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color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;">German Spitz</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Goldilocks.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Goldilocks.gif/220px-Goldilocks.gif" decoding="async" width="220" height="198" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Goldilocks.gif/330px-Goldilocks.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/Goldilocks.gif 2x" data-file-width="352" data-file-height="316" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">A cream-coloured German Standard Spitz (Mittelspitz)</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;"><span class="nowrap">Other names</span></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/German_language" title="German language">German</a>: <i lang="de">Deutscher Spitz</i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;">Origin</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">Germany</td></tr><tr style="padding:0;"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox-subbox infobox-3cols-child infobox-table collapsible"><tbody><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#d3d3a4; color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;">Kennel club standards</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Verband_f%C3%BCr_das_Deutsche_Hundewesen" title="Verband für das Deutsche Hundewesen">VDH</a></th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.vdh.de/welpen/mein-welpe/deutsche-spitze">standard</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/F%C3%A9d%C3%A9ration_Cynologique_Internationale" title="Fédération Cynologique Internationale">Fédération Cynologique Internationale</a></th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.fci.be/Nomenclature/Standards/097g05-en.pdf">standard</a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="background-color: #d3d3a4; color:inherit;"><span class="vernacular">Dog</span> (<span class="trinominal"><a href="/wiki/Domestic_dog" class="mw-redirect" title="Domestic dog">domestic dog</a></span>)</td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Dog breed</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1151960987"><table class="infobox biota"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above summary" style="background-color:#d3d3a4; color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><a href="/wiki/Keeshond" title="Keeshond">Wolfsspitz</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Keeshond_tightens_the_leash.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Keeshond_tightens_the_leash.jpg/220px-Keeshond_tightens_the_leash.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="196" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Keeshond_tightens_the_leash.jpg/330px-Keeshond_tightens_the_leash.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Keeshond_tightens_the_leash.jpg/440px-Keeshond_tightens_the_leash.jpg 2x" data-file-width="672" data-file-height="599" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;"><span class="nowrap">Other names</span></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">Keeshond</td></tr><tr style="padding:0;"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox-subbox infobox-3cols-child infobox-table collapsible"><tbody><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#d3d3a4; color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;">Traits</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Height</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> <div style="float:right;">43–55 cm (17–22 in)<sup id="cite_ref-FCI_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FCI-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 6">: 6 </span></sup></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Weight</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> <div style="float:right;">15–20 kg (33–44 lb)<sup id="cite_ref-Fogle_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fogle-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 118">: 118 </span></sup></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Coat</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> Double coat, long straight outer and thick cotton-wool like undercoat</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Colour</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> Grey-shaded</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="background-color: #d3d3a4; color:inherit;"><span class="vernacular">Dog</span> (<span class="trinominal"><a href="/wiki/Domestic_dog" class="mw-redirect" title="Domestic dog">domestic dog</a></span>)</td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Dog breed</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1151960987"><table class="infobox biota"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above summary" style="background-color:#d3d3a4; color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;">German Giant Spitz</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Un_chien_Spitz_allemand.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Un_chien_Spitz_allemand.jpg/220px-Un_chien_Spitz_allemand.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="189" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Un_chien_Spitz_allemand.jpg/330px-Un_chien_Spitz_allemand.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Un_chien_Spitz_allemand.jpg/440px-Un_chien_Spitz_allemand.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1336" data-file-height="1146" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;"><span class="nowrap">Other names</span></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/German_language" title="German language">German</a>: <i lang="de">Großspitz</i></td></tr><tr style="padding:0;"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox-subbox infobox-3cols-child infobox-table collapsible"><tbody><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#d3d3a4; color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;">Traits</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Height</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> <div style="float:right;">40–50 cm (16–20 in)<sup id="cite_ref-FCI_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FCI-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 13">: 13 </span></sup></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Weight</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> <div style="float:right;">17–18 kg (37–40 lb)<sup id="cite_ref-Fogle_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fogle-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 119">: 119 </span></sup></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Coat</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> Double coat, long straight outer and thick cotton-wool like undercoat</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Colour</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> White, black and brown, sometimes with white spots on the chest, paws and tip of tail</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="background-color: #d3d3a4; color:inherit;"><span class="vernacular">Dog</span> (<span class="trinominal"><a href="/wiki/Domestic_dog" class="mw-redirect" title="Domestic dog">domestic dog</a></span>)</td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Dog breed</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1151960987"><table class="infobox biota"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above summary" style="background-color:#d3d3a4; color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;">German Medium Spitz</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Mittelspitz-300px.