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Post by Hamsters82 on Apr 19, 2009 16:34:23 GMT -4
This week is the Japanese Spitz and they're from Japan and are intelligent, playful, and obedient. They actually look a bit like Eskies to me. This is them here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_Spitz
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Post by Die Fledermaus on Apr 19, 2009 19:00:47 GMT -4
They DO look like AED's! Except for the tail? >> The American Kennel Club does not recognize the Japanese Spitz due to its being close in appearance to a U.S. developed Spitz breed, the American Eskimo Dog. << TYG! Define the difference between a Japanese spitz and a german spitz, and an AED, if you can! Here is the Mark Spitz: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Spitz
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Post by Hamsters82 on Apr 20, 2009 14:52:28 GMT -4
They DO look like AED's! Except for the tail? ^No, tails are the same. In spitz breeds the tail is always curled near their hind end. Sometimes they will be down, but most of the time it's up.
Define the difference between a Japanese spitz and a German spitz, and an AED, if you can! ^I'm not sure of the difference between a Japanese Spitz and an Eskie cause they look so much alike, but if I had to guess the JS would be taller and furrier. A German Spitz is much bigger than the other two, unless you're talking about the smaller type breed. They have different coloring usually the tans, blacks as I've seen in books (that's the Giant German Spitz), the smaller one looks like a black Pom-Pom.
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Post by Die Fledermaus on Apr 20, 2009 15:16:11 GMT -4
Wow. Those differences are tiny, in the case of the JS and the AED.
One of the things I remember best about the Dog Show was hearing from the breeders and owners the differences between the AED's and the Samoyeds. But each loved their breed.
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Post by Hamsters82 on Apr 20, 2009 15:23:49 GMT -4
Oh my gosh, you can definitely tell the difference between a Sammie and Eskie. Especially if they're together (standing next to each other).
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Post by Die Fledermaus on Apr 20, 2009 16:00:29 GMT -4
As I told you in February, I was talking about their personalities. The size difference is obvious.
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Post by Hamsters82 on Apr 26, 2009 10:55:42 GMT -4
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Post by Die Fledermaus on Apr 26, 2009 15:12:47 GMT -4
>> The breed was threatened by complete extinction during the early 1900's, due to lack of interest in hunting dogs. Credited for saving the breed are unnamed breeders, who worked feverishly and used the Chien d'Ariege in order to repopulate the breed to the stable numbers it remains at currently. <<
Interesting how many breeds near extinction have been brought back from the brink.
Lots of color variation., again.
They seem smarter than normal beagles?
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Post by Hamsters82 on May 1, 2009 17:35:58 GMT -4
I heard Beagles are pretty dumb although I have yet to see one acting that way; I do know that they will follow their noses everywhere and that's like most of the hound group. I will be going away this weekend and therefore won't be able to put in next week's dog. So here he is now and he's a beauty from Germany! He's the Leonberger and he's said to be peaceful, self confident, and loyal. This is them here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonberger
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Post by Die Fledermaus on May 2, 2009 13:53:51 GMT -4
Oh, so THAT'S a Leon Berger. I thought you meant the old Jewish guy down the street. ;D >> , the Leonberger is distinguished by unflappability -- a coolness under pressure - << Sounds like a great dog, except. . . >> Leonbergers in UK and USA/Canada surveys had a median lifespan of about 7 years.[1], which is about 4 years less than the average purebred dog, but like similarly sized breeds << Seven? The average pure breed dog lives only about eleven?? Are those numbers accurate?? - - - - - - - - Where did you go this weekend?
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Post by Hamsters82 on May 3, 2009 21:37:59 GMT -4
The average pure breed dog lives only about eleven? ^They always say: The bigger the dog, the shorter the lifespan. But 7yrs old is young, I think even a Great Dane lives longer.
Where did you go this weekend? ^We went up to Pennsylvania, it was nice.
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Post by Die Fledermaus on May 4, 2009 12:50:57 GMT -4
>> The average pure breed dog lives only about eleven? ^They always say: The bigger the dog, the shorter the lifespan. << They did not say "big"; they said only "pure breed"! PA is a big place. See anything of interest, or just hang in the woods?
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Post by Hamsters82 on May 4, 2009 18:29:51 GMT -4
I mean all dogs in general, they say if the dog is big, he's going to have a shorter lifespan than that of a smaller dog. And for being in PA, we visited an acquaintance.
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Post by Die Fledermaus on May 4, 2009 18:44:10 GMT -4
But they said purebred dogs have shorter life spans, not BIG purebreds. I am puzzled. Read the site yourself if you will.
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Post by Hamsters82 on May 4, 2009 19:14:11 GMT -4
How are you not getting this? I'm not just talking about Leonbergers, but all big purebreds or big mix breeds. That is what they say about them; this is what I've heard. How is that so complicated? If the dog is big (purebred or otherwise) he will have a shorter lifespan; if the dog is small (purebred or otherwise) he will live longer. Simple as that.
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