NORWEGIAN ELKHOUND

breed of compact hound whose origins in Norway go back more than 5,000 years. It stands about 19 in. (48.3 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs between 40 and 50 lb (18.1–22.7 kg). Its thick, close-lying, gray coat is composed of a soft, woolly undercoat and a coarse outercoat. The elkhound was used by the Vikings as a herder of flocks and hunter of such game as elk, bears, mountain lions, and lynx. Still used to hunt elk today, it locates its quarry by scent and then leads the hunter to it. In the United States it is kept as a pet and watchdog. See dog.

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books on: Norwegian Elkhound  - 4 results

 
 
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The Saturday Review Treasury
Book by John Haverstick; Simon and Schuster, 1957
Subjects: American Literature--20th Century
...an Unknown Citizen. The White House pets--a Norwegian elkhound and a big gray police dog--frolic on the outskirts...coffee and grapefruit are served. Weejee, the Norwegian elkhound, a lovable creature very like a husky, wears an...
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An Independent Woman: The Life of Lou Henry Hoover
Book by Anne Beiser Allen, Jon L. Wakelyn; Greenwood Press, 2000
Subjects: Hoover, Herbert--1874-1964, Hoover, Lou Henry--1874-1944, Presidents' Spouses--United States--Biography
...Street, died in October 1929. But now they had Pat, a German shepherd, and in 1931 they would acquire Weegie, a Norwegian elkhound. The dogs liked to wait for the president each morning at the entrance to the west wing. They would sit quietly...
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Affective Neuroscience: The Foundations of Human and Animal Emotions
Book by Jaak Panksepp; Oxford University Press, 1998
Subjects: Emotions, Emotions And Cognition, Emotions--Social Aspects, Psychobiology, Psychology, Comparative
...great deal of time studying play in laboratory rats, it was essential for me to determine whether the odor of my Norwegian elkhound, which might be lingering on my hands and clothes, would affect the play of my animals. To my relief, covering...
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Children Communicating: The First 5 Years
Book by Beth Bonniwell Haslett, Wendy Samter; Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1997
Subjects: Interpersonal Communication In Children, Nonverbal Communication In Children
...abstract and general and can be replaced by the word animal, or it can become much more specific and be replaced by Norwegian Elkhound. The intermediate level is probably the most generic and useful for categorization so it seems reasonable that...


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journal articles on: Norwegian Elkhound  - 1 result

 
 
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Dogs and People: The History and Psychology of a Relationship
Journal article; Journal of Business Administration and Policy Analysis, Vol. 24-26, 1996
Subjects: Authors--Addresses, essays, lectures, Coren, Stanley--Addresses, essays, lectures, Dog breeds--Social aspects, Dog owners--Psychology and mental health, Dogs--Social aspects, Psychologists--Addresses, essays, lectures
...Pei Dalmatian English Foxhound German Short-Haired Pointer Greyhound Harrier Irish Setter Irish Water Spaniel Norwegian Elkhound Otterhound Pointer Saluki Samoyed Siberian Husky Group 4: Self-Assured Dogs - includes spontaneous and sometimes...


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magazine articles on: Norwegian Elkhound  - 2 results

 
 
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The Truth about Dogs
Magazine article by Stephen Budiansky; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 284, July 1999
Subjects: Biologists--Research, Dogs--Behavior
...notably, miniature poodles, Norwegian elkhounds, Irish setters, collies...Irish setters, Norwegian elkhounds, and beagles. Fortunately...through inbreeding. Norwegian elkhounds, for example, are very...beagle is crossed with an elkhound and then their offspring...
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Truth about Dogs: Recent Explorations into the Field of Canine Genetics Are Changing the Way We Think about Man's Best Friend - "Man's Best Parasite" May Be More like It - ..
Magazine article by Stephen Budiansky; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 284, July 1999
Subjects: Animal behavior, Animal genetics, Breeding, Dogs, Pets
...notably, miniature poodles, Norwegian elkhounds, Irish setters, collies...Irish setters, Norwegian elkhounds, and beagles. Fortunately...through inbreeding. Norwegian elkhounds, for example, are very...beagle is crossed with an elkhound and then their offspring...


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newspaper articles on: Norwegian Elkhound  - 9 results

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Becoming a Dog-Smart Person Comes with Time, Experience
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), October 17, 2004
...companion? He is even a great kisser. Allie the Elkhound loves people, big or small, though she may be too...com for information. Allie is available through Norwegian Elkhound Rescue. Halloween heads up: Keep pets away from...
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It Is a Dog's Day at Spring Fair; There's Plenty of Fun for Everyone
Newspaper article; Daily News (Warwick, Australia), September 9, 2010
...Marshall. Dogs of all sizes will be shown, from tiny Chihuahuas to large Irish wolf hounds. There will also be a Norwegian elkhound shown, a rare breed in Queensland. The dogs will be exhibited and judged in the following groups. Group 1 (toy...
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Careless Owners Are Danger to Rest of Us
Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), October 13, 2011
Subjects: Dogfighting
...SHOW NEWS October 15 West Highland White Terrier Club championship show, Ladywood Leisure Centre, Penicuik, 10am Norwegian Elkhound Association of Scotland championship show, Hurlford Community Centre, 10.30am Scottish Cavalier championship...
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Road Record; A DOGS LIFE
Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), May 16, 1997
...DANGERS My dark secret is that when it comes to my own car I am not the boss writes Conrad King. A one-year-old Norwegian Elkhound called Emmylou has Imprinted her personality so firmly into my Volkswagen that I feel like a tolerated guest. The...
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Lisle Honors Pillars of the Community for Their Good Deeds
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), May 17, 2010
...need and doing something about it is why Ed Sloan developed a habit of taking along a trash bag when he and his Norwegian elkhound, Ashburn, take a walk. The longtime Lisle resident always picks up after his dog, but then goes above and beyond...
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encyclopedia articles on: Norwegian Elkhound  - 5 results

 
 
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Norwegian Elkhound
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
NORWEGIAN ELKHOUND breed of compact hound whose origins in Norway go back more than 5...is composed of a soft, woolly undercoat and a coarse outercoat. The elkhound was used by the Vikings as a herder of flocks and hunter of such game...
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Elkhound
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ELKHOUND see Norwegian elkhound . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Chow Chow
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...tongue, other authorities contend that it is a basic breed and the progenitor of the Samoyed, the Keeshond, the Norwegian elkhound, and the Pomeranian. Whatever the truth of its origins, it was used as an all-purpose hunting dog in China...
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Hound
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...borzoi , black-and-tan coonhound , dachshund , English foxhound , greyhound , harrier , Irish wolfhound , Norwegian elkhound , otterhound , Rhodesian ridgeback , Scottish deerhound , Saluki , and whippet...
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Keeshond
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...colored, and the outer hairs are black-tipped. Undoubtedly of Arctic origin, the Keeshond is related to the Norwegian elkhound, the Samoyed, the chow chow, and, most closely, the Pomeranian. In Holland it was so common a sight in the...


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