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Archive 1

Needs info on behavior/temperament Bobburito 18:55, 22 January 2006 (UTC)

I am not a dog expert, but I am pretty sure that some terms used in the list of Spitz breeds are just calques of Russian names for some breeds that have more common alternative names in English. Namely:

• Karelo-Finnish Laika probably same as Karelian Bear Dog
• Nenets Herding Laika looks like a calque of the Russian name for what's known as Samoyed in Engllish
• Northeasterly Hauling Laika just the calque of the Russian name for Siberian Husky

I have put some terminology issues into the article on Laika, complete with links to some international and Russian works. Vmenkov 06:48, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

The Shiba Inu displayed in the picture is not representative of the breed standard. The picture should be changed to this one: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6b/Taka_Shiba.jpg. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.138.54.162 (talk) 15:36, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

Papillons are not actually a spitz breed at all, but actually a type of spaniel. Another name for the Papillon and Phalene alike is the Continental Toy Spaniel. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.159.77.135 (talk) 02:01, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

I don't remember seeing this breed listed as "Seppala Husky" before, but I'm both a senior and a blond, so I can't count on my memory very much!

The breed in the photo is without question Seppala Siberian Sleddog, and the picture was taken by the author of the article by that name (where the photo is also used). As he writes there, these dogs were accepted as a breed by the Canadian Dept. of Agriculture in July, 1997. (Actually a "developing breed," I think is the term.)

I'd consider this a minor edit except for the existence of an identically-named breed that was created in the U.S.A. in 2002 and registered with the Continental Kennel Club. Argument over which group of dogs the name applies to is possible. Flagstonia (talk) 03:57, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

Spitzen is commonly used as the plural for spitz types and for specific spitz breeds. I see Spitze on some web sites also, but it's not used in any of my books. The first 2 books I checked use Spitzen; one uses Spitzes; at least a couple use Spitz as the plural ("Spitz are..." "Spitz have..."); most avoid it by saying "the Spitz family of dogs", "Spitz-type dogs", or "dogs in the Spitz group". Huh. Elf | Talk 16:36, 29 Oct 2004 (UTC)

It might be worth noting that the Dutch plural for almost everything that isn't "-s" is "-en". The Dutch Plural is also spitsen. The Dutch language does have a long history of contact with English. the influence is especially present in the US. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.210.83.170 (talk) 00:17, 10 June 2010 (UTC)

Should be included in the list. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 20:25, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

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You are right.  Done Chrisrus (talk) 00:00, 5 July 2012 (UTC)

I thought it was odd that Corgis are listed among the spitze. Are they? I looked for support for this at the article about corgis, but found none. I will wait an appropriate amount of time and then I plan to remove the corgis from the list. Chrisrus (talk) 04:06, 5 September 2015 (UTC)

The Shar Pei is not a spitz breed. The original, so called traditional Shar Pei is a primitive type of dog and the modern (Americanized) Shar Pei is a small molosser/mastiff. --Canarian (talk) 19:13, 9 November 2016 (UTC)

I lived in Tonga and Fiji for four years and spitz-like dogs were very common, looking like the Shiba Inu or the Norwegian Buhund. They were fairly mixed, probably from breeding with imported dogs, but most had shorter hair than the above two. Then again, they usually skulked around the edges of villages and were poorly fed so maybe the hair would be longer if better cared for. Just an observation, I couldn't see any references online. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pcrooker (talk • contribs) 06:01, 21 July 2018 (UTC)