Icelandic Sheepdog

• 运动量高

  每天都需要充分运动或长距离散步。

• 美容每周梳理数次

  每周梳理数次可防止打结。

• 居住空间适合公寓

  在小户型中只要常出门也很开心。

• 饲养经验适合有经验者

  回报懂行的主人。

• 长期投入12–15 年

  为一段长久而有爱的关系做好准备。

需留意的健康: 髋关节发育不良 · 髌骨脱位 · 白内障

The Icelandic Sheepdog is Iceland's only native breed, brought by Norse settlers over a thousand years ago and used ever since to herd sheep and horses across open country. It came close to extinction twice, from disease in the nineteenth century and from crossbreeding in the twentieth, and was saved by a small recovery programme in the 1950s. It is a classic spitz: thick double coat, pricked ears, curled tail and an open, smiling face. It is one of the friendliest herding breeds. Icelandic Sheepdogs are cheerful, sociable and affectionate with everyone, including strangers, which makes them poor guard dogs but excellent family companions. They are playful into old age and generally reliable with children and other animals. The one trait every owner should know about in advance is the voice: this breed was bred to bark, both to move stock and to warn of birds of prey, and it barks readily and often. Training can moderate it but not remove it. Exercise is around an hour a day, and the breed enjoys hiking, agility and herding. The thick double coat needs brushing weekly and daily during the heavy twice-yearly moult, which produces a remarkable quantity of hair. Health is reasonably good; buy from a breeder who screens hips, patellas and eyes, since hip dysplasia, patellar luxation and cataracts are the documented concerns. Because the population is small, ask about the coefficient of inbreeding and the line's longevity.

• Icelandic Sheepdog需要多少运动量？

  高. 每天都需要充分运动或长距离散步。

• Icelandic Sheepdog需要多少美容护理？

  每周梳理数次. 每周梳理数次可防止打结。

• Icelandic Sheepdog适合公寓生活吗？

  适合公寓. 在小户型中只要常出门也很开心。

• Icelandic Sheepdog适合新手饲主吗？

  适合有经验者. 回报懂行的主人。

• Icelandic Sheepdog能活多久？

  12–15 年. 为一段长久而有爱的关系做好准备。

• Icelandic Sheepdog有哪些常见健康问题？

  留意髋关节发育不良, 髌骨脱位, 白内障。建议与兽医沟通，并进行推荐的筛查。

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