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Age: 9 Months
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Breed Information

The German Spitz belongs to the Spitz group, which is one of the most ancient dog breeds. �Spitz means sharp or pointed and the breed characteristics are in line with that�erect ears, pointed muzzle and alert expression. The German Spitz comes in five sizes, the Pom or Toy Spitz, the Keeshond�or Wolf Spitz, the Grosse or Giant Spitz and the two sizes shown in Australia as German Spitz; the Mittel or medium spitz and the Klein or small spitz.

The German Spitz is descended from its immediate ancestor, the TurfSpitz, a dog found in Germany, Central Europe and Scandinavia. �The breed became popular in 18th century England in the courts of George 1. Many German visitors brought with them the forerunners of today�s German Spitz from Pomerania. These dogs were often known as Pomeranians, but a much bigger dog than today�s toy dogs.

Queen Victoria was especially enchanted with these dogs and the breed enjoyed popularity as a court favourite. However she embarked upon a programme of miniaturization and the bigger dogs almost disappeared. The German Spitz was then largely known as the Victorian Pom.

It was not until the 1970`s that interest was revived in the bigger Spitz in Britain and the first English club was formed in 1979. The German Spitz reached Australia in 1987.

SIZE
The Mittel has a height range from 30-38cms whereas the Klein is from 23� 29cms. The Mittels are not lap dogs, the smaller varieties would be more suited to that.

COAT
The German Spitz are a double coated breed of great beauty. The Breed Standard allows for any colour and any combination of colours although brindle and merle have not been identified as yet.

CHARACTER & TEMPERAMENT
The German Spitz are a happy, intelligent, confident breed who will show continued loyalty and devotion to their owner. Even though they are independent thinkers, they relish being with you 24/7. They have a great sense of fun and play even into their old age (usually living till 14 or so) and will continue to exhibit their naughty sense of humour forever.

CARE
They are an easy care dog, requiring very little bathing as they do not have a doggy smell about them. Their coats provide them with insulation and should never be clipped. A thorough brush once a week should suffice. German Spitz do shed seasonally and more attention should be given at this time to grooming in order to remove the dead coat.

TRAINING
German Spitz are an intelligent breed devoted to their family and are easily trained for agility and obedience work.

ACTIVITY
The exercise needs of a German Spitz are not huge, they fit in easily with your routine. They are definitely NOT a breed to leave out in the backyard as they were intended to live with people. Their use as a watchdog saw it that they ate, slept and generally lived with their families.

Thank you to Merrifox Kennels for this breed information.

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