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Keeshond

Height 43–48 cm 41–46 cm
Weight 15–20 kg
Life span 12–15 years
Exercise 60 min/day

friendly
alert
intelligent
playful
lively
watchful

The Keeshond is a medium-sized breed of dog that was originally bred in the Netherlands for guarding and protecting property. They are intelligent, friendly, and playful, and make excellent companion dogs.

Group: Non-Sporting Group
Origin: Netherlands, Holland (18th century)
Coat: medium double · gray, black, and cream
Also known as: Dutch Barge Dog, Smiling Dutchman, Wolfspitz, Chien Loup, and Kees
Recognized by: AKC, FCI, UKC, KC, CKC, ANKC, NZKC
Hypoallergenic: No
Id: df58876a-a3b9-4737-8b0e-90b422e9aa6b

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 Keeshond. They are researched estimates, not measurements.

Researched from ukcdogs.com akc.org en.wikipedia.org hillspet.com

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Everything above came from https://dogapi.dog/api/v2/breeds/df58876a-a3b9-4737-8b0e-90b422e9aa6b. No key, no sign up. See it in the reference.

Request

curl -s "https://dogapi.dog/api/v2/breeds/df58876a-a3b9-4737-8b0e-90b422e9aa6b"

Response

{
  "data": {
    "id": "df58876a-a3b9-4737-8b0e-90b422e9aa6b",
    "type": "breed",
    "attributes": {
      "name": "Keeshond",
      "description": "The Keeshond is a medium-sized breed of dog that was originally bred in the Netherlands for guarding and protecting property. They are intelligent, friendly, and playful, and make excellent companion dogs.",
      "life": {
        "max": 15,
        "min": 12
      },
      "male_weight": {
        "max": 20,
        "min": 15
      },
      "female_weight": {
        "max": 20,
        "min": 15
      },
      "hypoallergenic": false,
      "male_height": {
        "max": 48,
        "min": 43
      },
      "female_height": {
        "max": 46,
        "min": 41
      },
      "origin": {
        "era": "18th century",
        "region": "Holland",
        "country": "Netherlands"
      },
      "coat": {
        "type": "double",
        "colors": [
          "gray",
          "black",
          "cream"
        ],
        "length": "medium"
      },
      "traits": {
        "energy": 3,
        "barking": 5,
        "drooling": 1,
        "grooming": 4,
        "shedding": 5,
        "temperament": [
          "friendly",
          "alert",
          "intelligent",
          "playful",
          "lively",
          "watchful"
        ],
        "trainability": 3,
        "good_with_dogs": 4,
        "exercise_minutes": 60,
        "apartment_friendly": 3,
        "good_with_children": 5,
        "good_with_strangers": 3
      },
      "other_names": [
        "Dutch Barge Dog",
        "Smiling Dutchman",
        "Wolfspitz",
        "Chien Loup",
        "Kees"
      ],
      "recognized_by": [
        "AKC",
        "FCI",
        "UKC",
        "KC",
        "CKC",
        "ANKC",
        "NZKC"
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://www.ukcdogs.com/keeshond",
          "title": "Breed Standards: Keeshond | United Kennel Club (UKC)"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.akc.org/dog-breeds/keeshond/",
          "title": "Keeshond Dog Breed Information | AKC"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keeshond",
          "title": "Keeshond - Wikipedia"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.hillspet.com/dog-care/dog-breeds/keeshond",
          "title": "Keeshond Dog Breed | Hill's Pet"
        }
      ],
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}

The picture itself also has an endpoint: https://dogapi.dog/api/v2/breeds/df58876a-a3b9-4737-8b0e-90b422e9aa6b/image, which redirects straight to the file. See it in the reference.