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Mittelspitz-300px.jpg/220px-Mittelspitz-300px.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="158" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e6/Mittelspitz-300px.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="215" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;"><span class="nowrap">Other names</span></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/German_language" title="German language">German</a>: <i lang="de">Mittelspitz</i></td></tr><tr style="padding:0;"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox-subbox infobox-3cols-child infobox-table collapsible"><tbody><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#d3d3a4; color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;">Traits</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Height</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> <div style="float:right;">30–40 cm (12–16 in)<sup id="cite_ref-FCI_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FCI-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 13">: 13 </span></sup></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Weight</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> <div style="float:right;">11–12 kg (24–26 lb)<sup id="cite_ref-Fogle_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fogle-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 119">: 119 </span></sup></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Coat</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> Double coat, long straight outer and thick cotton-wool like undercoat</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Colour</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> White, black, brown, orange, grey-shaded and other colours</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="background-color: #d3d3a4; color:inherit;"><span class="vernacular">Dog</span> (<span class="trinominal"><a href="/wiki/Domestic_dog" class="mw-redirect" title="Domestic dog">domestic dog</a></span>)</td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Dog breed</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1151960987"><table class="infobox biota"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above summary" style="background-color:#d3d3a4; color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;">German Miniature Spitz</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:817904a.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/817904a.jpg/220px-817904a.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/817904a.jpg/330px-817904a.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/817904a.jpg/440px-817904a.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;"><span class="nowrap">Other names</span></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/German_language" title="German language">German</a>: <i lang="de">Kleinspitz</i></td></tr><tr style="padding:0;"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox-subbox infobox-3cols-child infobox-table collapsible"><tbody><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#d3d3a4; color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;">Traits</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Height</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> <div style="float:right;">24–30 cm (9.4–11.8 in)<sup id="cite_ref-FCI_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FCI-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 13">: 13 </span></sup></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Weight</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> <div style="float:right;">8–10 kg (18–22 lb)<sup id="cite_ref-Fogle_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fogle-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 119">: 119 </span></sup></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Coat</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> Double coat, long straight outer and thick cotton-wool like undercoat</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Colour</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> White, black, brown, orange, grey-shaded and other colours</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="background-color: #d3d3a4; color:inherit;"><span class="vernacular">Dog</span> (<span class="trinominal"><a href="/wiki/Domestic_dog" class="mw-redirect" title="Domestic dog">domestic dog</a></span>)</td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Dog breed</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1151960987"><table class="infobox biota"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above summary" style="background-color:#d3d3a4; color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;">Pomeranian</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Pomeranian_orange-sable_Coco.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Pomeranian_orange-sable_Coco.jpg/220px-Pomeranian_orange-sable_Coco.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="162" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Pomeranian_orange-sable_Coco.jpg/330px-Pomeranian_orange-sable_Coco.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Pomeranian_orange-sable_Coco.jpg/440px-Pomeranian_orange-sable_Coco.