Take a good look at Bandit:
I'd never encountered this gorgeous breed prior to meeting him (I checked with my local trainer friends and none of them had ever heard of the breed either!)
You might be able to tell by his form that he's from herding stock ... this guy is agile and fast!
His temperament is somewhat of a departure from the breed standard, because while he's clever and playful, he lacks some of the confidence necessary for a herding dog's job. (He was very shy with me for the first half of our initial lesson, and he gets a little barky with people and other dogs during walks. We're working on it.)
Bandit has double rear dewclaws, a feature common to his breed
They're supposed to help keep traction on slippery mountainous terrain, but in suburb-living Bandit's case I think they're just there to add some flair.
So do you have any idea as to what Bandit is? I'll give you a hint: he's not a Spitz.
Victoria Schade Victoria Schade has been a dog trainer for over eleven years. During that time she has worked on…
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Norwegian Lundehund, lifespan is considered unpredictable due to LUNDEHUND SYNDROME. "Most of these dogs start having symptoms) early on, when they are less than a year old," says veterinarian Nora Berghoff, part of a team researching Lundehund syndrome at Texas A&M University in College Station, which offers free testing of Lundehund blood and fecal samples to diagnose the syndrome. "They start out having diarrhea, or vomiting, or have a problem gaining weight while they are growing." Look it up. Any breed this flawed should not have been admitted to the AKC.
He definately looks like a Bitzer. (He looks part kelpie, part sheep dog and maybe a hint of pointer).