{"id":86,"date":"2026-05-09T23:20:44","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T23:20:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kamiakennels.ca\/blog\/?p=86"},"modified":"2026-05-09T23:20:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T23:20:47","slug":"functional-structure-the-foundation-of-a-healthy-elkhound","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kamiakennels.ca\/blog\/functional-structure-the-foundation-of-a-healthy-elkhound\/","title":{"rendered":"Functional Structure \u2014 The Foundation of a Healthy Elkhound"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">True Elkhound structure is not cosmetic \u2014 it is functional. The original Scandinavian working dog required:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Strong, compact feet<\/strong> for snow and rock<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Balanced angulation<\/strong> for endurance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Correct proportions<\/strong> for agility and stamina<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Dense, weatherproof coat<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Deep chest and strong lungs<\/strong> for long-range work<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Modern show-ring exaggerations have distorted these traits in many lines. At Kamia, we preserve the <strong>original working structure<\/strong>, selecting for health, longevity, and functional movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A structurally correct Elkhound is healthier, more athletic, and more capable \u2014 exactly as the breed was intended.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>True Elkhound structure is not cosmetic \u2014 it is functional. The original Scandinavian working dog required: Modern show-ring exaggerations have distorted these traits in many lines. At Kamia, we preserve the original working structure, selecting for health, longevity, and functional movement. A structurally correct Elkhound is healthier, more athletic, and more capable \u2014 exactly as [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":88,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"pgc_sgb_lightbox_settings":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-86","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-genetics-lineage"],"blocksy_meta":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kamiakennels.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Jaegar.jpg?fit=1600%2C900&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kamiakennels.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kamiakennels.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kamiakennels.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kamiakennels.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kamiakennels.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=86"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kamiakennels.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":89,"href":"https:\/\/kamiakennels.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86\/revisions\/89"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kamiakennels.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/88"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kamiakennels.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kamiakennels.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=86"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kamiakennels.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=86"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}