Finnish Spitz
- Height 44–51 cm 39–46 cm
- Weight 13–15 kg 10–11 kg
- Life span 14–16 years
- Exercise 60 min/day
The Finnish Spitz is a small and agile breed of dog that was originally bred in Finland for hunting small game. They are intelligent, energetic, and determined, and make excellent hunting dogs.
- Group
- Non-Sporting Group
- Origin
- Finland (ancient breed, standardized 1892)
- Coat
- medium double · golden-red, pale honey, and deep auburn
- Also known as
- Finnish Hunting Dog, Finnish Spets, Finsk Spets, Loulou Finois, and Suomenpystykorva
- Recognized by
- AKC, FCI
- Hypoallergenic
- No
- Id
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Traits
- Energy
- Trainability
- Barking
- Grooming
- Shedding
- Drooling
- Good with children
- Good with dogs
- Good with strangers
- Apartment friendly
Every rating runs from 1 to 5 against dogs in general, so a 3 is an average dog rather than an average Finnish Spitz. They are researched estimates, not measurements.
Researched from images.akc.org en.wikipedia.org purina.com showsightmagazine.com pethealthnetwork.com
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