Dog breed

Norwegian Lundehund

Origin: Norway

The Norwegian Lundehund is a small dog breed of the Spitz type that originates from Norway. Its name is a compound noun composed of the elements lunde, meaning 'puffin', and hund, meaning 'dog'. The breed was originally developed for the hunting of puffins and their eggs on inaccessible nesting places in caves and on cliffs. The breed was at the brink of extinction in the 1960s and preservation efforts have since been underway.

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Sources & references

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwegian_Lundehund
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q38895

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