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Dog and Pet Words

The nouns of Swedish pet ownership, from valp to veterinär.

The dog owner's lexicon, shelf by shelf: the animal (hund, valp, tass, svans, päls), the hardware (koppel, sele, bur, munkorg), the services economy (veterinär, hundpensionat, hunddagis, hundrastare), the sports (agility, spårning), the care products (avmaskning, fästingmedel, trimning) — down to the travel document with the best name in bureaucracy: pass för sällskapsdjur.

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  1. 1

    hund

    dog

    Tip: 'en hund', plural 'hundar'

  2. 2

    valp

    puppy

    Tip: 'en valpkurs' = puppy class

  3. 3

    ras

    breed

    Tip: 'renrasig' = pedigree

  4. 4

    koppel

    lead

    Tip: 'ha hunden kopplad'

  5. 5

    sele

    harness

    Tip: more common than a collar in Sweden

  6. 6

    halsband

    collar

    Tip: same word as a necklace

  7. 7

    tass

    paw

    Tip: 'leriga tassar'

  8. 8

    svans

    tail

    Tip: 'viftar på svansen'

  9. 9

    päls

    fur

    Tip: also means a fur coat

  10. 10

    skall

    bark

    Tip: the noun; 'skälla' is the verb

  11. 11

    godis

    treat

    Tip: same word as sweets

  12. 12

    matskål

    food bowl

    Tip: lit. 'food bowl'

  13. 13

    hundmat

    dog food

    Tip: 'torrfoder' = dry food

  14. 14

    hundbädd

    basket

    Tip: lit. 'dog bed'

  15. 15

    bur

    crate

    Tip: also means a cage

  16. 16

    promenad

    walk

    Tip: 'en lång promenad'

  17. 17

    hundrastgård

    dog park

    Tip: where dogs run free

  18. 18

    träning

    training

    Tip: 'lydnadsträning' = obedience training

  19. 19

    kommando

    command

    Tip: 'sitt' and 'ligg'

  20. 20

    lydnad

    obedience

    Tip: a whole sport in Sweden

  21. 21

    valpkurs

    puppy class

    Tip: almost everyone goes

  22. 22

    lydnadskurs

    obedience class

    Tip: the next step

  23. 23

    agility

    agility

    Tip: a popular Swedish dog sport

  24. 24

    spårning

    tracking

    Tip: another one

  25. 25

    långlina

    long line

    Tip: for recall practice

  26. 26

    godisväska

    treat pouch

    Tip: on the belt

  27. 27

    munkorg

    muzzle

    Tip: required on some transport

  28. 28

    veterinär

    vet

    Tip: 'gå till veterinären'

  29. 29

    vaccination

    vaccination

    Tip: required for kennels

  30. 30

    chip

    microchip

    Tip: legally required in Sweden

  31. 31

    försäkring

    insurance

    Tip: 'hundförsäkring'

  32. 32

    hundbricka

    dog tag

    Tip: with your phone number

  33. 33

    registreringsnummer

    registration number

    Tip: linked to the chip

  34. 34

    avmaskning

    worming treatment

    Tip: routine

  35. 35

    fästingmedel

    tick treatment

    Tip: essential from April

  36. 36

    klippning av klor

    claw clipping

    Tip: nobody enjoys it

  37. 37

    trimning

    grooming

    Tip: for some breeds

  38. 38

    hundpensionat

    kennel

    Tip: lit. 'dog boarding house'

  39. 39

    hundvakt

    a dog sitter

    Tip: often a neighbour

  40. 40

    hundrastare

    dog walker

    Tip: a real job in cities

  41. 41

    hunddagis

    day care

    Tip: lit. 'dog nursery' — and yes, it exists

  42. 42

    ägare

    owner

    Tip: 'hundägare'

  43. 43

    sällskap

    companion

    Tip: 'gott sällskap' = good company

  44. 44

    stamtavla

    pedigree

    Tip: the papers

  45. 45

    uppfödare

    breeder

    Tip: 'en seriös uppfödare'

  46. 46

    kull

    litter

    Tip: 'en kull på sex valpar'

  47. 47

    pass för sällskapsdjur

    pet passport

    Tip: for travel within the EU