German Spitz - TOP 10 Interesting Facts

Top 10 facts about the German Spitz, a lively, affectionate and attentive dog breed.
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Short German Spitz description:
The German Spitz has all the typical Spitz characteristics and you can tell on the first sight, that this is a true Spitz! The appearance characteristics include thick and dense coat, fox like head, tail, that curls over the body, small, triangular and erect ears and dark eyes, which gives the dog smart and alert expression.
The first thing you will most likely notice about the German Spitz is its beautiful fluffy coat. It is a dense double coat consisting of soft woolly undercoat and long harsh textured perfectly straight top coat covering the whole body. The coat is even thicker around the neck and forequarters. These dogs come in many different colors, most common would be white, black, brown, orange and grey, but they can be in almost any color.
German Spitz facts VIDEO TIMESTAMPS:
0:33 Origin
1:05 Two sizes
1:43 Utilization
2:18 Companions
2:59 Spitz
3:20 Coat
3:50 Mistbeller
4:15 Prey drive
4:41 Maintenance
5:14 Health
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Photos by:
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0:56 By gomagoti - german spitz, CC BY-SA 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
2:47 By Svenska Mässan from Sweden - BIR Grupp 5: TYSK SPETS/ MITTELSPITZ, Filip Am Jungfernbach, CC BY 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
3:11 By Savannahepryor - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
3:41 By Kotivalo - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
4:07 By Томасина - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
4:16 By Spitze Friendly Malinakos - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
4:31 By Diunonyymi - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
4:55 By Pleple2000 - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
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[@Rocadog]

Is the German Spitz your favourite dog breed?

[@justinofpreece]

I have two, and have a few friends who have them too, including one of the insta profiles you featured!

[@Rocadog]

@@justinofpreece Awesome!

[@Khadijakhadija-jy6qi]

My brother has one and we fall for each other when I visited last June to the point I’m looking for them everywhere in Boston, the other day Ii met a neighbor with a Pomeranian and that’s the reason I’m watching this video, I love this breed

[@Rocadog]

@@Khadijakhadija-jy6qi 👍👍

[@sureshmanokar]

Yes… I love them

[@PeppersMom]

Our Spitz is so much fun and full of personality. He's a very good guard dog. Any little sound outside will cause him to bark. He lets us know right away if we should look outside for packages from the delivery person. These are great dogs with energy and curiosity.

[@Rocadog]

Thanks for sharing your experience with the German Spitz :)

[@paulhill1379]

Great video on another lovely Dog Breed.😊

[@Rocadog]

You are so kind, thank you!

[@OdditiesOffcial]

Reminds of a baby Samoyed (the white one that is) great work mate!

[@cadaver6665]

As someone who's spent a lot of time with this breed, I can say they all react a bit differently to wild animals. Some of them have a pray instinct and some not at all. Some like to alert for animals and some aren't curious about them at all. In general, I'd say all spitzes are watchful, alert, energetic and always following you, they just love people's company. Most of them are really intelligent too so they make great dogs for many sports and hobbies. Some are a bit nervous due to being reserved about new things, a typical issue for larger spitzes as well. So in my experience they require pretty good socialization, if you don't want a dog, that alerts for everything or is timid. They make perfect and easygoing pets but you need to understand their nature and purpose as watchdogs.

[@Rocadog]

Thanks for a great comment 👍

[@nikitareid8534]

My GS has 0 prey drive. Neither does my Japanese spitz

[@vijaygopal7150]

Have one, and can be short tempered. Not super friendly with kids or strangers

[@Rocadog]

👍👍

[@elmamounebelkasse8649]

yes, i can relate to that as i have a german spietz myself.

[@leonshanikflanagan3855]

Same

[@SM-ms8mj]

Yes right my GS is very aggressive not friendly with stranger he is very very protective

[@zoeaurelia5424]

Same here

[@ConstantlyShadow8annedByYT]

Hello. Could you make a video explaining the differences between the German Spitz, Pomeranian, and Volpino Italiano? Other than size, they look identical so it would be nice to have more information on how to differentiate them. Thank you.

