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minus-squaresaltesc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·edit-24 days agoI get asked about my dogs a lot because of their rarity outside of Finland, people want to know the breed. “They’re Finnish Lapphunds.” Always sounds fancy, but if you take away the geography bit, you’re just left with ‘hund’, or in English, ‘a dog’. No traits, no job, no specific breeding to the name, just ‘a dog, found in these parts.’ Hell, my oldest one’s dad lives in a junkyard in the woods in Finland. Lovely nature. Excellent outdoor companion in the snow 🥰
minus-squarepotoooooooo ✅️@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·4 days agoIs the Lapp- bit geographical? Or is it equivalent to “lap dog” in English?
minus-squareCavemanfreak@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·4 days agoThe most northern region of both Finland and Sweden is called Lappland (named after the sami people that has lived there since forever, and that were once called “Lapps”).
minus-squaresaltesc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoAye. The Swedish Lapphund is a version too but obviously very much the same dog. Lapphunds have been the comoanion of the Sami for a very long time.
minus-squareacockworkorange@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 days agoThe birthplace of Santa, according to some folklore.
I get asked about my dogs a lot because of their rarity outside of Finland, people want to know the breed.
“They’re Finnish Lapphunds.”
Always sounds fancy, but if you take away the geography bit, you’re just left with ‘hund’, or in English, ‘a dog’.
No traits, no job, no specific breeding to the name, just ‘a dog, found in these parts.’
Hell, my oldest one’s dad lives in a junkyard in the woods in Finland. Lovely nature. Excellent outdoor companion in the snow 🥰
Is the Lapp- bit geographical? Or is it equivalent to “lap dog” in English?
The most northern region of both Finland and Sweden is called Lappland (named after the sami people that has lived there since forever, and that were once called “Lapps”).
Aye. The Swedish Lapphund is a version too but obviously very much the same dog. Lapphunds have been the comoanion of the Sami for a very long time.
The birthplace of Santa, according to some folklore.