If Olafsen was correct, it is possible that the so-called Hunting Dogs & Dwarf Dogs, which it is stated resemble the ordinary Danish Dog, became extinct, or almost extinct during the terrible catastrophes of the last half of the 18th Century. There were eruptions and earthquakes with an aftermath of famine & disease which reduced the population very greatly, & there are records showing that many thousands of horses died. It is possible that only a Fiaarhundur (Sheepdog) was able to survive.
It is stated by two authors only, Eggett Olsfsen in 1744 and Joseph Banks in 1772, that there were three types of dogs in Iceland. The famous naturalist, Count de Buffon, who mentioned the Iceland Dog several times in volume V of the first French edition of his "Histoire Naturelle" which was published in 1755, does not state that there were more than one type of dog in Iceland.
i kept looking for more about the icelandic sheep dogs while taking a bus tour around the whole country... they make a bigger deal about their short viking horses. they aren't as dog crazy as we americans... I saw only a few ice. dog things in gift shops... and one great poster with many of them on it, professional, we asked to get it or something like it, but nothing turned up... they are very nice looking dogs, i wish they were more dog proud over there... it was nice to see the few we did
Yes, it is sad that they dont care aboute one of their biggest kultur! To me they said that know one wanted that "barking maniace"! But they are so sweet, and my dogs bark almost never...
Yeah I have a Icelandic too. We got him from a breader up in Maine. We live in Brooklyn, New York but we constantly take him out to the country weather it is upstate new york, tha catskills, new jersey, or staten island. When he was younger he did agility as well which he was very very good at. But eventually a mistake was made where someone was holding the seesaw and they drop it with him on it and he has been a little spooked about agility after that. I must say he is quite the mountain dog!
0:20 I didn´t know that a dog can have eyes like a porno star X3
IIAndersII 1 year ago
oooh what lovelylooking dogs!
chizzywoo 1 year ago
They are so cute.
ilovebuildabear16 1 year ago
If Olafsen was correct, it is possible that the so-called Hunting Dogs & Dwarf Dogs, which it is stated resemble the ordinary Danish Dog, became extinct, or almost extinct during the terrible catastrophes of the last half of the 18th Century. There were eruptions and earthquakes with an aftermath of famine & disease which reduced the population very greatly, & there are records showing that many thousands of horses died. It is possible that only a Fiaarhundur (Sheepdog) was able to survive.
glorp896 2 years ago
It is stated by two authors only, Eggett Olsfsen in 1744 and Joseph Banks in 1772, that there were three types of dogs in Iceland. The famous naturalist, Count de Buffon, who mentioned the Iceland Dog several times in volume V of the first French edition of his "Histoire Naturelle" which was published in 1755, does not state that there were more than one type of dog in Iceland.
glorp896 2 years ago
i kept looking for more about the icelandic sheep dogs while taking a bus tour around the whole country... they make a bigger deal about their short viking horses. they aren't as dog crazy as we americans... I saw only a few ice. dog things in gift shops... and one great poster with many of them on it, professional, we asked to get it or something like it, but nothing turned up... they are very nice looking dogs, i wish they were more dog proud over there... it was nice to see the few we did
glorp896 3 years ago 2
Yes, it is sad that they dont care aboute one of their biggest kultur! To me they said that know one wanted that "barking maniace"! But they are so sweet, and my dogs bark almost never...
lappevennen 2 years ago
Yeah I have a Icelandic too. We got him from a breader up in Maine. We live in Brooklyn, New York but we constantly take him out to the country weather it is upstate new york, tha catskills, new jersey, or staten island. When he was younger he did agility as well which he was very very good at. But eventually a mistake was made where someone was holding the seesaw and they drop it with him on it and he has been a little spooked about agility after that. I must say he is quite the mountain dog!
valor374 3 years ago
i have a iclandic too i live in ny. also i love mine
meatballmur 3 years ago
i have all ways loved iceland.
now i love icelandic sheepdogs.
BjplusMilo24 3 years ago
watch out for the lava
glorp896 3 years ago
søde hunde du
TheMusicBox112 3 years ago
Are there many in the US? Are they registered with UKC? Do they do agility, obedience, herding? Thanks.
Acchilles1987 3 years ago
Im not sure how many there is in us, but i have seen many homepages about them in us, so i guess there are some. They are registered.
I use my dogs in agility, an they are good. Herding is their natural thing to do. In norway i have seen some dogs in obedience.
lappevennen 3 years ago
best dogs ever! beautiful viedeo! and extrem beautiful dogs! :D
SkyWolfBlanca 3 years ago
Dejlige og skønne hunde !
VeoCoco 3 years ago
Jag har en islensk får hund.
Jag bor på Island ochså :D
JohnnyGameGuy 3 years ago
herlig:)
hilsen teitur(garpur);)
rislaris 4 years ago
Hei:)
Utrolig fine hunder:)
Veldig bra laget film med fin musikk som passet:)
Og du tar fine bilder av hundene:)
Haha, fikk lyst på en valp til nå, selvom min bare er 1 år:)
Gratulerer med valpen, har vært og snikt på siden deres noen ganger:)
icelanddog 4 years ago