Tuesday March 24, 2009

(Photographs taken from the AKC.org website)
The Swedish Vallhund is AKC’s 156th breed
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Good morning. We have blue skies here on the farm this morning but wow its feels like winter again.
I’ve been out to the kennel and fed the dogs, did my normal poop scoop routine and did some easy and I mean easy clean up since Bob wasn’t there. I had to wait until he got out of the shower to help me. The hoses were drained(I made sure of that) but the conrete is too cold to hose down right now so it will have to wait until the sun warms things up later.
I have done a bunch of research on some of these rare breed dogs and coming across some major copyright issues. Some you have permission to cross post, some you need to contact the clubs. Today’s breed is the AKC Reg SV, enjoy the reading, it’s a interesting smaller dog.
I snapped a few pictures of the felines outside earlier after feeding dogs. I will try and post them later this morning.
Have a great day, bundle up this morning but be aware it’s suppose to go up into the 50’s later today..we’ll see.

The Swedish Vallhund (SV) is a very old Spitz-type breed known since the time of the Vikings. For centuries the SV has been kept as a farm dog and used for herding cattle. The SV is a small, powerful, fearless, sturdily built Spitz herding dog. The correct relationship of height to length of body is 2:3. The SV has a wedge-shaped head, prick ears, and a close-fitting hard coat of medium length and sable coloring. The double coat and the characteristic “harness markings” are essential features of this breed. Tail may be natural (long, stub, or bob) or docked. The appearance of the Swedish Vallhund conveys intelligence, alertness and energy. Balance, outline, temperament and movement are of overriding importance. The SV is a thoroughly sound animal, versatile in its desire to do traditional herding or with proper training compete in companion events such as obedience, tracking and agility, and/or serve as a family companion.
Information taken from the AKC website