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"TABLE OF ADVENTURES"
All about Champions Anni, Amanda and Offa!
Can you tell who's the mother?
Meet Isa
or visit Nora and Martha.
Isa is Casper's fun loving sister and
Nora and Martha are from Spånga, Sweden!
Purpose of this Web Page
Who created this web page and why.
What is a Norwegian Lundehund?
What isn't it?
An Enchanting Dog from an Enchanting Land.
An enlightening interview presented
in English and Norwegian.
History of the Norwegian Lundehund
A history lesson on the Lundehund
by Siv Kvarnström.
A poem about the Norwegian Lundehund
A poem from long ago.
Lundehund Breed Clubs of the World
Where can I register my Lundehunds
and meet other Lundehund owners?
The Breed Standard of the Norwegian Lundehund
Thanks to the Norwegian Lundehund Club
of America, Inc. for providing us with
this copy of their Breed Standard.
Interesting Questions and their Answers
How old is the oldest living Lundehund?
Calender of Events
Lundehund events worldwide.
The Latest Show Results
And the Winners are...
Congratulations to...
It's a Lundehund!!!
Lundehunds for Adoption Worldwide
We are proud to be the Founders of the first
"International Breed Rescue"
effort in the world.
Language Tips and Metric Conversions Page
Learn how to speak a foreign language in minutes.
Jag talar inte så bra svenska. Talar ni engelska?
The Game Room!
The Hunt!
The Search for the Lundehunds of Another Colour!
You can see this page being built.
Recommended Reading
The only book dedicated to Lundehunds.
The Mystery of the Missing Pages
Solve the mystery of the missing pages.
Svenska Svart-Vit Photo Gallery
"Är Lundehundar"
A Journey Back in Time to Mostad
Take a trip on a time machine.
The Lundie Chat Room
Chat with your friends online about Lundies!
The Norwegian Lundehund Online Magazine
This page is powered by puffins!
Links
Travel to the Lofoten Islands and beyond
with "Lundy" our pet puffin.
The Lundehund Online Guest Book
Lundehunds Online!
Sign in your Lundehunds here.
Bulletin Board
Post to our Bulletin Board
your own questions, opinions, tips
or answers to other people's questions.
or
Read our Bulletin Board.
E-mail the Authors
Our
addresses.
YOUR ADVENTURE STARTS HERE!
All ABOUT ANNI, AMANDA
AND OFFA
Anni, Amanda and Offa belong to Siv Kvarnström of Sweden,
Boromir Kennel. Thank you Siv for sharing this beautiful photo with us.
Anni is 4 years old. She is International and Nordic and Danish Champion Nordic Winner
1994.
Amanda is the mother of Anni and Olga. She
is 7 years old. She is Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish and Danish
Show Champion and NORDIC WINNER 1996.
Olga(Anni's sister) is 4 years old. She
is Swedish, Norwegian and Finnish Show Champion.
Offa and Anni are sired by Swedish and Norwegian Champion Forsberget's Corro.
PURPOSE OF THIS WEB
PAGE
This page was created by
Mary Kvarnstrom of Sweden and Richard H. Schefer
of the U.S.A. so Norwegian Lundehund admirers,
enthusiasts, owners and breeders worldwide will have
a place where they can exchange information, ideas
and learn from each other.
We have affectionately nicknamed the Norwegian Lundehunds, "Lundies"
and we hope the nickname will catch on worldwide.
WHAT IS A NORWEGIAN LUNDEHUND
The Norwegian Lundehund the Cliffhanger!
written by
Siv Kvarnström * BOROMIR KENNEL
Lusso, The Finnish Norwegian Lundehund!
an autobiography
written by
Lusso and Vilja Voutilainen
A Norwegian What??
written by
Daniel Walford and Gail Hussar
We thank Debbie Morris, President of the Norwegian Lundehund Club of America, Inc. for sending
us these stories.
Norwegian Puffin Dog the Lundehund
Introducing the most Unique,
Rarest Dog
in the World
NORWEGIAN PUFFIN DOG
HISTORY OF THE NORWEGIAN
LUNDEHUND
Your teacher today is Siv Kvarnstrom. Siv Kvarnstrom took the time to
write this lesson based on an article written in norwegian by Mrs. Sofie Shönheyder for
the Norsk Kennel Klubb's magazine "Hundesport", August 1980 edition.
Mrs. Sofie Shönheyder is the owner of the HEGGELUNDENS Lundehunds of Norway and
was kind enough to check todays lesson for accuracy.
Takk Sofie
and
Tack Siv.
The Lundehund we see today originates from the Lofoten Islands, more exactly
from the fishing village Måstad on the Værøy Island. It is not possible to
say how long back in time we have to go to find out when the breed first
appeared.
The scientists say that there has been theories that this dog existed as
early as before the last ice age and it survived through the glacial period in the
ice-free zones where it found fish and seabirds to eat.
