Breed # Norwegian Buhund The Norwegian Buhund is a herding breed from Norway, standing males 17–18.5 in · females 16–17.5 in at the withers, weighing males 31–40 lb · females 26.5–35.5 lb. Recorded lifespan is 12–15 yrs. ![A photograph of the Norwegian Buhund](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/lg/norwegian-buhund.webp) Breed group Herding Origin Norway Height males 17–18.5 in · females 16–17.5 in Weight males 31–40 lb · females 26.5–35.5 lb Lifespan 12–15 yrs Among the 500 breeds here with recorded measurements, the Norwegian Buhund is taller than 28% of the measured breeds, heavier than 29%, one of 27 in the Herding group, one of 7 from Norway. Compare the Norwegian Buhund with another breed ## Living with the Norwegian Buhund 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 Norwegian Buhund’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 4 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 4 of 5 1 unbothered · 5 vigilant What they will ask of you Energy 4 of 5 1 couch potato · 5 busy all day Exercise needs 5 of 5 1 a short walk · 5 a job to do Playfulness 4 of 5 1 only when invited · 5 non-stop Barking 4 of 5 1 only to alert · 5 very vocal Around the house Shedding 3 of 5 1 barely · 5 constantly Drooling 1 of 5 1 a dry mouth · 5 keep a towel What they tolerate Tolerates being alone 4 of 5 1 poorly · 5 well Tolerates hot weather 2 of 5 1 poorly · 5 well Tolerates cold weather 5 of 5 1 poorly · 5 well Rated 1 to 5 by the American Kennel Club and DogTime, averaged where both rate the same thing, and read from their breed pages in 2022. Nobody at Woof & Beyond has met this breed — these are the publishers’ judgments, not ours.[Norwegian Buhund on AKC](https://www.akc.org/dog-breeds/norwegian-buhund/)[Norwegian Buhund on DogTime](https://dogtime.com/dog-breeds/norwegian-buhund) ## Breeds that look like the Norwegian Buhund 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 Norwegian Buhund. - [![](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/norrbottenspets.webp)Norrbottenspets](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/norrbottenspets/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/jamthund.webp)Jämthund](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/jamthund/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/new-guinea-singing-dog.webp)New Guinea singing dog](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/new-guinea-singing-dog/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/swedish-vallhund.webp)Swedish Vallhund](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/swedish-vallhund/) Side by side Height 0–38 in 1. Norwegian Buhund17–18.5 in 2. Hällefors Elkhound22–25 in 3. Norwegian Lundehund12–16 in 4. Norrbottenspets17–19 in 5. Jämthund22–26 in 6. New Guinea singing dog14–15 in 7. Swedish Vallhund12–16 in Weight 0–220 lb 1. Norwegian Buhund31–40 lb 2. Hällefors Elkhound66 lb 3. Norwegian Lundehund13–15 lb 4. Norrbottenspets24–33 lb 5. Jämthund50–65 lb 6. New Guinea singing dog18–30 lb 7. Swedish Vallhund25–35 lb Lifespan 0–20 yrs 1. Norwegian Buhund12–15 yrs 2. Hällefors Elkhoundno recorded figure 3. Norwegian Lundehund12–15 yrs 4. Norrbottenspets14–17 yrs 5. Jämthund12–14 yrs 6. New Guinea singing dog15–20 yrs 7. Swedish Vallhund12–15 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 Norwegian Buhund on the breed map Read about the Norwegian Buhund on Wikipedia