Masking: Always masked with
(standard or extended mask) - Light eye markings must still be present.
Coat
Eyes
Nose
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
Varieties
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 1700's, 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.
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
Filename: Keeshond
Offset: 0044
Base: Labrador
SCP: Dalmatian
Accepted: August 10, 2013
Notes: Version 2 of the Supernova file. Addballz ears, tail and feathers.
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.
Filename: Keeshond
Offset: B379
Base: Great Dane
SCP: Great Dane
Accepted: January 4, 2006
Notes: Uses two furfiles for the coat pattern.
Filename: FP Keeshond
Offset: 823E
Base: Dalmatian
SCP: Dalmatian
Accepted: December 16, 2003
Notes: Male and Female differences. Fur colour varies.