The literature from the 17th and 18th century teach us that the Lundehund
and catching birds were well known phenomena in the north coast areas of
Norway. The bird catch gave the inhabitants delicious and wholesome food,
but the feathers and down were important as they were much sought after.
Already in the Viking Age these products were shipped from the north of Norway
to commercial towns in Schleswig (Germany). The whim of fashion on the
continent of Europe effected the bird hunting and number of dogs.
Down pillows became fashionable in the 17th and 18th century and at this
time the bird catch increased and so did the number of dogs. Each household
had from about 2 - 3 dogs up to 10 - 12 dogs. Larger establishments had even
more dogs. The utility value of the Lundehund was high at that time and
there are documents that tell us that the price of a Lundehund could be the
same as a good milking cow!
A new method in bird catch - using nets - was the cause that the Lundehund
in the middle of last century lost is value as a working dog. The change to
using nets resulted in that it was not profitable to keep large packs of
dogs that were useful only during shorter periods in the spring and autumn
but had to be fed during the whole year. The dog breeding lost its purpose
and as time went by the number of dogs got smaller and smaller until the
dogs disappeared in several places.
If the fishing village Måstad did not have the location as it had, secluded
and inaccessible in other ways than by boat, we would probably not have had any
purebred specimens left of the original Lundehund.
Maybe the people of Måstad have been particularly proud of these lively and
obligating small dogs because they anyhow took care of them and looked after
that all breeding took place within the local pack.
The Christie family got their first Lundehund in 1939 from Mr. Monrad
Mikalsen from Måstad. A few years earlier the family had read an article
about the Lundehund, written in 1925 by Mr. Sigurd Skaun. The Christie's were
experienced breeders of English Setters. They became interested in the
Lundehund and decided to try to re-establish the breed which had become
alarming few in number. Their work resulted (with the breeding stock from
the north) to prosper to about 60 - 70 dogs.
The lack of vaccine against distemper during the second world war almost made their efforts in vain.
First the disease eradicated all the dogs on Måstad - later on probably all
the dogs in the south and east regions of Norway, but before the epidemic had reached
that far the Christie's with the valuable help from the author Carl Shöyen managed to send
Lundehunds of their own breeding northwards, back to Måstad. These dogs became a new breeding stock.
After having lost her husband, Eleanor Christie at an age of nearly 70 decided once more to breed Lundehunds.
Her decision proved to be about time because on the Værøy Island there were only a
few Lundehunds left. In 1960 puppies were sent from Måstad to Mrs. Christie.
Thanks primarily to Mrs. Christie who started all over again with 5 Lundehunds (some of them
procreative and some barely not) the breed was saved once again. As time went by
other enthusiastic breeders joined her in a prosperous cooperation, so that today in several
places around the world can see original specimens of the original Lundehund breed.
A POEM ABOUT NORWEGIAN
LUNDEHUNDS
Tho following poem was originally written
in Norwegian by Parson Peter Dass between
1647-1708. Reijo Voutilainen read it in a
book on Lundehunds written by Helena Koskentalo
from Nurmo, Finland and E-mailed it to us.
We posted it here for everyone to enjoy.
Thank you Reijo.
A puffin hatches an only egg,
it is hidden in the scree as inside a wall
in the innermost caves of the rocks.
A nest is built so near the other,
that one bites the other's wing and feather
in the crevices,
where they hide.
But the farmers who have a plan
know well to intrude upon those puffins with loot,
and that by trained dogs,
which by formation are supple and small,
so they can creep into the narrowest nook
and pull out live puffins.
When the dog snatches that puffin by the neck,
which lies in front, whose life is for sale,
it begins straightway to set out.
At once the puffin, which sat behind
grasps the foremost by the tail and goes
together,
whereas one is left behind.
By this it happens that a single dog
drags out at once from the darkest ground
twelve, thirteen- even fourteen and more,
and supplies its awaiting master
with so much booty, as he can handle,
whereby his profit may flourish.
NORWEGIAN LUNDEHUND BREED CLUBS
OF THE WORLD
Did you know that you don't have to own a Lundehund to join one of their breed clubs!
NORWAY: PARENT CLUB
NORSK LUNDEHUND KLUBB
President: Ms. Turid Helfjord
Ovre Kjeldrudstuen
N-2857 SKREIA
Norway
UNITED STATES: PARENT CLUB
NORWEGIAN LUNDEHUND CLUB OF AMERICA, INC.
P.O. Box 158
Dunlap, Illinois 61525
For information please include
a self addressed, stamped envelope.
SWEDEN: PARENT CLUB
SVENSKA LUNDEHUNDSÄLLSKAPET
(Swedish Breed Club)
Ms. Monika Jansson
Dyvingegränd 3
SE-163 63 SPÅNGA
Sweden
DENMARK: PARENT CLUB
There is no formal breed club for the Norwegian Lundehunds in Denmark, but
here are the names and the addresses of the contact persons.
