Nordic Spitz

Members by period

Ancient World

• FiFinnish Lapphund1000 BCE to 1945 · Finland
• Finnish Spitz1000 BCE to 1892 · Finland
• NoNorwegian Elkhound2000 BCE to 1877 · Norway

Early Middle Ages

• Icelandic Sheepdog874 CE to 1969 · Iceland
• NoNorwegian Buhund800 CE to 1920 · Norway
• SwSwedish Vallhund800 CE to 1943 · Sweden
• SwSwedish Lapphund500 CE to 1944 · Sweden

Age of Exploration

• NoNorwegian Lundehund1500 to 1943 · Norway

Early Modern Era

• KaKarelian Bear Dog1600 to 1946 · Finland
• KeKeeshond1700 to 1926 · Netherlands, Germany
• KaKarelo-Finnish Laika1600 to 1984 · Russia

Industrial Revolution

• BlBlack Norwegian Elkhound1800 to 1900 · Norway
• JäJämthund1800 to 1946 · Sweden
• NoNorrbottenspets1800 to 1967 · Sweden

Victorian Breed Boom

• AmAmerican Eskimo Dog1900 to 1917 · United States
• HäHällefors Elkhound1900 to 2000 · Sweden
• LaLapponian Herder1900 to 1966 · Finland
• LaLapponian Shepherd1900 to 1960 · Finland

Modern Era

• RuRusso-European Laika1920 to 1949 · Russia

Member breedFinnish Spitz1000 BCE to 1892 · FinlandMember breedIcelandic Sheepdog874 CE to 1969 · Iceland

In the family tree

Branches from: European dogs.

How all the families fit together is in the dog family tree.

Parent familyEuropean dogs0 breeds in this familyThe dog family treeDog Family Tree: How All Dog Breeds Are RelatedThe dog family tree from Ice Age wolves to 29 breed families.