Skaffa Hund is actively working to improve dogs’ place in society and their quality of life. For that reason, we are sharing information here from the Swedish Board of Agriculture about dogs and behaviors that are not permitted in Sweden.
There is no Swedish ban on any specific dog breed, but it is forbidden to keep dogs that
- are excessively eager to fight
- are easily provoked and bite
- are difficult to stop once they attack
- direct their aggression toward people or other dogs
Predators may not be kept as pets
It is forbidden to keep predators other than dogs, cats, badgers, and domesticated ferrets as pets. You may also not keep or sell
- hybrids between domestic dogs and wild canids, for example wolves or dingoes
- crosses between such hybrids and wild species
Banned hybrids are those from the first up to and including the fourth generation after a cross between a wild species and a domestic dog.
Dogs may not be advertised as wolf hybrids
When a dog is offered for sale or any other transfer, it is prohibited to use the term “wolf hybrid” or in any other way state that the dog is particularly closely related to a wolf, or that it has predator‑like behavior or appearance. This is stipulated in the Species Protection Ordinance.
Certain wild animal hybrids may be allowed
There is ongoing breeding work to create new breeds of wild animal hybrids. Examples include the wolf hybrids Saarloos Wolfdog and Czechoslovakian Wolfdog.
If you want to bring such an animal into Sweden from abroad, you must first study its pedigree, where mating with a wild animal is recorded. If the last four generations are free from wild animals, you are allowed to keep the animal in Sweden.
