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...
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Stories, tips, and adventures from the Finnish Lapphund community.
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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. Both are grey Nordic spitz dogs with prick ears and a tail curled tight over the back. The similarity stops at t...
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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...
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Finnish Lapphund vs Icelandic Sheepdog: An Honest Comparison
Somebody left a comment under a photo of Tundra last winter insisting he was an Icelandic Sheepdog. I understood the guess. Two...
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Finnish Lapphund vs Swedish Lapphund: What Actually Differs
A woman at the Castlegar farmers market once told me Timber was a Swedish Lapphund. She was closer than most guesses. The two b...
breed comparison
Finnish Lapphund vs Finnish Spitz: Two Breeds, Two Different Jobs
Finnish Lapphund vs Finnish Spitz: a real owner explains how these two Finnish breeds differ in colour, coat, temperament, nois...
Arctic breeds
Finnish Lapphund vs Siberian Husky: An Honest Owner's Guide
Finnish Lapphund vs Siberian Husky: a real Lappy owner compares size, coat, temperament, training, exercise and escaping to hel...
Arctic dog breeds
Finnish Lapphund vs Samoyed: An Owner's Honest Comparison
Finnish Lapphund vs Samoyed compared by a real Lappy owner: size, colour, coat and shedding, temperament, training, health, pri...
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Did You Know?
Lappies are known to be exceptionally good with children, often becoming gentle and protective playmates.