Swedish Vallhund

Coat

Grizzle: Grey or Red grizzle (regular).
Dusty (125) may be used as marking colour in grey grizzles.
Masking: May be masked with Black (35) (standard mask).
White Markings: All may come with or without White (15) as trim or irish spotting pattern.

Eyes

Brown (60-69/50-59/90-99)

Nose

Black (35-39/244)

Faults

None

Disqualifications

More white than listed.

Notes

The Swedish Vallhund, also known as Västgötaspets ("Spitz of Västergötland", a county in southern Sweden) is an ancient Swedish herding dog ("vallhund" being sSwedish for "herding dog"). It is believed to have accompanied the Vikings ton their conquests, and likely shares ancestory with the Corgi - though it is unknown whether the Vallhund was brought to Wales, or the Corgi was brought back to Sweden to produce the other.

The Swedish Vallhund almost disappeared forever, but was saved in the 1940s by cynologist Björn von Rosen.

The Swedish Vallhund should have a rather long and dry head, with a clear stop and clearly cut muzzle. The ears are of medium size, pointed and erect. The neck is long, powerful and carried high. The body should be slighty rectangular, with straight, short back and long, deep chest. Slight tuck up. Good angulation in front and hind legs, with heavy boning. The tail can be long or naturally bobbed. The coat consists of a short, thick undercoat and half long, hard and close-laying topcoat.

Breed Files

Swedish Vallhund - Supernova V2 — Supernova V2
**Filename:** Swedish vallhund
**Offset:** 2251
**Base:** Mutt
**SCP:** Great Dane
**Accepted:** March 2, 2011
**Notes:** Version 2 of the Supernova file. Addballz tail (four variations) and two ruff variations.

Swedish Vallhund - Supernova V1 — Supernova V1
**Filename:** Swedish vallhund
**Offset:** 2251
**Base:** Mutt
**SCP:** Great Dane
**Accepted:** September 7, 2006
**Notes:** Addballz ears, feathers and tail (though it is based on the real tail, so moves slightly). Recommended to cross similar colours for A-reg puppies. Three tail types included (full tail, long bob or short bob).

Swedish Vallhund - Unknown — Unknown
**Filename:** SVallhund
**Offset:** 0F0F
**Base:** Dalmatian
**SCP:** Dalmatian
**Accepted:** July 25, 2004
**Notes:** Comes with four tail variations. All are equally accepted. Corrected version has anchored hind feet (this makes it more suitable for obedience than the old version). Feet are also same size as hands on corrected version.