Spitz Type Dog

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Contents 1 Introduction 2 Spitz Type Dog Breeds 3 External Links 4 References

[edit] Introduction

Spitz type dog breed are easily recognisable by their thick double coated fur and bushy curled tail. Their fur is very thick becuase these type of dogs orginate from the Artic regions. Spitz type dogs have been helping and serving mankind for thousands of years. They are usually happiest when performing a task and most of these breeds where developed to perform tasks to help humans. These tasks can be broken down in to 5 categories; Sled Dogs; Hunting Dogs; Watch Dogs; Guard Dogs and Herding Dogs.

[edit] Spitz Type Dog Breeds

The following table contains an alphabetically sorted list of Spitz Type dog breeds.

Dog Breed	Jobs Performed	Dog Size
Ainu		Large
Akita		Large
Alaskan Husky		Large
Alaskan Klee Kai		Large
Alaskan Malamute		Large
American Eskimo Dog		Large
Canaan Dog		Medium
Canadian Eskimo Dog		Large
Chinese Foo Dog		Medium
Chow Chow		Medium
Eurasier		Large
Finnish Spitz		Medium
German Spitz		Medium
Greenland Dog		Large
Icelandic Sheepdog		Medium
Japanese Shiba Inu		Medium
Japanese Spitz		Medium
Jindo Dog		Medium
Kai Dog		Medium
Karelian Bear Dog		Large
Keeshond		Medium
Kishu		Large
Laikas		Large
Lapponian Herder		Medium
Norrbottenspets		Medium
Norwegian Buhund		Large
Norwegian Elkhound		Large
Pomeranian		Small
Samoyed		Large
Schipperke		Small
Shikoku		Large
Siberian Husky		Large
Swedish Elkhound		Large
Swedish Vallhund		Small
Volpino Italiano		Medium

[edit] External Links

Eurasier Society UK - breed society for the EURASIER in the UK

[edit] References

Annelie Feder, Eurasier heute. German book with English translation. English translation cannot be sold separately.