The coat pattern is tricolor with tan, a black saddle and small white markings on head, feet, chest and tail tip.

They need long, brisk daily walking, and plenty of running and playing free.

Finnish Hounds suffer from an inherited disease, cerebellar ataxia, forcing people to euthanize many puppies.

[2] Mutant cells suffer disruptions in their endoplasmic reticula, leading to disease.

The goal was to develop a hound dog that could work on hilly terrain and in deep snow.