breed name
How to Say Finnish Lapphund (and What Lapinkoira Means)
I have heard our breed called a Lap-a-hound, a Finnish Lap Hound and, once, a Finnish Lampshade. Nobody minds. Still, the name ...
Lapphund Lover's Corner
Lapphund Lover's Corner
Stories, tips, and adventures from the Finnish Lapphund community.
42 stories and counting
Latest Story
Halloween with a Finnish Lapphund: candy, costumes, doorbells and Kekri
The doorbell is the whole problem. A Finnish Lapphund spends eleven months of the year learning that the doorbell means something wonderful. Then one night in October it rings forty times in three hours, and every ring arrives with a sma...
Read the storybreed name
breed identification
Finnish Lapphund Mix: What That Label Usually Means
A few times a month somebody sends me a photo of a fluffy dog and asks whether it is part Finnish Lapphund. Usually the dog cam...
breeder guide
Finnish Lapphund Breeders in Canada: How to Find a Good One
I live in Castlegar, British Columbia, and when I went looking for my first Finnish Lapphund the nearest breeder on the nationa...
agility
Finnish Lapphund Dog Sports: Agility, Rally, Herding, Nosework
The first time I watched a Finnish Lapphund run an agility course, I laughed out loud. He barked at the tunnel, barked through ...
alone time
Can a Finnish Lapphund Be Left Alone? Separation Anxiety
Timber follows me from room to room. He supervises the dishwasher, the laundry, and every walk to the end of the driveway here ...
breed comparison
Finnish Lapphund vs Norwegian Elkhound: Which Fits You?
Put a grey Finnish Lapphund next to a Norwegian Elkhound in a parking lot and half the people walking past will guess wrong. Bo...
breed comparison
Finnish Lapphund vs Eurasier: An Honest Breed Comparison
Every few weeks someone sends me a photo of a fluffy spitz and asks whether it is a Lapphund. A fair share of the time it turns...
breed comparison
Finnish Lapphund vs Keeshond: The Spectacles Explained
The wolf sable Lappies are the ones that start this argument. Grey banded coat, dark mask, pale eyebrows, and a stranger in the...
Never miss a story
Join the Lappy Pack
New stories, breed tips, and the occasional 10% off, sent straight to your inbox.
Did You Know?
Finnish Lapphunds shed their undercoat twice a year in a dramatic event owners lovingly call the coat blowout.