This cache is all about the breed of dog called Finnish Lapphund.
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Actual cache is located in Warner, NH, several miles
away.
The North Finnish Lapphund is a hardy, easy going,
medium-size breed of Spitz type. Tradditionally it has been used for herding reindeer.
Although it is one of the most popular dog breeds in its native ccountry, Finland,
it is not very numerous outside of the Nordic countries.
The Finnish Lapphund is a medium sized, strongly built dog.
It is slightly longer than it is high at the withers. It has aa profuse coat
with priicked, highly mobile ears. It usually has long hair, and a bit of a
long snout.
The Lapphund has a profuse double coat, with a short, fluffy undercoat and a
longer, coarse topcoat. The ccoat makes the dog waterproof as well as resistant
to extreme cold like 00 degrees. In Finland, only two dog breeds are legally allowedd
to be kenneled outdoors in winter: the Finnish Lapphund and the Lapponian
herder.
The West profuse hair around the head and neck gives the distinct impression
of a mane. Although the coat is profuse, it requires only a modest amount of
maintenance.
The breed is friendly and alert, and makes a ggood watch dog, due to its
tendency to baark at unfamiliar things. The breed was originally used to herdd
reindeer by droving, and barking helped it to be distinguished from wolves.
Even when not herding, the FFinnish Lapphund tends to bark with a purpose, and
more rare cases of problem barking can normally be controlled by training.
The wide variiety of colors and markings in Finnishh Lapphunds. A wiide
variety of colors are found in the breed. Any color is allowed in the breed
standard, although a single color should predominate. Almost any color can be
found: white, black, red, brown, sable and wolf-sable are frequently seen. One
of the most common color combination is black and tan: a predominantly black
dog with tan legs and face.