Norwegian elkhound

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• noun A dog of a breed developed in Scandinavia for hunting, having a compact body, a thick grayish coat, and a tail that curls over the back.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

• noun breed of compact medium-sized dog with a heavy grey coat developed in Norway for hunting elk