Keeshond

Also known as Wolfspitz

Key facts

Dogbreed.name: Keeshond
Dogbreed.image: Keeshond Majic standing cropped.jpg
Dogbreed.image_caption: Distinct characteristics of Keeshonden include a lion-like ruff, spectacles, small and dark triangular ears, definite contrast, and a thick double coat.
Dogbreed.altname: Dutch Barge Dog,Smiling Dutchman,German Spitz,Deutscher Wolfspitz,Wolfspitz,Dire Pomeranian
Dogbreed.nickname: Kees
Dogbreed.country: Netherlands
Dogbreed.coat: Double
Dogbreed.color: Mix of Silver, Light Gray, Dark Gray, and White. They are cream at the Forehead and Legs.
Dogbreed.fcistd: http://www.fci.be/Nomenclature/Standards/097g05-en.pdf

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Image: Keeshond Majic standing cropped.jpg

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Commons category: Keeshond
Commons gallery: Wolfsspitz
native label: Keeshond

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The Keeshond ( , plur. Keeshonden) is a medium-sized dog with a plush, two-layer coat of silver and black fur with a ruff and a curled tail. Their closest relatives are the German spitzes such as the Großspitz (Large Spitz), Mittelspitz (Medium Spitz), Kleinspitz (Miniature Spitz), Zwergspitz (Dwarf-Spitz) or Pomeranian.

The Keeshond was previously known as the Dutch Barge Dog, as it was frequently seen on barges traveling the canals and rivers of the Netherlands. The Keeshond was the symbol of the Patriot faction in the Netherlands during political unrest in the years immediately preceding the French Revolution.