Keeshond

Coat

Grizzle: Grey grizzle (regular), light marking coloured spots should always be present around the eyes.
May use light grey (furfile) as trim inbetween light and dark areas.
Masking: Always masked with Black (35) (standard or extended mask).
Light eye markings must still be present.

Eyes

Dark Brown (50-59/90-99)

Nose

Black (35-39/244)

Faults

Lack of eye markings.
A dog with complete eye markings is always preferred, a dog with incomplete ones is preferred over one lacking them all together. The severity of the fault is relative to how much it distrupts the overall look of the dog.

Disqualifications

None

Notes

The Keeshond, just like all spitzes, is a very old type of dog, and they are the dogs that most closely resembles the wolf. Spitzes are not mentioned much in literature before the 1700s, but de Buffon (1707-78) and Linneus (1707-78) mention the small, usually white, spitz from Pomerania.

The Keeshond has also been known as 'Dutch Bargedog', and its name is believed to come from 'Jan Kees', which is a nickname for a Dutchman (same word that has become 'Yankees'), but the main refining of the breed took place in Britain. It was recognized in 1933.

The breed should appear square in shape, well built with a good amount of coat. The head is wedge shaped with moderate stop and rather short muzzle. A slightly convex top of muzzle is desirable. The cheeks should be rounded. The ears are small, triagular and set high and close together. The neck is powerful and well covered in thick fur. The body should be short with a straight back, deep chest and only slight tuck up. The legs have slight angulation, with paws as small as possible. The coat is thick, long and hard, shorter on the face and frontside of legs, and longer on the neck and backside of the legs.

Breed Files

Keeshond - Supernova V2 — Supernova V2
**Filename:** Keeshond
**Offset:** 0044
**Base:** Labrador
**SCP:** Dalmatian
**Accepted:** August 10, 2013
**Notes:** Version 2 of the Supernova file. Addballz ears, tail and feathers.

Keeshond - Supernova V1 — Supernova V1
**Filename:** Keeshond
**Offset:** AAA3
**Base:** Labrador
**SCP:** Labrador
**Accepted:** April 10, 2006
**Notes:** Contains two ruff variations, 2nd gens have fuzzier front legs and miss a line on the underside.

Keeshond - Faerie Barn Dance — Faerie Barn Dance
**Filename:** Keeshond
**Offset:** B379
**Base:** Great Dane
**SCP:** Great Dane
**Accepted:** January 4, 2006
**Notes:** Uses two furfiles for the coat pattern.

Keeshond - Bekki — Bekki
**Filename:** FP Keeshond
**Offset:** 823E
**Base:** Dalmatian
**SCP:** Dalmatian
**Accepted:** December 16, 2003
**Notes:** Male and Female differences. Fur colour varies.

Keeshond

Coat

Eyes

Nose

Faults

Disqualifications

Notes

Breed Files

Supernova V2

Supernova V1

Faerie Barn Dance

Bekki