Swedish Vallhund
A small, sturdy Swedish cattle dog with a wolf-grey coat and a busy, cheerful mind.
Visão geral
- Porte
- Médio
- Altura na cernelha
- Machos 32–35 cm · Fêmeas 30–33 cm
- Peso
- Machos 11–15 kg · Fêmeas 9–13 kg
- Expectativa de vida
- 12–15 anos
- Exercício
- 60–90 min por dia
- Cuidados com a pelagem
- Uma vez por semana
- Pelagem
- Dupla camada, curto, médio
- Cores
- Cinza, Sable, Vermelho
- Criado para
- Pastoreio, Companhia
- País de origem
- Suécia
- FCI
- Grupo 1, nº 14 · Cães pastores e boiadeiros
Criadores no Kuldo
Nenhum criador no Kuldo tem esta raça ainda.
Convivendo com a raça
| Carinhoso com a família | 4/5 – Alto |
|---|---|
| Bom com crianças | 4/5 – Alto |
| Bom com outros cães | 3/5 – Moderado |
| Bom com gatos | 3/5 – Moderado |
| Receptivo a estranhos | 3/5 – Moderado |
| Energia | 4/5 – Alto |
| Brincalhão | 4/5 – Alto |
| Precisa de estímulo mental | 4/5 – Alto |
| Fácil de adestrar | 4/5 – Alto |
| Instinto de caça | 3/5 – Moderado |
| Atento e protetor | 3/5 – Moderado |
| Latidos | 4/5 – Alto |
| Queda de pelo | 4/5 – Alto |
| Exigência de cuidados | 2/5 – Baixo |
| Baba | 1/5 – Muito baixo |
| Bom para tutores de primeira viagem | 3/5 – Moderado |
| Adequado para apartamento | 3/5 – Moderado |
| Adaptabilidade | 4/5 – Alto |
| Tolera ficar sozinho | 2/5 – Baixo |
| Tolera calor | 3/5 – Moderado |
| Tolera frio | 4/5 – Alto |
Orientação do próprio Kuldo com base nas características típicas da raça. Cada cão é único, então converse com o criador.
É a raça certa para você?
Ótima escolha se você …
- want a compact dog with real working drive
- enjoy dog sports or regular training
- live an active outdoor life
Pense bem se você …
- want a quiet dog that rarely barks
- are away for long hours most days
- have little time for training and play
Cuidados
Temperamento
Vallhunds are friendly, alert and quick to react to anything new. They bond warmly with their people and are usually good-natured with visitors once introduced. Their herding background can show as heel-nipping or bossing other pets around.
Exercício
Plan on an hour or more of daily activity, including walks and something for the brain. Herding trials, agility, tracking and trick training all suit them well.
Cuidados com a pelagem
The coat is weather-resistant and easy to keep with weekly brushing. Expect heavy seasonal shedding, when daily brushing helps.
Adestramento
Clever and responsive, but with a bit of independent spirit. Short, varied, reward-based sessions work best, and early work on barking and nipping pays off.
Saúde
The Vallhund is a hardy breed, though hip dysplasia and an inherited retinal condition (Vallhund retinopathy) are known. Breeding dogs are usually hip and eye examined, so ask the breeder for results.
Exames de saúde que os criadores costumam fazer
- Quadril (HD)
- Exame oftalmológico
Peça ao criador para mostrar os resultados dos pais.
Sobre a raça
The Swedish Vallhund is an old Scandinavian farm dog, kept for centuries to drive cattle by nipping at their heels and to keep vermin down around the farmstead. By the 1940s it had almost disappeared, and a small group of Swedish enthusiasts gathered the remaining dogs and rebuilt the breed.
Today it is a compact, low-slung dog with a lot of stamina packed into a small frame. At home it is sociable and keen to be involved in whatever is going on. It is vocal, likes a job, and does best with an owner who enjoys training and outdoor time rather than one looking for a quiet lapdog.
Você sabia?
Some Swedish Vallhunds are born with a natural bobtail, while others have a full-length tail.