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2799" data-file-height="2055" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;"><span class="nowrap">Other names</span></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/German_language" title="German language">German</a>: <i lang="de">Zwergspitz</i><br />German Toy Spitz</td></tr><tr style="padding:0;"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox-subbox infobox-3cols-child infobox-table collapsible"><tbody><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#d3d3a4; color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;">Traits</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Height</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> <div style="float:right;">18–24 cm (7.1–9.4 in)<sup id="cite_ref-FCI_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FCI-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 20">: 20 </span></sup></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Weight</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> <div style="float:right;">2–3 kg (4.4–6.6 lb)<sup id="cite_ref-Fogle_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fogle-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 123">: 123 </span></sup></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Coat</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> Double coat, long straight outer and thick cotton-wool like undercoat</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Colour</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> White, black, brown, orange, grey-shaded and other colours</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="background-color: #d3d3a4; color:inherit;"><span class="vernacular">Dog</span> (<span class="trinominal"><a href="/wiki/Domestic_dog" class="mw-redirect" title="Domestic dog">domestic dog</a></span>)</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>German Spitz</b> (<a href="/wiki/German_language" title="German language">German</a>: <span lang="de" style="font-style: normal;"><b>Deutscher Spitz</b></span>) is a breed of <a href="/wiki/Spitz" title="Spitz">spitz</a>-type dogs from Germany. It is considered a single breed, with five distinct varieties based on size and colour: the Wolfsspitz/<a href="/wiki/Keeshond" title="Keeshond">Keeshond</a>, the Giant Spitz or Großspitz, the Medium Spitz or Mittelspitz, the Miniature Spitz or Kleinspitz and the <a href="/wiki/Pomeranian_(dog)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pomeranian (dog)">Pomeranian</a> or Zwergspitz ("Dwarf Spitz"). </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=German_Spitz&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The earliest mentions of these spitz dogs in German literature date from AD 1450.<sup id="cite_ref-Fogle_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fogle-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Morris_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Morris-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Wilcox_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wilcox-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Alderton_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Alderton-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1750, Count Eberhand zu Sayre Buffon wrote in his <i>National history of quadrupeds</i> that spitz dogs were the ancestor of all German breeds.<sup id="cite_ref-Wilcox_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wilcox-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>German Spitz dogs were originally kept on farms for a number of roles including <a href="/wiki/Herding_dog" title="Herding dog">herding</a> and <a href="/wiki/Guard_dog" title="Guard dog">guarding</a>. As the centuries progressed some lines were bred to be smaller for other duties and eventually as small <a href="/wiki/Companion_dog" title="Companion dog">companion dogs</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Morris_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Morris-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Wilcox_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wilcox-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Description">Description</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=German_Spitz&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Description"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The German Spitz is a long-haired, double-coated breed of spitz-type dog; the five varieties vary significantly in size. The breed standard states all variants have a double coat with a long, straight outer coat and a short, thick, cotton-wool like undercoat.<sup id="cite_ref-Fogle_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fogle-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FCI_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FCI-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Wolfsspitz/Keeshond"><span id="Wolfsspitz.2FKeeshond"></span>Wolfsspitz/Keeshond</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=German_Spitz&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Wolfsspitz/Keeshond"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Wolfsspitz/<a href="/wiki/Keeshond" title="Keeshond">Keeshond</a> is the largest variety of Deutscher Spitz, standing some 43 to 55 cm (17 to 22 in) at the <a href="/wiki/Withers" title="Withers">withers</a> according to the <a href="/wiki/Breed_standard" title="Breed standard">breed standard</a>. The coat is silver-grey with black shading.<sup id="cite_ref-FCI_2-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FCI-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In some English-speaking countries – including Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States – the Keeshond and the German Wolfspitz are classed as two separate breeds; weights may be in the range 27 to 32 kg (60 to 70 lb) for the German Wolfspitz and 25 to 30 kg (55 to 65 lb) for the Keeshond.<sup id="cite_ref-Fogle_1-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fogle-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 134">: 134 </span></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Giant_Spitz">Giant Spitz</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=German_Spitz&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Giant Spitz"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Giant Spitz is a medium-sized dog. It usually weighs 17 to 18 kg (37 to 40 lb) and according to the breed standard stands 43 to 55 cm (17 to 22 in); the coat can be white, black or brown. Black and brown animals can have white spots on the chest, paws and tip of tail.<sup id="cite_ref-FCI_2-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FCI-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Morris_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Morris-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Medium_Spitz">Medium Spitz</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=German_Spitz&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Medium Spitz"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Medium Spitz is a medium-sized dog. It usually weighs 10.5 to 11.5 kg (23 to 25 lb) and according to the breed standard stands 30 to 40 cm (12 to 16 in); the coat can be white, black, brown, orange, grey-shaded and other colours - as well as mixes thereof.<sup id="cite_ref-Fogle_1-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fogle-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FCI_2-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FCI-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Miniature_Spitz">Miniature Spitz</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=German_Spitz&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Miniature Spitz"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Miniature Spitz is a small dog. It usually weighs 3 to 5 kg (7 to 11 lb) and according to the breed standard stands 24 to 30 cm (9 to 12 in); the coat can be white, black, brown, orange, grey-shaded and other colours.