The Norwegian Elkhound Club Of Great Britain Claimed

Hello and welcome to the website of the NECGB where you can find information about the breed plus helpful tips and photos that will hopefully encourage you to look seriously at this beautiful breed as a potential family member.

The National dog of Norway, the Norwegian Elkhound is in fact a misnomer. The correct translation of its name from Norwegian should be Norwegian Moose dog grey. In its native country the Elkhound is used to track Moose not Elk and to hold it at bay by barking and dancing around it until the hunter gets there.  

While they are still widely used for hunting in Norway, that obviously can’t happen here but they still retain that hunting instinct.  

Our breed is an old breed, little changed over many generations.  The Norwegian Elkhound is not rare in the UK, but it is very little known and seldom seen – whenever it is seen however, it is universally liked!

A very healthy breed, they make wonderful family pets being very sociable and relatively easy to train.

They have a profuse, dense waterproof coat, eminently cuddly and easy to groom which has only one drawback, they moult – heavily!  Once a year for males and twice a year for females. Make sure you can live with hair if you are considering one. Also, unless trained from a young age, they can be barkers because that is their purpose when hunting. This is easily prevented and they make devoted, loving family members equally as happy lying in the comfiest chair by the fire or trekking for miles in the country over rough terrain.