Pic is when she's 4 weeks old, she's a Norwegian Lundehund (Puffin Hound) - one of the rarest dogs in the world. 6 toes on each foot by design. I used to have two Lundies, but gave them to my Ex in the divorce... finally finished the legal proceedings to retain my home, paid the ex off, and now can get a new bitch of my own.
Here's more about these amazing little dogs:
The lundehund traces its origins to the 1500s. The breed was developed specifically to hunt puffins, which were an important source of winter food for the Norwegians. The Norwegian Puffin Dog was exceptionally flexible; it can bend its head entirely backwards, touching the top of its head to its back.
It has at least six toes on each foot,
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and has the ability to close its ears to keep water out. And hey!! These dogs also look cute.
The dog is a polydactyl; unlike other dogs that have extra vestigial toes, the toes on the lundehund are fully functional and help it to grasp the slippery sides of the cliffs on which the puffins reside. Along with the reindeer, the lundehund is the most flexible quadruped around. These dogs are finely adapted to their job ? flexible backs, the ability to stretch out their forelegs to the maximum, extra digits, the ability to close ears and prick each ear open separately mean that this breed is the champion as far as dog spelunking goes.
The Lundehund has been classified as ?vanishingly rare?. In 1942, canine distemper wiped out all but six lundehunds in Norway. Today, there are around 1400 remaining all over the world.
The lundehund has an ancient ancestry, traceable to the 5000-year old Varranger dog that was found in Lapland.
## so, after two years, a new pup is coming my way in mid August!