Keeshond
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- 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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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.