some FLappie statistics would you like to see what i have learnt? First Flappie imported into Oz was in 1995, first litter born was in 2001 by Brambleway Kennel.
Today there has been:
3 Supreme Champion (3M)
12 Grand Champions (9M,3F)
513 FLappies born in Oz
Now to break this down - top producing kennels:
Theldaroy at 18 Litters (98 pups) - 4 Gr Ch (3M, 1F), 3 NZ Ch (1M, 2F), 25 Aust Ch (12M, 13F)
Magpielane at 13 Litters (82 pups)
Watersedge at 12 Litters (65 pups) - 1 Gr Ch (1M), 15 Aust Ch (3M, 12F)
Articmal at 6 Litters (36 pups)
Janoby at 7 Litters (40 pups) - 1 Gr Ch (F), 7 Aust Ch (3M, 4F)
Kalevi at 6 Litters (33 pups) - 3 Aust CH (1M, 2F)
Miavig at 5 Litter (28 pups) - 6 Aust Ch (2M, 4F)
Armahani at 5 Litters (26 pups) - 6 Aust Ch (2M, 4F), 1 UKC Ch (F)
Taigakoira at 4 Litters (29 pups) - 2 Aust Ch (3F)
There have been 24 producing kennels so far
Average out the litters to pups produced - average size litter is 6
The breed average hip score is 12.7
Riki (Theldaroy Anyone Dare to Diffa) was the youngest GR CH titled at just over 25months of age, youngest supreme titled and first australian breed supreme titled.
Laani (Theldaroy Wild Not Me) was the first female titled GR CH, held that place for 6years and Laani was the youngest in-group winner.
Also the only Oz produced GR CH was from kennels:
Brambleway (1M)
Theldaroy (3M, 1F)
Watersedge (1M)
Janoby (1F)
First Obedience Titled Lappie - Brambleway Anjuska
Number of obedience titled Lappies - 5+
First Agility Titled Lappies - Miavig Wolf Spirit
Number agility titled - 4+
First Herding Titled Lappie (under the old scheme) - Theldaroy Im Not Wild,
(under the current scheme) - Theldaroy Best Treasure
Number of herding titled - 10+
First Endurance Title Lappie - Lapinlumon Mundus (Imp FNL)
Number of Endurance titled - 3+
First Flyball Title Lappie - Magpielane Morning Song
First Rally-O Title Lappie - Magpielane Morning Song
Number of Rally titled - 5+
Breed Clubs
These are the clubs, click to be taken to their website:
Finnish Lapphund Club of VIC
Finnish Lapphund Club of NSW Inc
Finnish Lapphund Club of VIC
Finnish Lapphund Club of NSW Inc
Breed Standard
Below is the Breed standard for your own personal convience.
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Click HERE to see one interpretation of the Standard - with pictures by Saara Sampakoski.
Click HERE to see the Breed Extension of the Standard - with pictures and diagrams by Eija Lehtimaki & Petrua Palukka (compiled by Wayne & Sue Sharp)
