Spitz · the Curled Tail

Keeshond[3]

See it in the tree

Photograph of the Keeshond breed
Photo: dancing with wolves, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Facts

Family
Spitz[2] an editorial choice of Dogtrails, not genetic data
Clade
Nordic Spitz[1]
FCI
Standard no. 97, group 5[4] European Spitz
Origin
Germany[4] Map point 51° N · 10° E[5]
Developed in
Not yet sourced
Fixed around
Not yet sourced
In the study
KEES[1] Parker et al. 2017 abbreviation

In the tree

Closest in this tree: Icelandic Sheepdog. [1]

Also in the Nordic Spitz clade: American Eskimo Dog, Icelandic Sheepdog, Norwegian Elkhound, Swedish Vallhund.

Groupings with a DNA support below 50 / 100 are merged, as in the explorer. The tree holds 161 breeds.

Sources

  1. Parker HG, Dreger DL, Rimbault M, et al. Genomic Analyses Reveal the Influence of Geographic Origin, Migration, and Hybridization on Modern Dog Breed Development. Cell Reports 19(4):697-708, 2017. read 2026-11-04
  2. Dogtrails families, data/manual/families.json: editorial choice by breed, not a datum; drafted 2026-11-09, under review by Paul (data/manual/families.json) read 2026-11-09
  3. Wikidata Q38843 (Keeshond) read 2026-11-09
  4. FCI nomenclature, standard n° 97 "GERMAN SPITZ" (unofficial export paiv/fci-breeds, commit 88aaca5) read 2026-11-09
  5. Wikidata Q183 (Germany, P625) read 2026-11-09

Facts only: no text of the FCI standards is reproduced. All datasets and licences.