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German Spitz

Height 30–38 cm
Weight 8–12 kg
Life span 14–16 years
Exercise 30 min/day

alert
lively
devoted
intelligent
watchful
wary of strangers

The German Spitz is a small to medium-sized dog breed that originated in Germany. They are known for their thick, fluffy coats and playful personalities.

Group: Foundation Stock Service
Origin: Germany, Pomerania (documented since 1450)
Coat: long double · white, black, brown, orange, grey-shaded (wolf sable), cream, black and tan, and parti-colour
Also known as: Deutscher Spitz, Mittelspitz, and Kleinspitz
Recognized by: FCI, UKC, KC, ANKC
Hypoallergenic: No
Id: 937f2454-44f4-4a1d-b938-cdcd5d930b20

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 German Spitz. They are researched estimates, not measurements.

Researched from ukcdogs.com ukcdogs.com royalkennelclub.com germanspitzworld.co.uk en.wikipedia.org akc.org brit-petfood.com dogsaustralia.org.au

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Everything above came from https://dogapi.dog/api/v2/breeds/937f2454-44f4-4a1d-b938-cdcd5d930b20. No key, no sign up. See it in the reference.

Request

curl -s "https://dogapi.dog/api/v2/breeds/937f2454-44f4-4a1d-b938-cdcd5d930b20"

Response

{
  "data": {
    "id": "937f2454-44f4-4a1d-b938-cdcd5d930b20",
    "type": "breed",
    "attributes": {
      "name": "German Spitz",
      "description": "The German Spitz is a small to medium-sized dog breed that originated in Germany. They are known for their thick, fluffy coats and playful personalities.",
      "life": {
        "max": 16,
        "min": 14
      },
      "male_weight": {
        "max": 12,
        "min": 8
      },
      "female_weight": {
        "max": 12,
        "min": 8
      },
      "hypoallergenic": false,
      "male_height": {
        "max": 38,
        "min": 30
      },
      "female_height": {
        "max": 38,
        "min": 30
      },
      "origin": {
        "era": "documented since 1450",
        "region": "Pomerania",
        "country": "Germany"
      },
      "coat": {
        "type": "double",
        "colors": [
          "white",
          "black",
          "brown",
          "orange",
          "grey-shaded (wolf sable)",
          "cream",
          "black and tan",
          "parti-colour"
        ],
        "length": "long"
      },
      "traits": {
        "energy": 3,
        "barking": 4,
        "drooling": 1,
        "grooming": 4,
        "shedding": 4,
        "temperament": [
          "alert",
          "lively",
          "devoted",
          "intelligent",
          "watchful",
          "wary of strangers"
        ],
        "trainability": 4,
        "good_with_dogs": 3,
        "exercise_minutes": 30,
        "apartment_friendly": 4,
        "good_with_children": 3,
        "good_with_strangers": 2
      },
      "other_names": [
        "Deutscher Spitz",
        "Mittelspitz",
        "Kleinspitz"
      ],
      "recognized_by": [
        "FCI",
        "UKC",
        "KC",
        "ANKC"
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://www.ukcdogs.com/german-spitz",
          "title": "Breed Standards : German Spitz | United Kennel Club (UKC)"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.ukcdogs.com/docs/breeds/german-spitz.pdf",
          "title": "German Spitz (Mittel & Klein) Official UKC Breed Standard Revised July 1, 2009"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.royalkennelclub.com/breed-standards/utility/german-spitz-mittel/",
          "title": "German Spitz (Mittel) | Breed Standards | The Kennel Club"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.germanspitzworld.co.uk/pge.php?page=9",
          "title": "German Spitz World :: Breed Standard for the German Spitz"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Spitz",
          "title": "German Spitz"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.akc.org/dog-breeds/german-spitz/",
          "title": "German Spitz - Dog Breed Information"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://brit-petfood.com/en/breed-catalog/spitz-and-primitive-types/german-spitz",
          "title": "German Spitz – Brit (FCI standard summary)"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://dogsaustralia.org.au/members/breeds/breed-standards/German-Spitz-(Mittel-&-Klein)",
          "title": "German Spitz (Mittel & Klein) Breed Standard - Dogs Australia (ANKC)"
        }
      ],
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}

The picture itself also has an endpoint: https://dogapi.dog/api/v2/breeds/937f2454-44f4-4a1d-b938-cdcd5d930b20/image, which redirects straight to the file. See it in the reference.