Mrs. Vera Heldager
Nyborgvej 109
DK-5780 SVENDBORG
Denmark
Phone: +45 62 21 83 58
and
Mrs Jytte Nysom
"NYSOM KENNEL"
Maglebyvej 7
DK-4671 STROBY
Denmark
FINLAND: PARENT CLUB
No formal club.
CANADA: PARENT CLUB
No formal club.
CALENDER OF EVENTS
Upcoming major events in Scandinavia (dog shows):
The SWEDISH BREED SHOW will be held on Saturday the 22nd of August,
1998, in Stockholm. The Lundies are judged by Mr. Hans-Åke Sperne. Mr.
Sperne is very interested in all the Nordic Spizdogs and he is breeding
Iceland Dogs, kennel name: Ulvdalens.
The ANNUAL BREED SHOW IN NORWAY on Saturday the 19th of September, 1998,
is held at Hauger Skole, Baerum, Norway. The Lundies are judged by Mrs.
Kari Nylén, breeder of the world famous Jet's Greyhounds.
NORDIC WINNER DOG SHOW
in Hamar, Norway, in November 1998
THE LATEST SHOW RESULTS
WORLD WINNER DOG SHOW
in Helsinki, Finland, on June 11th - 14th, 1998 (Lundehunds on June 14th)
There were 16 Lundies to be judged by Mr. Rodi Hübental
from Norway (10 males and 6 females).
It was incredible!! First Casper won the champion class (out of four
very handsom champion males) and then he went 2nd best male and was
awarded the CACIB and the title WORLD WINNER 1998. Best male with
certificate and Junior World Winner 1998 went to the junior dog Mar-Lini
Pekko (he is a younger full brother of Raili's Bon-Bon).
Then came the females, first the junior class followed by the
intermediate class and then the open class. There were three females
competing in the champion class. First Isa won the champion class, then
she went on to be the best of the females and awarded the CACIB and the
title WORLD WINNER 1998. Mar-Lini Pekko went Best of Breed and Isa went
Best Opposite Sex!!
Monika Jansson was supporting
and coaching Mary from the ringside.
Mary Said, "I was a little worried about Isa, because she does not like the indoor
dog shows only the outdoor dog shows. Isa does not like the echo and the
noices indoors. However, she was calm when we came to the dog show."
CONGRATULATION TO ALL !!!
Come see former show results
and see a picture of Canada's first Lundehund
Champion
NONDAS THICKETWOOD BJARNI!
CONGRATULATIONS TO...
Oh no! Not more Lundies...
Ok, just for you Lundy we will let people post them on the Bulletin Board.
So visit our Bulletin Board for the latest puppies!
LUNDEHUNDS
FOR ADOPTION WORLDWIDE
(Founded May 18, 1997)
Even Lundehund owners are faced with the
unhappy prospect of give up their faithful companion.
If you are considering becoming a Lundehund owner
make sure your lifestyle matches that of a Lundehund.
Lundehunds require a very special owner that is willing
to accept them with there unique behavioral manners and
there special dietary requirements. The Lundehund is
no ordinary dog and does not act or respond like one.
RECOMMENDED READING
Koskentalo, H. 1996 Norsk Lundehund - en sällsynt pärla
(English translation: Norwegian Lundehund - a rare pearl)
Mrs. Helena Koskentalo is a Finnish veterinarian and Lundehund breeder. Her book
is written in Swedish and is also available as a folder in Finnish.
THE MYSTERY OF THE MISSING PAGES
We have lost two pages on our Home Page!
Please help us find them.
Use your mouse to find their shortcuts.
If that doesn't help,
the rumor is the Webmaster knows where they are.
GUEST BOOKS
Would you like to read our last Guest Book
or our first Guest Book.
LINKS
Welcome To The Lofoten Islands
Flakstad & Moskenes, LOFOTEN ISLANDS
Norsk Lundehund Kennlar
Jørgen Dorch from Denmark Hjemmeside on Nordic Spitz Dogs
Mrs. Estrid Heldager's lundiepage! - written in Danish.
Here is some nice Lundie and Puffin pages.
The first one is in Finnish, but with a lot
(really a lot) of nice pictures!!
http://cc.joensuu.fi/~ala_aho/nelli.html
http://heima.olivant.fo/~framtak/
Willie's Web World! -
Hi! My name's Willie,
and I'm
a 2 year old Norwegian Lundehund.
Dog Owner's Guide for all pet and show dog owners
The Green Artic
...Fly me up!
E-mail the Authors
To our readers,
We have made every effort to provide
you with accurate and up to date information.
If you find any errors or outdated
information, please E-mail us.
We hope you enjoy our web page as much as we have had writing it.
-Tack.
Richard H. Schefer at: puffindog@aol.com
Mary Kvarnström at: mary.kvarnstrom@era.ericsson.se
Webmaster:
Matthew Schefer
Copyright © 1997
by Mary Kvarnström and Richard H. Schefer.
All rights reserved.
