Breed # Swedish Lapphund The Swedish Lapphund is a foundation stock service breed from Sweden, standing males 18–20 in · females 16–19 in at the withers, weighing 33–53 lb. Recorded lifespan is 12–14 yrs. ![A photograph of the Swedish Lapphund](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/lg/swedish-lapphund.webp) Breed group Foundation Stock Service Origin Sweden Height males 18–20 in · females 16–19 in Weight 33–53 lb Lifespan 12–14 yrs Among the 500 breeds here with recorded measurements, the Swedish Lapphund is taller than 34% of the measured breeds, heavier than 38%, one of 64 in the Foundation Stock Service group, one of 9 from Sweden. Compare the Swedish Lapphund with another breed ## Living with the Swedish Lapphund 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 Swedish Lapphund’s, with what a 1 and a 5 mean on each row. Around people and other dogs Affection with family 4 of 5 1 independent · 5 devoted Good with young children 4 of 5 1 not suited · 5 very good Good with other dogs 4 of 5 1 not suited · 5 very good Openness to strangers 4 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 3 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 4 of 5 1 barely · 5 constantly Drooling 2 of 5 1 a dry mouth · 5 keep a towel What they tolerate Tolerates being alone 2 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.[Swedish Lapphund on AKC](https://www.akc.org/dog-breeds/swedish-lapphund/)[Swedish Lapphund on DogTime](https://dogtime.com/dog-breeds/swedish-lapphund) ## Breeds that look like the Swedish Lapphund 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 Swedish Lapphund. - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/newfoundland.webp)Newfoundland](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/newfoundland/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/romanian-raven-shepherd.webp)Romanian Raven Shepherd](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/romanian-raven-shepherd/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/rize-koyan.webp)Rize Koyan](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/dog-breed-explorer/?breed=Rize%20Koyan) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/tibetan-mastiff.webp)Tibetan Mastiff](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/tibetan-mastiff/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/st-bernard.webp)St. Bernard](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/st-bernard/) - [![](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breeds/sarplaninac.webp)Šarplaninac](https://www.woofandbeyond.com/breed/sarplaninac/) Side by side Height 0–38 in 1. Swedish Lapphund18–20 in 2. Newfoundland28 in 3. Romanian Raven Shepherd28–31 in 4. Rize Koyanno recorded figure 5. Tibetan Mastiff26 in 6. St. Bernard28–35 in 7. Šarplaninac22–24 in Weight 0–220 lb 1. Swedish Lapphund33–53 lb 2. Newfoundland143–176 lb 3. Romanian Raven Shepherd110–132 lb 4. Rize Koyanno recorded figure 5. Tibetan Mastiff140–170 lb 6. St. Bernard140–180 lb 7. Šarplaninac55–88 lb Lifespan 0–20 yrs 1. Swedish Lapphund12–14 yrs 2. Newfoundland8–10 yrs 3. Romanian Raven Shepherdno recorded figure 4. Rize Koyanno recorded figure 5. Tibetan Mastiff10–12 yrs 6. St. Bernard8–10 yrs 7. Šarplaninac11–13 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 Swedish Lapphund on the breed map Read about the Swedish Lapphund on Wikipedia