Mittelspitz (Standard or Medium Spitz)

FCI 97 - European Spitz

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The Spitz, officially called «German Spitz«, It is a classic breed of dog in Germany and Central Europe. The Spitz used to be found everywhere. They belonged to all the properties, guarded warehouses and transport carts. Its standard variant is also called «Mittelspitz (Standard or Medium Spitz)«. This breed of dog has an ancient tradition, which is closely related to our history at least since the Middle Ages. Although this variant is the type of its breed bred from primitive times, the Mittelspitz (Standard or Medium Spitz) did not receive an official place in the standard of the German Spitz until 1969.

The Mittelspitz (Standard or Medium Spitz), on the other hand, only has 100 puppies per year in the VDH (German Canine Federation), the Grossespitz (Giant or Large Spitz) has even less. Thus, from 2003, the Grossespitz (Giant or Large Spitz) and the Mittelspitz (Standard or Medium Spitz) They have been declared an endangered pet breed by the "Society for the Conservation of Ancient and Endangered Pet Breeds". The Grossespitz (Giant or Large Spitz) is classified as extremely endangered, the Mittelspitz (Standard or Medium Spitz) as highly endangered.

The Mittelspitz (Standard or Medium Spitz) breeds in the colors black, brown, white, orange, gray cloud and other colors. Other colors include shades like cream, cream- March, orange- March, black-brown and pinto. Like all Spitz has a double layer: a long top coat, straight and protruding and a short undercoat, thick and padded.

With a shoulder height of between 30 and 38 centimeters, the Mittelspitz (Standard or Medium Spitz) is the representative of the breed with the classic tip size.

The Mittelspitz (Standard or Medium Spitz) is by nature a bit like the old guard dog. She is an incorruptible guard, fell, resistant and persevering. He is very smart, curious and energetic. The standard describes its nature:

This German Spitz is always alert, lively and extraordinarily affectionate with his owner. It is very docile and easy to train. His distrust of strangers and his lack of hunting instinct make him the ideal guardian for the house and yard.. It is neither fearful nor aggressive. Insensitivity to the weather, robustness and longevity are its most outstanding characteristics.

The Mittelspitz (Standard or Medium Spitz) it is suitable for dog sports, as the agility. Has a fairly low stimulus threshold and can become a barker under certain circumstances, especially when bored. At the same time you want to please your caregiver and bond with him closely. If the emotional relationship is correct, the Spitz He will do his best not to do anything that his owner does not like., and for example, at least largely, dispense with his barking. But, intelligent breed of dog hates boredom. Combined with your intelligence, wit and docility, it's just fun to practice tricks or agility with him. He will then do everything to please humans. Is very playful, friendly and is very closely related to people, especially with the children.

How long can a Medium Spitz live??

The Mittelspitz (Standard or Medium Spitz) It is robust and durable and can reach a very high age of 15 years and more.

the care of Mittelspitz (Standard or Medium Spitz) it is extremely easy and undemanding. To keep the long coat healthy it is enough to brush it from time to time. Only when the coat is changed should it be additionally cleaned.

Regarding their salus, the Medium Spitz is also a robust breed without any breeding-related diseases.

Nutrition of the Mittelspitz

The Mittelspitz (Standard or Medium Spitz) has no special dietary requirements. For centuries, has become used to using human food scraps. But, this does not mean that we should not give him high quality food today, either dry or wet, and regularly fresh meat.

The Mittelspitz (Standard or Medium Spitz) easily adapts to the lifestyle of its people. You can live in the country or in the big city. You also feel comfortable in a small apartment in the city. You don't need a strong hand on the other end of the strap, because he willingly follows and does not show any dominance or even aggressiveness towards other dogs. Remain sovereign and neutral, if he is ever bothered. Your attitude is not problematic in all respects due to external circumstances. But, here he hardly demands anything in terms of the relationship and common activities with his caregiver. She is not a couch dog and always wants to experience something new. Want the mental challenge, that can be offered for example with sports for dogs.

Is willing and able to learn and adapt to the habits of their caregivers. Well mannered, it is a very practical companion when visiting a restaurant, when traveling and when on vacation. It is a good and reliable companion for children. He is playful and above all good-natured. He is insensitive to the weather and wants to go on his daily walk in any weather. Either a single person or a family with or without children, young or old: the Spitz is an ideal companion.

The Mittelspitz (Standard or Medium Spitz) must be trained like a great dog in all seriousness from puppyhood. One is always tempted to underestimate these little dogs., especially like dogs. The Spitz needs clear announcements and rules, In summary: guidance from the teacher. He gladly accepts this. The Spitz immediately notices carelessness and inconsistency. With a little responsibility in their upbringing, that every owner should assume from the beginning, the Spitz will easily become a well-trained adult companion dog. After training, a Spitz can be trained very well in various dog sports. It is also very suitable for beginners.

Buy Mittelspitz

If you want to buy a puppy Mittelspitz (Standard or Medium Spitz), you should visit a breeder affiliated with the VDH (German Canine Federation). You can also find your Spitz or one of the mixes in the shelters.

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• FCI CLASSIFICATION: 97
• Group 5: Spitz and primitive types
• Section 4: European Spitz. Without working trial..

