History of the German Spitz Breeds
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Description: Early history of this small working breed protecting wagons or barges of goods, as well as its recent history in England.
History of the German Spitz Breeds. History of the German Spitz Breeds. In Europe, spitz-type dogs were associated with the hunter gatherers of the first stone age, going back some 6000 years, but if we want to look for the origin specifically of the German spitz, we turn to it's immediate forebear, the Turfspitz (canis familiaris palustris). In the Northern German plain which stretched from the Rhine to vistula in the east and covering most of Denmark, was a very swampy area. People living in this area had to build their houses on stilts above the swamps and were buried in,what today has turned into peat-bogs. The remains of people and their dogs have been excavated from these peat-bogs and the dogs are believed to be the forerunners of the Wolfspitz.They were all in a remarkable state of preservation. There is evidence that people living from Bodensee, in Germany, to L.Ladoga(east of Leningrad) kept these dogs and , because house-dogs and herders were of the greatest use to non-nomadic people, it is believed that they set out to deliberately breed out the hunting instinct that characterises dogs of nomads. Any one owning a spitz could argue that they were only partially successful unless compared to the likes of the Beagle or Afghan breeds.
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| Page title: | History of the German Spitz Breeds. |
| Keywords: | Klineline German Spitz(klein),breeders,dogs,Utility breeds,german-spitz, |
| Description: | small breeding kennel in UK,homepage containing info on the breed,numerous links,FAQ's about the breed,German spitz mailing list in UK plus photos. |
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