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[โ€“] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 30 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

I got a haircut recently and was doing just this. "One dog is a mix of ABC, the other XYZ. You said you have a cat? What kind?"

"Oh...just a regular one. Not a fancy one."

[โ€“] saltesc@lemmy.world 15 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

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 ๐Ÿฅฐ

[โ€“] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Is the Lapp- bit geographical? Or is it equivalent to "lap dog" in English?

[โ€“] Cavemanfreak@programming.dev 10 points 6 days ago (2 children)

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").

[โ€“] saltesc@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

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.

Man, I got asked that question a short time after we got our cat and I didn't know what to say. "Uhh, a black one!?"