Germany

04.09.2019.

Use:

Guard and companion dog.

General appearance:

TheSpitzThey attract attention for their beautiful separated fur with the presence of a very dense undercoat.. The neck surrounded by an abundant mane and the tail covered with long hair is striking., turned up and spread boldly on the back. The head is similar to that of the fox with diligent eyes and small pointed ears. The ears, placed very close to each other, confer toSpitzhis characteristic relaxed appearance.

important proportions

Proportion of 1:1 between the height at the withers and the length of the dog.

TheGerman Spitz is constantly attentive, is active and exceptionally dependent on his master. Learn quickly and can be trained easily. His distrust of strangers and his lack of interest in hunting allow him to be considered the ideal watchman for the house and farm.. Its most notable characteristics are its resistance to weathering., its robustness and longevity.

Head:

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• Skull: The skull ofSpitzis medium-sized; viewed from above seems to swell back becoming more narrow wedge shaped to the tip of the nose.
• Depression links (Stop): Little steep until marked, but never abrupt.

facial region:

• Truffle: Round, small, black; in all theSpitzbrown in color is dark brown in color.
• Snout: Not very long, Neither coarse nor pointed; It presents a good proportion in relation to the skull (in the Spitz type Keeshond/Wolf, in the large Spitz and medium Spitz the ratio snout/skull is approximately 2/3, in the small Spitz and in theSpitz enano/Pomerania is approximately 2/4).
• Lips: They are not hanging; they are well bonded and do not form folds in the corners. They are black in all colours, in theSpitzbrown in color are brown in color.
• Jaws/Teeth: The jaws are normally developed and show a complete scissors bite with 42 teeth, That is, the upper incisors fall closely in front of the lower incisors., teeth being implanted perpendicular to the jaws. InSmall and dwarf spitz/Pomeranian the loss of a few promolars is tolerable. A pincer bite is allowed in all varieties ofSpitz.
• Cheeks: The cheeks are slightly round and are not prominent.
• Eyes: The eyes are medium-sized, elongated, a little oblique, dark colored. The eyelids have black pigmentation in all color varieties and are only dark brown in theSpitzof brown variety.
• Ears: The pointed ears in the shape of a pointed triangle are small and rather closely placed together.. Its inclusion is high. They always remain erect with a rigid tip.

Neck:

The neck is moderately long and presents a broad inclusion with shoulders; the neck is slightly convex, without dewlap and covered with a mane shaped collar.

Body:

• top line: The top line begins at the tip of the erect ears and passes in a gentle arc over the short, straight back.. The deployed and with abundant fur tail partially covers the back and rounded silhouette.
• Cross/Back: The high cross falls imperceptibly on the short back, straight and strong.
• Pork loin: Short, wide and strong.
• Rump: The rump is short and wide, unexpired.
• Breast : Deep chest, well arched; the apron is well developed.
• Bottom line and belly: The chest is expanded as much as possible back; the abdomen is moderately retracted.

Tail:

The tail has a high insertion and a medium length; bends upward from the root and rolls over the back, spreading firmly. Well covered with thick hair. A double loop in the tip of the tail is acceptable.

Tips

Former members

• As a whole: Straight, large on the front.
• Shoulder: The scapula is long, placed backwards at an angle. The arm, showing almost the same length, with the scapula forms an angle of approximately 90 degrees. Shoulders with good musculature are closely linked with the chest.
• Arm: Medium length, robust and fully straight on the trunk, covered with long hair in the form of pen in the posterior region.
• Elbows: The elbow joint is strong, close to the chest without bending inward or outward.
• Metacarpus: The Metacarpus strong and medium length, forms an angle of approximately 20° in relation to the perpendicular line.
• Front feet: The front feet are as small as possible, round, compact, as cat with well arched toes feet. Pads and nails are black in all varieties of Spitz, and they are only dark brown on brown dogs.

Later members

• As a whole: The hindquarters are very muscular, covered with very long hair up to the Hock joint. The hind limbs are straight and parallel to each other..
• Thigh and leg: They have approximately the same length.
• Knee: The knee joint is strong, slightly angled and, during the movement, It does not twist outward or inward.
• Metatarsus: Medium length, very strong, maintains a position perpendicular to the ground.
• Rear feet: The hind feet are as small as possible, round, with toes well arched and together, as cat feet. Pads are hard. The color of nails, pads is much darker.

Former members

• As a whole: Straight, large on the front.
• Shoulder: The scapula is long, placed backwards at an angle. The arm, showing almost the same length, with the scapula forms an angle of approximately 90 degrees. Shoulders with good musculature are closely linked with the chest.
• Arm: Medium length, robust and fully straight on the trunk, covered with long hair in the form of pen in the posterior region.
• Elbows: The elbow joint is strong, close to the chest without bending inward or outward.
• Metacarpus: The Metacarpus strong and medium length, forms an angle of approximately 20° in relation to the perpendicular line.
• Front feet: The front feet are as small as possible, round, compact, as cat with well arched toes feet. Pads and nails are black in all varieties of Spitz, and they are only dark brown on brown dogs.

