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Norwegian Buhund

Height 43–47 cm 41–44 cm
Weight 14–18 kg 12–16 kg
Life span 12–15 years
Exercise 90 min/day

Alert
Friendly
Intelligent
Energetic
Independent
Loyal

The Norwegian Buhund is a medium-sized breed of dog that was originally bred in Norway for herding and guarding livestock. They are intelligent, friendly, and energetic, and make excellent working dogs.

Group: Herding Group
Origin: Norway, Western Norway
Coat: short double · wheaten (biscuit) and black
Also known as: Norsk Buhund and Norwegian Sheepdog
Recognized by: AKC, FCI, UKC, KC, CKC
Hypoallergenic: No
Id: bf7bd04b-b5fb-4195-b793-81c8e08c5839

Traits

Energy
Trainability
Barking
Grooming
Shedding
Drooling
Good with children
Good with dogs
Good with strangers
Apartment friendly

Every rating runs from 1 to 5 against dogs in general, so a 3 is an average dog rather than an average Norwegian Buhund. They are researched estimates, not measurements.

Researched from ukcdogs.com images.akc.org en.wikipedia.org akc.org royalcanin.com

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Everything above came from https://dogapi.dog/api/v2/breeds/bf7bd04b-b5fb-4195-b793-81c8e08c5839. No key, no sign up. See it in the reference.

Request

curl -s "https://dogapi.dog/api/v2/breeds/bf7bd04b-b5fb-4195-b793-81c8e08c5839"

Response

{
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      "life": {
        "max": 15,
        "min": 12
      },
      "male_weight": {
        "max": 18,
        "min": 14
      },
      "female_weight": {
        "max": 16,
        "min": 12
      },
      "hypoallergenic": false,
      "male_height": {
        "max": 47,
        "min": 43
      },
      "female_height": {
        "max": 44,
        "min": 41
      },
      "origin": {
        "region": "Western Norway",
        "country": "Norway"
      },
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        "colors": [
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          "black"
        ],
        "length": "short"
      },
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        "barking": 4,
        "drooling": 1,
        "grooming": 2,
        "shedding": 4,
        "temperament": [
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          "Friendly",
          "Intelligent",
          "Energetic",
          "Independent",
          "Loyal"
        ],
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        "exercise_minutes": 90,
        "apartment_friendly": 2,
        "good_with_children": 5,
        "good_with_strangers": 3
      },
      "other_names": [
        "Norsk Buhund",
        "Norwegian Sheepdog"
      ],
      "recognized_by": [
        "AKC",
        "FCI",
        "UKC",
        "KC",
        "CKC"
      ],
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        {
          "url": "https://www.ukcdogs.com/norwegian-buhund",
          "title": "Breed Standards: Norwegian Buhund | United Kennel Club (UKC)"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://images.akc.org/pdf/breeds/standards/NorwegianBuhund.pdf",
          "title": "Official Standard for the Norwegian Buhund (AKC)"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwegian_Buhund",
          "title": "Norwegian Buhund - Wikipedia"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.akc.org/dog-breeds/norwegian-buhund/",
          "title": "Norwegian Buhund Dog Breed Information (AKC)"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.royalcanin.com/us/dogs/breeds/norwegian-buhund",
          "title": "Norwegian Buhund | Royal Canin US (FCI-sourced facts)"
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}

The picture itself also has an endpoint: https://dogapi.dog/api/v2/breeds/bf7bd04b-b5fb-4195-b793-81c8e08c5839/image, which redirects straight to the file. See it in the reference.