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href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%8D%E2%80%8C%E0%A6%9C" title="স্পিট্‌জ – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="স্পিট্‌জ" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D0%BF%D0%B8%D1%86" title="Шпиц – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Шпиц" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spitz" title="Spitz – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Spitz" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ci_sbits" title="Ci sbits – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Ci sbits" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spidshunde" title="Spidshunde – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Spidshunde" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spitz_(Hund)" title="Spitz (Hund) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Spitz (Hund)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spitz_(perro)" title="Spitz 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data-title="اشپیتز" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spitz_(chien)" title="Spitz (chien) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Spitz (chien)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%8A%A4%ED%94%BC%EC%B8%A0_(%EA%B0%9C)" title="스피츠 (개) – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="스피츠 (개)" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%87%D5%BA%D5%AB%D6%81" title="Շպից – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Շպից" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spitz" title="Spitz – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Spitz" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spitz_(razza_canina)" title="Spitz (razza canina) – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Spitz (razza canina)" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9B%D7%9C%D7%91%D7%99_%D7%A9%D7%A4%D7%99%D7%A5" title="כלבי שפיץ – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="כלבי שפיץ" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%A8%E1%83%9E%E1%83%98%E1%83%AA%E1%83%94%E1%83%91%E1%83%98" title="შპიცები – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="შპიცები" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%A0pics" title="Špics – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Špics" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spits" title="Spits – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Spits" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spits_(hond)" title="Spits (hond) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Spits (hond)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B9%E3%83%94%E3%83%83%E3%83%84_(%E7%8A%AC)" title="スピッツ (犬) – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="スピッツ (犬)" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spisshunder" title="Spisshunder – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" 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title="German Spitz">German Spitz</a></figcaption></figure> <p>A <b>spitz</b> (<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1177148991">.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}</style><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small">pronounced</span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="de-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Standard_German" title="Help:IPA/Standard German">[ʃpɪts]</a></span> <span class="noprint"><span class="ext-phonos"><span data-nosnippet="" id="ooui-php-1" class="ext-phonos-PhonosButton noexcerpt ext-phonos-PhonosButton-emptylabel oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-buttonWidget" 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language">German</a> for 'pointed', in reference to the pointed muzzle)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is a <a href="/wiki/Dog_type" title="Dog type">type</a> of <a href="/wiki/Domestic_dog" class="mw-redirect" title="Domestic dog">domestic dog</a> consisting of between 50 and 70 breeds depending on classification. There is no precise definition of 'spitz' but typically most spitz breeds have pricked ears, almond shaped eyes, a pointed muzzle, a double coat, and a tail that curves over the back.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The exact origins of spitz dogs remain unknown, though most of the spitzes seen today originate from the <a href="/wiki/Arctic" title="Arctic">Arctic</a> region or from <a href="/wiki/Siberia" title="Siberia">Siberia</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> <a href="/wiki/Johann_Friedrich_Gmelin" title="Johann Friedrich Gmelin">Johann Friedrich Gmelin</a> described the type as <i>Canis pomeranus</i> in his 1788 revision of <i><a href="/wiki/Systema_Naturae" title="Systema Naturae">Systema Naturae</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </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=Spitz&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Dogs of spitz type have been depicted on the tombs of the <a href="/wiki/Dynasty_IV" class="mw-redirect" title="Dynasty IV">IVth dynasty</a> of Egypt.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEVesey-Fitzgerald54_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEVesey-Fitzgerald54-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Toy dogs of spitz type have been depicted since 500 B.C. in <a href="/wiki/Ancient_Greek_pottery" class="mw-redirect" title="Ancient Greek pottery">Ancient Greek pottery</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEVesey-Fitzgerald56_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEVesey-Fitzgerald56-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Characteristics">Characteristics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spitz&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Characteristics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Spitzes are well suited to living in harsh northern climates. They often have an <a href="/wiki/Thermal_insulation" title="Thermal insulation">insulating</a>, waterproof <a href="/wiki/Down_hair" class="mw-redirect" title="Down hair">undercoat</a> that is denser than the topcoat to trap warmth. Small, upright ears help to reduce the risk of <a href="/wiki/Frostbite" title="Frostbite">frostbite</a>, square proportions and thick fur that grows on the paws protects the dogs from sharp ice. Many spitz breeds, like the <a href="/wiki/Japanese_Akita" class="mw-redirect" title="Japanese Akita">Japanese Akita</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chow_Chow" title="Chow Chow">Chow Chow</a>, retain wolf-like characteristics such as independence, suspiciousness, and aggression towards unfamiliar humans and other dogs, and they require much training and socialization when they are puppies before they become manageable in an urban environment. Some, such as the <a href="/wiki/Karelian_Bear_Dog" title="Karelian Bear Dog">Karelian Bear Dog</a>, are more difficult to train as <a href="/wiki/Companion_dog" title="Companion dog">companion dogs</a>. Some breeds, such as the <a href="/wiki/Pomeranian_(dog)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pomeranian (dog)">Pomeranian</a>, have <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mane#Noun" class="extiw" title="wikt:mane">manes</a>. Several spitz breeds (such as <a href="/wiki/Huskies" class="mw-redirect" title="Huskies">huskies</a>) are bred for one purpose only. However it is common for many spitz breeds (such as the Russian <a href="/wiki/Laika_(dog_type)" title="Laika (dog type)">laikas</a>) to be general purpose dogs in their native lands, used for hunting, hauling, herding, and guarding.