Breeds of the Northern 



Latitudes of Europe 



and Asia 



FINNISH POM 

 FINNISH ELKHOUND 

 NORWEGIAN ELKHOUND 

 SWEDIAN HOUND 



NORWEGIAN HOUND 

 ICELAND DOG 

 DOG OF NOORLAND 

 LAPLAND SHEEPDOG 



ESQUIMAU 



Dogs Sledging in the Icefields of the Northern Latitudes. 



FINNISH POM 



Color : Foxy-red or yel- 

 low-red, often with a white 

 patch on chest, feet and tip 

 of tail. 



Height: 18 in. 



Weight: 56 Ibs. 



A cobbily-built clog with 

 an intrepid and audacious 

 appearance. The head of 

 medium size, lean, not too 

 round, and stop well de- 

 fined. Eyes are obliquely 

 set in the head, giving him 

 a mild, lively and intelli- 

 gent expression, and are 

 dark or light brown in 

 color. The ears are set on 

 high, carried erect, very 

 mobile, and of moderate 

 size. Has muscular neck, 

 chest deep but not too 

 broad, and body straight, 

 broad and short. The tail 

 is thick at the root, profuse- 

 ly covered with long hair, 

 and carried curled over the 

 back. His coat is smooth 



on head and forelegs, but long, dense and perfectly straight on the body wkh a dense 

 and fluffy undercoat. It should be very abundant around the neck, forming a frill. 



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