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Polish Lowland Sheepdog

Herding Group

Polish Lowland Sheepdog dog, photographed by Nizina
Nizina · CC BY 3.0 · source

The Polish Lowland Sheepdog is a medium-sized breed of dog that was originally bred in Poland for herding and guarding livestock. They are intelligent, loyal, and hardworking, and make excellent working dogs.

Group
Herding Group
Origin
Poland, Polish lowlands (16th century or earlier)
Coat
long double · white, gray, sandy, black, chocolate, and particolor
Also known as
Polski Owczarek Nizinny, PON, Nizinny, and Valee Sheepdog
Recognized by
AKC, FCI, UKC, KC, CKC
Hypoallergenic
No
Id
99df1640-53ec-4d7d-a70e-05f81af9dbd4

Traits

Every rating runs from 1 to 5 against dogs in general, so a 3 is an average dog rather than an average Polish Lowland Sheepdog. They are researched estimates, not measurements.

Researched from images.akc.org ukcdogs.com en.wikipedia.org yourdog.co.uk royalcanin.com

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Everything above came from https://dogapi.dog/api/v2/breeds/99df1640-53ec-4d7d-a70e-05f81af9dbd4. No key, no sign up. See it in the reference.

Request
curl -s "https://dogapi.dog/api/v2/breeds/99df1640-53ec-4d7d-a70e-05f81af9dbd4"
Response
{
  "data": {
    "id": "99df1640-53ec-4d7d-a70e-05f81af9dbd4",
    "type": "breed",
    "attributes": {
      "name": "Polish Lowland Sheepdog",
      "description": "The Polish Lowland Sheepdog is a medium-sized breed of dog that was originally bred in Poland for herding and guarding livestock. They are intelligent, loyal, and hardworking, and make excellent working dogs.",
      "life": {
        "max": 14,
        "min": 12
      },
      "male_weight": {
        "max": 23,
        "min": 18
      },
      "female_weight": {
        "max": 18,
        "min": 14
      },
      "hypoallergenic": false,
      "male_height": {
        "max": 51,
        "min": 46
      },
      "female_height": {
        "max": 48,
        "min": 43
      },
      "origin": {
        "era": "16th century or earlier",
        "region": "Polish lowlands",
        "country": "Poland"
      },
      "coat": {
        "type": "double",
        "colors": [
          "white",
          "gray",
          "sandy",
          "black",
          "chocolate",
          "particolor"
        ],
        "length": "long"
      },
      "traits": {
        "energy": 3,
        "barking": 3,
        "drooling": 1,
        "grooming": 5,
        "shedding": 3,
        "temperament": [
          "lively",
          "self-confident",
          "clever",
          "watchful",
          "independent",
          "affectionate"
        ],
        "trainability": 4,
        "good_with_dogs": 4,
        "exercise_minutes": 60,
        "apartment_friendly": 3,
        "good_with_children": 4,
        "good_with_strangers": 2
      },
      "other_names": [
        "Polski Owczarek Nizinny",
        "PON",
        "Nizinny",
        "Valee Sheepdog"
      ],
      "recognized_by": [
        "AKC",
        "FCI",
        "UKC",
        "KC",
        "CKC"
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://images.akc.org/pdf/breeds/standards/PolishLowlandSheepdog.pdf",
          "title": "Official Standard of the Polish Lowland Sheepdog (AKC)"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.ukcdogs.com/polish-owczarek-nizinny-poliski-owczarek-nizinny",
          "title": "Breed Standards: Polish Owczarek Nizinny (UKC)"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_Lowland_Sheepdog",
          "title": "Polish Lowland Sheepdog - Wikipedia"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.yourdog.co.uk/dog-breeds/polish-lowland-sheepdog-dog-breed-profile/",
          "title": "Polish Lowland Sheepdog Dog Breed Profile"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.royalcanin.com/us/dogs/breeds/polish-lowland-sheepdog",
          "title": "Polish Lowland Sheepdog | Royal Canin US"
        }
      ],
      "images": [
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          "url": "https://images.dogapi.dog/p2o1heirvkbg7u2t5u28h0jfggxm",
          "thumb": "https://images.dogapi.dog/8bpw58clf5mrc567zd5d9nywb4t6",
          "medium": "https://images.dogapi.dog/9aht9y4oz3njxtarjjrdvoatvqjl",
          "large": "https://images.dogapi.dog/8c0gcqbwyw1t5q3ujmqjdxi0nmet",
          "attribution": {
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            "license": "CC BY 3.0",
            "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0",
            "source": "wikimedia_commons",
            "source_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Argo-Jack_von_Nora%27s_Nizina.JPG"
          }
        },
        {
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          "thumb": "https://images.dogapi.dog/twiu7ckgthukqkk4ng1ashwde2x2",
          "medium": "https://images.dogapi.dog/w84pqgj0e7r3ar2ng3oif4ge9y6i",
          "large": "https://images.dogapi.dog/eu5c4ydh6zii1gikmxqzhb8gda8f",
          "attribution": {
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          }
        },
        {
          "id": "b7a71e66-d0f3-40bb-9243-66bcd4774b70",
          "url": "https://images.dogapi.dog/c49ptqbszdxkrajf0wv7s4t1kczd",
          "thumb": "https://images.dogapi.dog/hi7n3s2ma2iwgb6ulkeag5l9v764",
          "medium": "https://images.dogapi.dog/zjjbji77l8azf40g1t34dzzrd092",
          "large": "https://images.dogapi.dog/apeoqvomy86kf7qpi157fnedlxi6",
          "attribution": {
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          }
        },
        {
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          "url": "https://images.dogapi.dog/v3z8fjkcqi6gg9mkbh73f7o4czea",
          "thumb": "https://images.dogapi.dog/avjm88s1378axtlnah7lvd23ct03",
          "medium": "https://images.dogapi.dog/vvatwsoq12pr1smasrz2e2495xde",
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          "attribution": {
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          }
        },
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          "medium": "https://images.dogapi.dog/2vxl7jtwnyhvipf6fbufj3zu3e1b",
          "large": "https://images.dogapi.dog/5699o7d74njq12kxt2im6ov6ksj0",
          "attribution": {
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          }
        },
        {
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          "url": "https://images.dogapi.dog/47xjqio9kje4nsakr5a228hszqf5",
          "thumb": "https://images.dogapi.dog/bq96s3sjgkc9hyj4xyjer2w6y6ui",
          "medium": "https://images.dogapi.dog/bvip7bsg87r5t3ghdglqe8w9jvrh",
          "large": "https://images.dogapi.dog/xnflrr1eeb537aftu5221kcgn8rg",
          "attribution": {
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            "license": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
            "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0",
            "source": "wikimedia_commons",
            "source_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Polish_Lowland_Sheepdog_puppy_Bruno_by_Vetulani.JPG"
          }
        },
        {
          "id": "ad1f6a1b-0b51-4634-a681-f058d1727234",
          "url": "https://images.dogapi.dog/eykn0yqpwfzd1h1usbl6j9pl8evn",
          "thumb": "https://images.dogapi.dog/8yxcg57axgl32souhatkksi2ardu",
          "medium": "https://images.dogapi.dog/kza48wiwlo473x9r0i4jvpxj4km9",
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          "attribution": {
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          }
        },
        {
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    "relationships": {
      "group": {
        "data": {
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          "type": "group"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

The picture itself also has an endpoint: https://dogapi.dog/api/v2/breeds/99df1640-53ec-4d7d-a70e-05f81af9dbd4/image, which redirects straight to the file. See it in the reference.