Spitz-type Dogs

Breed: (Origin)

Colours; Height in inches; Use
Ainu (Japan)

Various colours; 18-22 inches; Use: Companion
Akita (Japan)

Various colours; 24-28 inches; Use: Companion, Security
Alaskan Klee Kai (USA)

Various colours; Toy: 13-; Miniature: 13-15; Standard: 15-17 inches; Use: Companion
Alaskan Malamute (USA)

Blue, or grey, or red, or sable; 23-28 inches; Use: Companion, Sled pulling, Sled racing
American Eskimo Dog (USA)

Cream and white; Toy: 9-12; Miniature: 12.5-15; Standard: 15.5-19 inches; Use: Companion
Black Norwegian Elkhound (Norway)

Black; 18-20 inches; Use: Companion, Guarding, Gundog
Canadian Eskimo Dog (Canada)

Various colours; 20-27 inches; Use: Sled pulling, Sled racing
Chinook (USA)

Fawn; 21-26 inches; Use: Companion, Guarding, Sled pulling
Chow Chow (China)

Black, or blue, or cream and white, or fawn, or red; 17-20 inches; Use: Companion
Eastern Siberian Laika (Russia)

Black, or black and white, or grey, or tan and red, or white; 22-25 inches; Use: Large game hunting
Eurasier (Germany)

Black, or fawn, or grey, or mahogany, or red; 19-24 inches; Use: Companion, Sled pulling
Finnish Lapphund (Finland)

Various colours; 18-20.5 inches; Use: Companion, Herding
Finnish Spitz (Finland)

Deep auburn, or golden-red, or pale honey; 15-20 inches; Use: Companion, Hunting
German Spitz (Germany)

Various colours; 9-11 inches; Use: Companion
German Wolfspitz (Germany)

??; 18-19 inches; Use: Companion, Guarding
Greenland Dog (Greenland)

Various colours; 22-25 inches; Use: Hunting, Sled racing
Icelandic Sheepdog (Iceland)

Black, or chestnut, or fawn, or off-white; 12-16 inches; Use: Companion, Herding
Japanese Spitz (Japan)

White; 12-14 inches; Use: Companion
Jindo (Korea)

Black and white, or fawn, or white; 16-23 inches; Use: Hunting, Watchdog
Kai Dog (Japan)

Black-brindle, or red-brindle; 18-23 inches; Use: Large game hunting
Karelian Bear Dog (Finland, Russia)

Black and white; 19-23 inches; Use: Large game hunting
Keeshond (Netherlands)

Black and grey; 16-19 inches; Use: Companion, Watchdog
Lapinporokoira (Finland)

Black, or black and tan, or black and white; 19-22 inches; Use: Companion, Herding
Lundehund (Norway)

Black, or black and white, or brown and white, or grey; 12-15.5 inches; Use: Companion
Nordic Spitz (Sweden)

Brown and white, or red and white; 16-19 inches; Use: Bird hunting, Companion
Norwegian Buhund (Norway)

Black, or red, or wheaten; 16-18 inches; Use: Companion, Farm Guardian, Herding
Norwegian Elkhound (Norway)

Grey; 19-221 inches; Use: Companion, Gundog
Papillon (Europe)

White, with various colours; 8-11 inches; Use: Companion
Phalène (Europe)

Black and white; or blue, tan, and white; or chestnut and white; or tan and white; 8-11 inches; Use: Companion
Pomeranian (Germany)

Black; or blue; or brown; or cream, sable, and white; or grey; or red and orange; 8.5-11 inches; Use: Companion
Russo-European Laika (Finland, Russia)

Black and white; 21-24 inches; Use: Large game hunting
Samoyed (Russia)

White; 19-23.5 inches; Use: Companion
Schipperke (Belgium)

Black; 10-13 inches; Use: Companion
Shiba Inu (Japan)

Various colours; 14-16 inches; Use: Companion
Shikoku (Japan)

Black-brindle, or red, or red-brindle; 18-22 inches; Use: Companion, Hunting
Siberian Husky (Siberia)

Various colours; 20-23.5 inches; Use: Companion, Sled racing
Swedish Elkhound (Sweden)

Black and grey; 21-26 inches; Use: Companion, Moose hunting
Swedish Lapphund (Sweden)

Black; 16-20.5 inches; Use: Companion
Volpino (Italy)

Black, or fawn, or white; 11-12 inches; Use: Companion, Gundog
Western Siberian Laika (Russia)

Black and white; or black, tan, and red; or white; 21-24 inches; Use: Companion, Large game hunting