Breed # 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. ![A photograph of the Norrbottenspets](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/lg/norrbottenspets.webp) 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. Compare the Norrbottenspets with another breed ## 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. Around people and other dogs Affection with family 5 of 5 1 independent · 5 devoted Good with young children 3 of 5 1 not suited · 5 very good Good with other dogs 3 of 5 1 not suited · 5 very good Openness to strangers 3 of 5 1 reserved · 5 everyone is a friend Watchdog / protective nature 3 of 5 1 unbothered · 5 vigilant What they will ask of you Energy 4 of 5 1 couch potato · 5 busy all day Playfulness 3 of 5 1 only when invited · 5 non-stop Barking 3 of 5 1 only to alert · 5 very vocal Around the house Drooling 1 of 5 1 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](https://www.akc.org/dog-breeds/norrbottenspets/) ## 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. - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/jindo-dog.webp)Jindo Dog](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/jindo-dog/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/hallefors-elkhound.webp)Hällefors Elkhound](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/hallefors-elkhound/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/norwegian-lundehund.webp)Norwegian Lundehund](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/norwegian-lundehund/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/norwegian-buhund.webp)Norwegian Buhund](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/norwegian-buhund/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/west-siberian-laika.webp)West Siberian Laika](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/west-siberian-laika/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/carolina-dog.webp)Carolina dog](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/carolina-dog/) Side by side Height 0–38 in 1. Norrbottenspets17–19 in 2. Jindo Dog20–22 in 3. Hällefors Elkhound22–25 in 4. Norwegian Lundehund12–16 in 5. Norwegian Buhund17–18.5 in 6. West Siberian Laika22–24 in 7. Carolina dog18–20 in Weight 0–220 lb 1. Norrbottenspets24–33 lb 2. Jindo Dog40–51 lb 3. Hällefors Elkhound66 lb 4. Norwegian Lundehund13–15 lb 5. Norwegian Buhund31–40 lb 6. West Siberian Laika30–50 lb 7. Carolina dog30–44 lb Lifespan 0–20 yrs 1. Norrbottenspets14–17 yrs 2. Jindo Dog~15 yrs 3. Hällefors Elkhoundno recorded figure 4. Norwegian Lundehund12–15 yrs 5. Norwegian Buhund12–15 yrs 6. West Siberian Laika14–16 yrs 7. 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. See the Norrbottenspets on the breed map Read about the Norrbottenspets on Wikipedia