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  • Paraphrased from Simon & Schuster's Guide to Dogs, 1980: Norwegian colonists brought this breed of dog to Iceland in 874, and these dogs are the ancestors of the local Icelandic breeds. The name "buhund" means "cattle dog."

    February 21, 2007