Norwegian Elkhound Breeders UK: Advertise Your Kennel Free

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Do you breed Norwegian Elkhounds? List your kennel on caninebreeder.co.uk so owners looking for this grey Nordic hound can find you. A free basic profile shows your kennel name, website, social media, location and categories. When a litter is planned, you can advertise Norwegian Elkhound puppies for sale, promote your Norwegian Elkhound stud dog, and set out the POAG-2, prcd-PRA, eye and hip results that buyers ask about. Add your listing today and reach Elkhound homes across the UK.

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In England you need a dog breeding licence from your council if you breed three or more litters in 12 months or breed and sell dogs as a business, and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have their own schemes. Licensed breeders show their licence number and issuing council on every advert. Puppies must be at least eight weeks old before they go to new homes.

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About the Norwegian Elkhound

The Norwegian Elkhound is a spitz-type hunting dog from Norway, shown in the Hound group by the Royal Kennel Club (RKC). The RKC notes that Stone Age skeletons of dogs very like the modern Elkhound have been found in Norway, pointing to a very old breed. Norwegian hunters have long favoured it for tracking elk, and its resonant bark is useful in that work. The FCI breed standard, translated by the Norwegian Kennel Club under the name Norsk Elghund Grå (Norwegian Elkhound Grey), gives its purpose simply as elk hunting and places it among the Nordic hunting dogs in the spitz group.

Size and build

The Elkhound is a powerful, compact dog with a square outline, proud carriage, a wedge-shaped head that is broad between the ears, small erect ears and a thickly coated tail curled tightly over the back. The RKC breed standard gives an ideal height of 52 cm (20½ in) for dogs and 49 cm (19½ in) for bitches, with weights of about 23 kg and 20 kg respectively. It asks for movement that shows agility and endurance. Individual dogs can fall outside these figures.

Coat and grooming

The weather-resistant coat combines a coarse, straight outer layer with a soft, dense, woolly undercoat. It is short on the head and front of the legs and longest on the neck, the backs of the thighs and the tail, and the standard says it should not be trimmed. The colour is grey in various shades, with black tips to the outer coat, lighter shading on the chest, belly and legs, and dark ears and foreface. The RKC suggests grooming more than once a week and notes that the breed sheds.

Exercise

The RKC puts the Elkhound's exercise needs at up to an hour a day. It lists a large house with a large garden as the right home, in town or country.

Temperament and suitability

The standard calls the Elkhound a hardy hunting spitz, bold and energetic by nature, and asks for a friendly, intelligent and independent temperament with no trace of nervousness. Independence and a readiness to bark suited a hunting dog, and both are worth thinking about before choosing an Elkhound for a family home. The RKC gives a lifespan of over 10 years.

Norwegian Elkhound health tests

The RKC lists five health tests for the Norwegian Elkhound. At Good Practice level, which the RKC describes as the minimum before breeding, are DNA tests for primary open angle glaucoma (POAG-2) and progressive retinal atrophy (prcd-PRA), alongside prioritising genetic diversity. At Best Practice level it adds a DNA test for chondrodysplasia (CDSL), an eye examination under the BVA/RKC/ISDS Eye Scheme and hip scoring under the BVA/RKC Hip Dysplasia Scheme.

POAG is a small rise in pressure inside the eye that gradually causes blindness, usually seen between three and six years of age. prcd-PRA makes the cells of the retina degenerate, starting with night blindness. CDSL is a form of dwarfism that shortens the limbs. All three are autosomal recessive, so carriers show no signs but can pass the gene on, and should only be mated to clear dogs. The Elkhound is also on the Eye Scheme's January 2026 list of breeds with known inherited eye disease, for progressive retinal atrophy. The RKC advises an eye examination within the 12 months before mating, and a dog must be at least one year old for hip scoring, where lower scores are better. The breed is in Breed Watch Category 1. Health testing lowers risk but cannot guarantee a healthy puppy.

Health tests and schemes for the Norwegian Elkhound:

DNA test for primary open angle glaucoma (POAG-2) (RKC Good Practice)
DNA test for progressive retinal atrophy (prcd-PRA) (RKC Good Practice)
Prioritising genetic diversity (RKC Good Practice)
DNA test for chondrodysplasia (CDSL) (RKC Best Practice)
Eye testing using the BVA/RKC/ISDS Eye Scheme (RKC Best Practice)
Hip testing (for hip dysplasia) using the BVA/RKC Hip Dysplasia Scheme (RKC Best Practice)
Breed Watch: Category 1

Choosing a Norwegian Elkhound breeder

A careful Elkhound breeder should be able to show you POAG-2 and prcd-PRA DNA results for both parents, since the RKC treats these as the minimum before breeding. Ask for the CDSL result as well, a current eye certificate dated within 12 months of the mating, and both parents' hip scores. You can check registered dogs' results on the RKC's Health Test Results Finder.

The RKC's club directory includes the Norwegian Elkhound Club of Great Britain, the Norwegian Elkhound Association of Scotland and the Norwegian Elkhound Breed Council, which are useful first contacts for advice on the breed. Expect a good breeder to ask about your garden, fencing, time at home and experience with an independent, vocal dog. In England, anyone who breeds three or more litters within any 12 months and sells any of the puppies, or runs a business breeding and advertising dogs for sale, needs a council licence and must display the licence number in adverts. Our buyer safety guide covers general checks.

Questions to ask a Norwegian Elkhound breeder:

Can I see the POAG-2, prcd-PRA and CDSL DNA results for both parents?
Do both parents have a current eye certificate and a BVA/RKC hip score?
What is the inbreeding coefficient of this mating, and how does it compare with the breed average?
How do your adult dogs behave with visitors, children and other pets, and how much do they bark?
Will the puppy be RKC registered and microchipped, and do you hold a council breeding licence?

Norwegian Elkhound questions

What was the Norwegian Elkhound bred for?

Hunting elk in Norway. The RKC says Norwegian hunters have long favoured the breed for tracking elk and that its resonant bark helps in the hunt. The FCI standard gives its purpose as elk hunting.

How big is a Norwegian Elkhound?

The RKC breed standard gives an ideal height of 52 cm for dogs and 49 cm for bitches, with weights of about 23 kg and 20 kg. Individual dogs may be a little larger or smaller.

Is the Norwegian Elkhound a hound or a spitz?

Both, in a sense. The RKC shows it in the Hound group, but its breed standard describes it as a hardy hunting spitz, and the FCI classes it with the Nordic hunting dogs in its spitz group.

Which health tests should Elkhound parents have?

The RKC recommends DNA tests for POAG-2 and prcd-PRA as a minimum, plus attention to genetic diversity. Its Best Practice level adds a CDSL DNA test, an eye examination under the BVA/RKC/ISDS Eye Scheme and hip scoring under the BVA/RKC Hip Dysplasia Scheme.

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