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Smaller breeds have faces that resemble <a href="/wiki/Fox" title="Fox">fox</a> faces, while larger breeds have faces that resemble <a href="/wiki/Wolf" title="Wolf">wolf</a> faces. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Companions_and_toys">Companions and toys</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spitz&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Companions and toys"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Spitzes, with their thick fur, fluffy ruffs, curled tails and small muzzles and ears, have been bred into non-working dogs designed to be companions or <a href="/wiki/Lap_dogs" class="mw-redirect" title="Lap dogs">lap dogs</a>. This trend is most evident in the tiny <a href="/wiki/Pomeranian_(dog)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pomeranian (dog)">Pomeranian</a>, which was originally a much larger dog closer to the size of a <a href="/wiki/Keeshond" title="Keeshond">Keeshond</a> before being bred down to make an acceptable court animal.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The Keeshond, the <a href="/wiki/Wolfspitz" class="mw-redirect" title="Wolfspitz">Wolfspitz</a> variety of the <a href="/wiki/German_Spitz" title="German Spitz">German Spitz</a>, is an affectionate, loyal, and very energetic pet that was bred as a watchdog for barges (hence the name Dutch Barge Dog). Often, these breeds are recognized for their "smiling" mouths. Other spitzes that have been bred away from working uses are the <a href="/wiki/American_Eskimo_Dog" title="American Eskimo Dog">American Eskimo Dog</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alaskan_Klee_Kai" title="Alaskan Klee Kai">Alaskan Klee Kai</a>, <a href="/wiki/German_Spitz" title="German Spitz">German Spitz</a>, <a href="/wiki/Volpino_Italiano" title="Volpino Italiano">Volpino Italiano</a> and <a href="/wiki/Japanese_Spitz" title="Japanese Spitz">Japanese Spitz</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spitz&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nureongi" title="Nureongi">Nureongi</a> - the spitz-like dog bred for meat in the Korean peninsula.</li></ul> <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=Spitz&action=edit&section=5" 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-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></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 class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.oed.com/dictionary/spitz_n?tab=etymology">"Spitz etymology"</a>. <i>Oxford English Dictoinary</i>. Oxford University<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">24 February</span> 2024</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Oxford+English+Dictoinary&rft.atitle=Spitz+etymology&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oed.com%2Fdictionary%2Fspitz_n%3Ftab%3Detymology&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASpitz" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFJohnstone" class="citation web cs1">Johnstone, Gemma. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/dog-breeds/spitz-dog-breeds/">"Spitz Breeds"</a>. <i>American Kennel Club</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">16 March</span> 2024</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=American+Kennel+Club&rft.atitle=Spitz+Breeds&rft.aulast=Johnstone&rft.aufirst=Gemma&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.akc.org%2Fexpert-advice%2Fdog-breeds%2Fspitz-dog-breeds%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASpitz" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> Linnaeus, C. (translated and revised by R. Kerr). 1792. <i>The Animal Kingdom; or, zoological system of the celebrated Sir Charles Linnaeus. Class I. Mammalia and Class II. Birds. Being a translation of that part of the </i>Systema Naturae<i>, as lately published with great improvements by Professor Gmelin, together with numerous additions from more recent zoological writers and illustrated with copperplates</i>. J. Murray, London, 644 pp.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEVesey-Fitzgerald54-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEVesey-Fitzgerald54_4-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFVesey-Fitzgerald">Vesey-Fitzgerald</a>, p. 54.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEVesey-Fitzgerald56-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEVesey-Fitzgerald56_5-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFVesey-Fitzgerald">Vesey-Fitzgerald</a>, p. 56.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFVesey-Fitzgerald" class="citation book cs1">Vesey-Fitzgerald, Brian. <i>The Domestic Dog</i>. 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href="/wiki/Chiribaya_Dog" title="Chiribaya Dog">Chiribaya Dog</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hawaiian_Poi_Dog" title="Hawaiian Poi Dog">Hawaiian Poi Dog</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kur%C4%AB" title="Kurī">Kurī</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marquesan_Dog" title="Marquesan Dog">Marquesan Dog</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polynesian_Dog" title="Polynesian Dog">Polynesian Dog</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tahitian_Dog" title="Tahitian Dog">Tahitian Dog</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tesem" title="Tesem">Tesem</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Dogs" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" 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href="/wiki/Dog_type" title="Dog type">Types</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/African_village_dog" title="African village dog">African village dog</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Free-ranging_dog" title="Free-ranging dog">Free-ranging dog</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pye-dog" title="Pye-dog">Pye-dog</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Street_dog" class="mw-redirect" title="Street dog">Street dog</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hairless_dog" title="Hairless dog">Hairless dog</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Herding_dog" title="Herding dog">Herding dog</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Collie" title="Collie">Collie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Livestock_guardian_dog" title="Livestock guardian dog">Livestock guardian dog</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sheep_dog" title="Sheep dog">Sheep dog</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hunting_dog" title="Hunting dog">Hunting dog</a> <ul><li><a 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1.0em; line-height:1.1em; background:#d3bf9d;">Roles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Assistance_dog" title="Assistance dog">Assistance dog</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Autism_assistance_dog" title="Autism assistance dog">Autism dog</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guide_dog" title="Guide dog">Guide dog</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hearing_dog" title="Hearing dog">Hearing dog</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Medical_response_dog" title="Medical response dog">Medical response dog</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Seizure_response_dog" title="Seizure response dog">Seizure dog</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mobility_assistance_dog" title="Mobility assistance dog">Mobility assistance dog</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Therapy_dog" title="Therapy dog">Therapy dog</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Psychiatric_assistance_dog" title="Psychiatric assistance dog">Psychiatric assistance 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