Does Anyone own a Norwegian Lundehound?

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TruePaige

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwegian_Lundehund

They are pretty amazing dogs, it's almost like a new step in the evolution and skillset of a dog.

To quote Wikipedia:

The Norwegian Lundehund (The Mostad Dog) is a small, rectangular Spitz type dog. The Lundehund has a great range of motion in its joints, allowing it to fit into narrow passages. The head can be bent backwards along the dog's own spine, and the forelegs can turn to the side at a 90-degree angle to its body, much like human arms. Its pricked, upright ears can be sealed nearly shut by folding them forward or backward.The Norwegian Lundehund is polydactyl: instead of the normal four toes a foot, the Lundehund has six toes, all fully formed, jointed and muscled. The outercoat is dense and rough with a soft undercoat. The Lundehund is adapted to climb narrow cliff paths in Rost where it natively would have hunted puffins.
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rudeguy

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we had a Spitz when I was growing up. Great dog. She was awesome with us kids and protected the property well.

She bit my deadbeat dad when he came by one time :D
 
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TruePaige

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Originally posted by: chuckywang
Very nice, how much?
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Cheapest I've seen is around $700 dollars I believe (I haven't looked in a long time), kind of hard to find a breeder, but I haven't looked really hard. I'm not in the market at the moment, I have enough furry friends. =)

It just came to me to make this thread after reading about the pitbulls.
 
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TruePaige

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Originally posted by: Tiamat
Originally posted by: chuckywang
Very nice, how much?
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Probably expensive since there are so few of them still after they almost became extinct...
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Yeah the hardest part is finding one, but it is doable.

Post above: I pasted the wikipedia summary.
 
zinfamous

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cool dog...but this lundehund syndrome seems kind of freaky, and apparently all of them are affected. Life span is random and unpredictable b/c of this.

These kind of things happen when you try to rescue a breed, or any sort of species, from a bottleneck of 6. hmmm, not a good idea....

 
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Originally posted by: zinfamous
cool dog...but this lundehund syndrome seems kind of freaky, and apparently all of them are affected. Life span is random and unpredictable b/c of this.

These kind of things happen when you try to rescue a breed, or any sort of species, from a bottleneck of 6. hmmm, not a good idea....
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It said some of them are symptom free, and many have few symptoms. But yes...tight breeding always has it's flaws, like German Shepards and their hip dysplesia.

It's kind of amazing to go from 6 to a couple thousand!
 
alkemyst

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hardly evolution...its a dog bred for certain traits.

The dog is pretty much flawed though due to it's predisposition to have a pretty serious disease.
 
Gibsons

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Originally posted by: alkemyst
hardly evolution...its a dog bred for certain traits.

The dog is pretty much flawed though due to it's predisposition to have a pretty serious disease.
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Selective breeding is a form of evolution.
 
Atomic Playboy

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Originally posted by: TruePaige
To quote Wikipedia:

The Norwegian Lundehund is polydactyl
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The dog with a 30 foot wingspan...

How good could a dog possibly be if it almost went extinct? "A new step in the evolution and skillset of a dog..." Yeah, so great, natural selection thought, "Holy shit, the world is just not ready for this kickass a dog," and tried to off it.
 
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TruePaige

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Originally posted by: Atomic Playboy
Originally posted by: TruePaige
To quote Wikipedia:

The Norwegian Lundehund is polydactyl
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The dog with a 30 foot wingspan...

How good could a dog possibly be if it almost went extinct? "A new step in the evolution and skillset of a dog..." Yeah, so great, natural selection thought, "Holy shit, the world is just not ready for this kickass a dog," and tried to off it.
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The government almost taxed the dog out of existence! This dog wants to cut your taxes. ;)
 
alkemyst

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Originally posted by: Gibsons
Originally posted by: alkemyst
hardly evolution...its a dog bred for certain traits.

The dog is pretty much flawed though due to it's predisposition to have a pretty serious disease.
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Selective breeding is a form of evolution.
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I don't agree with that at all. Selective breeding demonstrates traits already inherent to the breed.

 
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TruePaige

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Originally posted by: alkemyst
Originally posted by: Gibsons
Originally posted by: alkemyst
hardly evolution...its a dog bred for certain traits.

The dog is pretty much flawed though due to it's predisposition to have a pretty serious disease.
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Selective breeding is a form of evolution.
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I don't agree with that at all. Selective breeding demonstrates traits already inherent to the breed.
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My point was more that it may have been evolution that at some point gave this dog the ability to turn it's head like that, and the extra toes for better traction and grasping, as to make it a better puffin hunter, which would be a case of evolution and natural selection.
 
Gibsons

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Originally posted by: alkemyst
Originally posted by: Gibsons
Originally posted by: alkemyst
hardly evolution...its a dog bred for certain traits.

The dog is pretty much flawed though due to it's predisposition to have a pretty serious disease.
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Selective breeding is a form of evolution.
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I don't agree with that at all. Selective breeding demonstrates traits already inherent to the breed.
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All evolution can basically be viewed as selective breeding. It's just a matter of what's doing the selection.
 
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