Norwegian Lundehund

Spitz & primitive

Small

12–15 y

FCI group 5 · Spitz and primitive types · Derived from the adult weight midpoint (6.8 kg)

Uncited — a general reference figure, not a published one · no measured cohort for this breed

The Norwegian Lundehund is a small dog breed of the Spitz type that originates from Norway. Its name is a compound noun composed of the elements lunde, meaning 'puffin', and hund, meaning 'dog'. The breed was originally developed for the hunting of puffins and their eggs on inaccessible nesting places in caves and on cliffs.

Alert

Energetic

Loyal

Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · reference ranges from the Kintail breed dataset

Adult weight

Reference

Male

6.8–8.2 kg

Female

5.4–6.8 kg

2.5

7.5

Breed club figure (the American Kennel Club)

Weight for age

Stock data

Male

Female

Expected range

Expected range from the breed's own adult weight, kilograms. Growth reference: Salt et al. 2017, WALTHAM (6.5–9 kg band).

Heat cycles · females

Stock data

First heat

8–12 mo

typical

Interval

180 d

typical

Bleeding

~9 d

typical

Proestrus 9d

Estrus 9d

Diestrus 52d

Anestrus 110d

General figures for dogs, not for this breed — individual cycles vary widely.

Questions people ask

Adult males usually weigh 6.8–8.2 kg and females 5.4–6.8 kg. Most are close to their full size by around 17 months, though the last little bit of filling out takes longer. Growth reference: Salt et al. 2017, WALTHAM (6.5–9 kg band).

No Norwegian Lundehund cycle figures are published here yet, so this is general guidance rather than a breed number: most females have a first season somewhere between six and fifteen months, and cycles then settle to roughly every 180 days. Smaller breeds tend to start earlier and larger ones later.

12–15 y — the usual range. Uncited — a general reference figure, not a published one · no measured cohort for this breed. How the later years go comes down to weight, teeth, exercise and regular check-ups far more than to the breed.