Description:The Norwegian Buhund is herding dog from the spitz family. They are a lightly-built, compact dog. They are the farm dogs of Norway. "Bu" in Norwegian means homestead or the mountain hut lived in by shepherds at the summer pastures, and "hund" of means dog. In Norway they are still used as a general-purpose farm dog but in other parts of the world they are now trained as hearing dogs, police protection and tracking dog, child's companion and obedience dog. The Buhund has the desire for human companionship and makes an ideal family pet as they are also very affectionate.