Norrbottenspets
The Norrbottenspets is a miscellaneous class breed from Sweden, standing males 17–19 in · females 16–17 in at the withers, weighing 24–33 lb. Recorded lifespan is 14–17 yrs.
- Breed group
- Miscellaneous Class
- Origin
- Sweden
- Height
- males 17–19 in · females 16–17 in
- Weight
- 24–33 lb
- Lifespan
- 14–17 yrs
Among the 500 breeds here with recorded measurements, the Norrbottenspets is taller than 29% of the measured breeds, heavier than 23%, one of 10 in the Miscellaneous Class group, one of 9 from Sweden.
Living with the Norrbottenspets
Two breed references score every breed they cover from 1 to 5 on the things an owner lives with day to day. These are the Norrbottenspets’s, with what a 1 and a 5 mean on each row.
- Affection with family
- 5 of 51 independent · 5 devoted
- Good with young children
- 3 of 51 not suited · 5 very good
- Good with other dogs
- 3 of 51 not suited · 5 very good
- Openness to strangers
- 3 of 51 reserved · 5 everyone is a friend
- Watchdog / protective nature
- 3 of 51 unbothered · 5 vigilant
- Energy
- 4 of 51 couch potato · 5 busy all day
- Playfulness
- 3 of 51 only when invited · 5 non-stop
- Barking
- 3 of 51 only to alert · 5 very vocal
- Drooling
- 1 of 51 a dry mouth · 5 keep a towel
Rated 1 to 5 by the American Kennel Club, and read from their breed pages in 2022. Nobody at Woof & Beyond has met this breed — these are the publishers’ judgments, not ours.Norrbottenspets on AKC
Breeds that look like the Norrbottenspets
A neural network trained to tell breeds apart by sight read all 510 photographs in this reference, and these are the 6 it placed closest to the Norrbottenspets.
Height 0–38 in
- Norrbottenspets17–19 in
- Jindo Dog20–22 in
- Hällefors Elkhound22–25 in
- Norwegian Lundehund12–16 in
- Norwegian Buhund17–18.5 in
- West Siberian Laika22–24 in
- Carolina dog18–20 in
Weight 0–220 lb
- Norrbottenspets24–33 lb
- Jindo Dog40–51 lb
- Hällefors Elkhound66 lb
- Norwegian Lundehund13–15 lb
- Norwegian Buhund31–40 lb
- West Siberian Laika30–50 lb
- Carolina dog30–44 lb
Lifespan 0–20 yrs
- Norrbottenspets14–17 yrs
- Jindo Dog~15 yrs
- Hällefors Elkhoundno recorded figure
- Norwegian Lundehund12–15 yrs
- Norwegian Buhund12–15 yrs
- West Siberian Laika14–16 yrs
- Carolina dog12–14 yrs
Nothing here was grouped by hand. The ranking is an opinion about appearance, not about ancestry, which is why it sometimes puts together breeds no kennel club would — and why it is worth looking at the photographs rather than taking the order on trust.