<sup id="cite_ref-Fogle_1-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fogle-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FCI_2-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FCI-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pomeranian">Pomeranian</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=German_Spitz&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Pomeranian"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Pomeranian_(dog)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pomeranian (dog)">Pomeranian</a> (or Zwergspitz, "Dwarf Spitz") is a small dog. It usually weighs 1.4 to 3 kg (3 to 7 lb) and according to the breed standard stands 18 to 24 cm (7 to 9 in); the coat can be white, black, brown, orange, grey-shaded and other colours.<sup id="cite_ref-Fogle_1-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fogle-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FCI_2-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FCI-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=German_Spitz&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Fogle-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Fogle_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Fogle_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Fogle_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Fogle_1-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Fogle_1-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Fogle_1-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Fogle_1-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Fogle_1-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Fogle_1-8"><sup><i><b>i</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Fogle_1-9"><sup><i><b>j</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Fogle_1-10"><sup><i><b>k</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFFogle2009" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Fogle" title="Bruce Fogle">Fogle, Bruce</a> (2009). <i>The encyclopedia of the dog</i>. New York: DK Publishing. pp. 124 & 134–135. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7566-6004-8" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-7566-6004-8"><bdi>978-0-7566-6004-8</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+encyclopedia+of+the+dog&rft.place=New+York&rft.pages=124+%26+134-135&rft.pub=DK+Publishing&rft.date=2009&rft.isbn=978-0-7566-6004-8&rft.aulast=Fogle&rft.aufirst=Bruce&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGerman+Spitz" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FCI-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FCI_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FCI_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FCI_2-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FCI_2-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FCI_2-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FCI_2-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FCI_2-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FCI_2-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FCI_2-8"><sup><i><b>i</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FCI_2-9"><sup><i><b>j</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FCI_2-10"><sup><i><b>k</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.fci.be/Nomenclature/Standards/097g05-en.pdf">"FCI-Standard No 97: Deutsche Spitze"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <i><a href="/wiki/F%C3%A9d%C3%A9ration_Cynologique_Internationale" title="Fédération Cynologique Internationale">Fédération Cynologique Internationale</a></i>. 12 November 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">12 November</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=F%C3%A9d%C3%A9ration+Cynologique+Internationale&rft.atitle=FCI-Standard+No+97%3A+Deutsche+Spitze&rft.date=2019-11-12&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fci.be%2FNomenclature%2FStandards%2F097g05-en.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGerman+Spitz" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Morris-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Morris_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Morris_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Morris_3-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMorris2001" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Desmond_Morris" title="Desmond Morris">Morris, Desmond</a> (2001). <i>Dogs: the ultimate dictionary of over 1,000 dog breeds</i>. North Pomfret, VT: Trafalgar Square Publishing. pp. <span class="nowrap">428–</span>439, 521-523 & 525-526. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-57076-219-8" title="Special:BookSources/1-57076-219-8"><bdi>1-57076-219-8</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Dogs%3A+the+ultimate+dictionary+of+over+1%2C000+dog+breeds&rft.place=North+Pomfret%2C+VT&rft.pages=%3Cspan+class%3D%22nowrap%22%3E428-%3C%2Fspan%3E439%2C+521-523+%26+525-526&rft.pub=Trafalgar+Square+Publishing&rft.date=2001&rft.isbn=1-57076-219-8&rft.aulast=Morris&rft.aufirst=Desmond&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGerman+Spitz" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Wilcox-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Wilcox_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Wilcox_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Wilcox_4-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWilcoxWalkowicz1995" class="citation book cs1">Wilcox, Bonnie; Walkowicz, Chris (1995). <i>Atlas of dog breeds of the world</i>. Neptune City, N.J.: TFH Publications. pp. <span class="nowrap">436–</span>438.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Atlas+of+dog+breeds+of+the+world&rft.place=Neptune+City%2C+N.J.&rft.pages=%3Cspan+class%3D%22nowrap%22%3E436-%3C%2Fspan%3E438&rft.pub=TFH+Publications&rft.date=1995&rft.aulast=Wilcox&rft.aufirst=Bonnie&rft.au=Walkowicz%2C+Chris&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGerman+Spitz" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Alderton-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Alderton_5-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFAlderton2008" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/David_Alderton" title="David Alderton">Alderton, David</a> (2008). <i>The encyclopedia of dogs</i>. Bath: Parragon Books Ltd. pp. 116, 130 & 345. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-4454-0853-8" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-4454-0853-8"><bdi>978-1-4454-0853-8</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+encyclopedia+of+dogs&rft.place=Bath&rft.pages=116%2C+130+%26+345&rft.pub=Parragon+Books+Ltd&rft.date=2008&rft.isbn=978-1-4454-0853-8&rft.aulast=Alderton&rft.aufirst=David&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGerman+Spitz" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=German_Spitz&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> 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