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The Finnish Spitz, known for its barking ability, excels in hunting, performance events, and as a loving family companion.
Joe Walawander
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The Finnish Spitz (Suomenpystykorva) has been the national dog of Finland since 1979. It’s known for its barking and is known as the barking bird dog. The breed is a hunting breed in its native Finland. The breed was trained to hunt Capercaillie, a bird in the grouse family. It has been known to hunt squirrels, rodents, elk, and even bear in its native country.
Finnish Spitz are a bark pointer breed, meaning, they alert the hunter where the game is with their barking. They are very vocal and have been estimated at barking up to 160 times per minute and are considered the King of Barkers in Finland, where they have a competition held among owners of the breed where the dog with the loudest and most impressive bark is crowned the champion. In Finland, their barking ability in the field must be proven before a Conformation championship can be earned. These dogs are prized for their barking ability! The breed is mainly used for hunting in Scandinavia.
Finnish Spitz are a very versatile dog. In this country, they are wonderful family companions. Finnish Spitz compete in Conformation shows and many various types of performance events, including Obedience, Scent Work, Rally, Fast CAT and Coursing Ability Trials, Barn Hunt, and other events.
With the proper training, Finnish Spitz can excel in any performance event! With our Finnish Spitz, we compete in Conformation, Scent Work Trials, Fast CAT and Coursing Ability Trials, and Barn Hunt, and have earned titles in those performance events. Finnish Spitz are always eager to go to an event or on a nice long hike.
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