[@Rocadog]

I will try!

[@tuanas458]

I had one for a year but had to sell it(my mom sold it). I just couldn't potty train it(maybe I was lazy). But she was a very smart dog. She had good ears and would bark at something suspicious. Never once bit me or so much even growl.. Also had very nice white teeth. She also started to shed after a year.

[@youtuber3328]

SERIOUSLY i'm sorry you had to sell your german spitz

[@AkosiJeThro]

Pomeranian and German Spitz causes confusion for me cause for me they look the same

[@Rocadog]

👍👍

[@user-bl4oq7fd8d]

because they are the same... The German spitz actually comes in 4 sizes: Großspitz ("big spitz"), Mittelspitz ("middle spitz"), Kleinspitz ("small spitz") and Zwergspitz ("dwarf spitz"). The "dwarf spitz" is called Pomeranian in English. And the way the German spitz is divided into those categories is by size, meaning Pomeranians are just the smallest variant of the German spitz breed. idk maybe you could call Pomeranians a sub-breed of the German spitz... or a variant or whatever

[@benimcanm351]

Pomeranians are the descendants of German Spitz. Hopes this help :)

[@oooopsiewoooopsie4126]

Hey, great video you made there but I found one mistake regarding the pray drive: german spitz have a very low pray drive which makes them great shepards. They will protect everyone who they see as their pride including kids ducks bunnies or whatever animal that belongs to your household or farm.

[@karenbrown8056]

No, they actually do have a strong prey drive in my experience. I have the worlds premier squirrel hunter! She also 'dives' into the undergrowth for small rodents (I assume) like an artic fox in the snow. It's taken me a whole 15 months to teach a retrieve but now she is learning flyball and loving it. She is a wonderfully fun little dog to own and super affectionate, I've never owned anything quite like her in 40+ years of showing and working larger breeds (shepherds and BSD's) I love her beyond words XX

[@nikitareid8534]

And in mine, 0 prey drive. Not to any animals.

[@youtuber3328]

to be COMPLETELY honest i did do and/or PROBABLY will really LOVE the german spitz

[@Rocadog]

👍👍

[@youtuber3328]

it's nice to meet you and please tell me is was and/or will the german spitz be your VERY favorite dog breed

[@ButterabhibakihaimereToast]

Loyal? My German Spitz ran away 😑😓

[@favsnfaves2824]

😂😂😂 why?

[@diem3956]

Can this dog be classified as a guard dog??

[@Rocadog]

Not a guard, they are too small to be good guards. Watchdogs maybe.

[@knutundthomasforever2959]

You are wrong. I am military and we use them as guard dogs in the military.

[@knutundthomasforever2959]

Fact: Deustche Spitz comes in 3 sizes. Toy, Mini and standard. Standards being the largest up to 30 lbs. I also have owned Spitz dogs for many many years. You need to research before giving false info.

[@GrosspitzHeyDude]

German spitz has been acting as guard dog for ages. They have been working as protectors of the travellers and guard dogs for wineyards for example (dark colors, big german spitz). So answer is: “yes, they are (or can be) guard dogs” and at the same time answer is “no, they are not” :). Grosspitz (Großspitz, giant german spitz) is still in many places (Germany and Czech) a working guard dog, where the smaller german spitzes (kleinspitz and mittelspitz) have been more like "doorbells" (informing of everything). Small and medium size spitzes are barking more and if you have them with grosspitz, bigger spitz comes to check what is the situation and is ready to act if needed. Grosspitzes (big german spitz) are in (most cases) just like they have been for hundreds of years where smaller variations of the german spitz breed has been bred hundreds of years to a different direction (companion dogs, with not so much primitive instincts where big german spitz still is a guarding dog in many places). Grosspitz is extremely endangered breed and this most original type of the german spitz does not exist in many countries.

[@GrosspitzHeyDude]

@@knutundthomasforever2959 Plus big german spitz (weight up to 45 lbs or more :) which is the most original type of the german spitz, very primitive and extremely endangered