posted on October 31, 2009 04:34:34 PM new
Karen, or any other dog people out there, can you help ID this breed or are they just happy mutts? Somehow they remind me of border collies? Many thanks in advance!
posted on November 1, 2009 01:09:07 AM new
Definitely not border collies--the ears are wrong, BC puppies aren't that kind of fluffy and it would be extremely--make that EXTREMELY--unusual to find a solid white or cream BC that isn't an albino, which these dogs aren't.
They're probably American Eskimo Dogs. Depending on the era, they could have been called Eskimo Spitz, German Spitz, American Spitz, miniature Spitz (these don't look miniature, but they're smaller than other spitz breeds) or even just Spitz. IIRC, they didn't originate with the Eskimos or in America, so why they're now called American Eskimo Dogs is a mystery to me.
posted on November 1, 2009 07:09:16 AM new
Spitz must have been the most popular breed circa 1910 - there are so many postcards with dogs that look like that! The tails are always a giveaway but the puppies are really hard to tell - they somehow don't look real.
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posted on November 1, 2009 11:28:38 AM new
Finnish Spitz are deep orangey-red, not white/cream.
"Spitz" isn't a breed so much as a loosely related family of breeds. Generally they have heavy double coats, small pointed ears and tails that curl over their backs. The smallish white ones (as opposed to the larger Samoyeds, which are a also spitz breed) came to be called "Spitz", at least in the US, with no further classification. They were very popular, easily trained, multi-purpose small farm dogs, at least in the cold northern regions.
posted on November 1, 2009 07:16:07 PM new
The best pet our family ever had, when I was growing up, was a little black and brown dog that was half "spitz," half pekinese. Wonderful little watchdog, great disposition.
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posted on November 1, 2009 07:52:34 PM new
Our favorite cocker we had when I was young had a "crush" on a neighborhood Samoyed. Unfortunately, we weren't as tolerant of same-sex relationships in those days...
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