Norwegian Elkhounds For Sale

Norwegian Elkhounds have been used to hunt & guard for centuries, they have remained virtually unchanged, providing the companionship and loyal protective traits so well known by our ancestors still today, even though some roles perhaps have changed for them.

Elkhound Traits:

• Strong Willed ( "Yet very trainable" )
• Healthy and Strong
  • Virtually no eye, ear or feet problems
  • Fast and quick, very agile, compact and powerful
  • Beautiful Double Coat:
    • Thick warm inner layer, coarse water repellent outer layer
  • Tightly Curled Tail
  • Litter size 8 average
  • These dogs have a No Odour Coat - no wet smell
• Excellent Winter Dog - these dogs love snow
• Very Territorial - Norwegian Elkhounds make excellent watch and guard or personal protection dogs
• Outstanding Family Dogs -  ( these dogs bond to a family and make terrific companions )
• Full Exercise Required: these are high energy dogs, they need lots of room and lots of exercise
• Barking is Instinctive: these dogs alert you if anything comes into the territory, they bark and are loud, excellent as watch dogs.

The history of an Elkhound clearly indicates a use in hunting and protection, this trait is still foremost as these dogs have changed little if at all. Used to slow down and distract large game by barking and moving in circles around the game, the dogs were essential to the success of any hunt. They're agile and powerful features made them able to remain out of harms way in rugged terrain, yet keep up and in fact bay large Moose and hold them at bay. The barking and circling were two very effective methods to allow the hunter to get in close undetected as the game was distracted and constantly having to focus on the dogs.

Elkhounds have been protective and courageous and use these traits in this role. It is fascinating to watch a pair of Elkhounds with an intruder, they move extremely fast, they circle, the hair is up the entire length of the back, the bark is loud, the black face and especially the black around the jaws highlight the white fangs. These dogs are an excellent watch dog, guard dog, or personal protection dog.

Elkhounds will watch over the family unit as one - they make one of the best choices for a family who wants a loyal companion. Norwegian Elkhounds are not normally overly aggressive to strangers, however they are aloof to those not part of the family unit. To the family unit though they are as warm and as much apart of your life as you want them to be.