Later members

• As a whole: The hindquarters are very muscular, covered with very long hair up to the Hock joint. The hind limbs are straight and parallel to each other..
• Thigh and leg: They have approximately the same length.
• Knee: The knee joint is strong, slightly angled and, during the movement, It does not twist outward or inward.
• Metatarsus: Medium length, very strong, maintains a position perpendicular to the ground.
• Rear feet: The hind feet are as small as possible, round, with toes well arched and together, as cat feet. Pads are hard. The color of nails, pads is much darker.

Movement:

TheSpitzmoves with enough coordination, with a good push and almost floating in light trot.

Mantle

Skin

The skin should be well attached to the body, without kinking.

Fur

TheSpitzThey have a double coat covered with hair: the outer layer is long-haired, straight and separate and the inner layer is short-haired, dense and woolly. The head, ears, anterior surface of the forelimbs and hindlimbs and feet are covered by short, dense hair (velvety). The rest of the body is long and abundant hair. The hair should not be wavy, chino, or form hair, You must not present a stripe on the back. A thick mane covers the neck and shoulders. The rear face of the forelimbs has hair in the form of feathers. The hindquarters should be covered with long hair from the rump to the Hock joint. The queue must be covered with hair is long and abundant.

Color

• Wolf Spitz/Keeshond: Grayish.
• Grossespitz (Giant or Large Spitz) : Negro, brown, white.
• Mittelspitz (Standard or Medium Spitz): Negro, brown, white, orange, grey, other colors.
• Kleinspitz (Miniature or Small Spitz): Negro, brown, White Orange, grey, other colors.
• Spitz enano/Pomerania: Negro, brown, white, orange, grey, other colors.
• Black Spitz: The fur of the black Spitz should be dark in the skin as well as internal NAP and the color of the outer layer should be jet black color without any white spot.
• Brown Spitz: The Brown Spitz should have a uniform dark brown color.
• White Spitz: The hair should be pure white, no yellowish tones that can often occur in the ears.
• Spitz anaranjando: The Orange Spitz should have a single uniform colour in the average range of the RAL (Registration International of the color scale).
• Greyish Spitz/Keeshond: Gray is understood as grey silver with black hair tips. Snout and ears are dark. Around the eyes there is a drawing in the shape of glasses consisting of a delicate black line. (It extends from the outer corner of the eye to the lower part of the inclusion of the ear) or in broken lines and shading that draw short eyebrows, but expressive. Mane and ring shoulders are a tone clear. The anterior and posterior members are grey silver unmarked black below the elbows and knees, except delicate stripes on your fingers (pencilling). The tip of the tail is black. The lower part of the tail and the buttocks are grey Silver clear.
• Spitz other colours: Under this description all tones are included as: cream-coloured, cream-saber, anaranjado-Sable, black with tan and stained. The spotted must have a white background color. Black stains, brown, gray or orange should be distributed throughout the body.

Size and weight:

Height to the cross

• Wolf Spitz/Keeshond: 49 cm ± 6 cm..
• Grossespitz (Giant or Large Spitz) : 46 cm ± 4 cm..
• Mittelspitz (Standard or Medium Spitz): 34 cm ± 4 cm..
• Kleinspitz (Miniature or Small Spitz): 26 cm ± 3 cm..
• Spitz enano/Pomerania: 20 cm ± 2 cm. (are undesirable specimens measuring less than 18 cm.).

Weight

Any variation in the size of theGerman Spitz must have a corresponding variation in its weight. Any deviation from the aforementioned criteria is considered a fault and the severity of this is considered to be the degree of deviation from the standard..

Serious misconduct

• Defects in the Constitution.
• Head too flat or sharp Apple-shaped.
• Truffle, eyelids and lips of flesh-colored.
• Defects in the premolars in Wolf Spitz/Keeshond, Medium and large Spitz.
• Eyes too big or clear or very outgoing.
• Defects in the movement.
• Absence of classic drawing of the face inSpitzgrey.

ELIMINATING fAULTS

• Aggressive or fearful dog.
• Open fontanel.
• Upper or lower prognathism.
• Entropion or ectropion.
• Floppy ears.
• White spots visible on allSpitznon white.

Any dog ​​showing clear signs of physical or behavioral abnormalities should be disqualified..

Fouls:

Any deviation from the above criteria is considered missing and the seriousness is considered to the extent of the deviation to the standard.

Serious misconduct

• Defects in the Constitution.
• Head too flat or sharp Apple-shaped.
• Truffle, eyelids and lips of flesh-colored.
• Defects in the premolars in Wolf Spitz/Keeshond, Medium and large Spitz.
• Eyes too big or clear or very outgoing.
• Defects in the movement.
• Absence of classic drawing of the face inSpitzgrey.

ELIMINATING fAULTS

• Aggressive or fearful dog.
• Open fontanel.
• Upper or lower prognathism.
• Entropion or ectropion.
• Floppy ears.
• White spots visible on allSpitznon white.

Any dog ​​showing clear signs of physical or behavioral abnormalities should be disqualified..

Males should have two normal-appearing testicles fully descended into the scrotum..

Source: F.C.I - International Cynological Federation