AKC Non-Sporting Group
Keeshond
Affectionate. outgoing. Yours.
You're sitting on the couch and your Keeshond is pressed against you, not next to you, against you, with that enormous silver-and-black ruff fanning out like they're wearing a Renaissance collar to a Tuesday evening. They tilt their head and hit you with the spectacles, those perfect dark markings around their eyes that make them look like a wise, furry professor who has been studying you specifically.
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"You're sitting on the couch and your Keeshond is pressed against you, not next to you, against you, with that enormous silver-and-black ruff fanning out like they're wearing a Renaissance collar to a Tuesday evening."
From our Keeshond field notes
The Keeshond experience
You know you're a Keeshond owner when...
●Your lint roller budget has its own line item and you've considered buying stock in the company. our lint roller budget has its own line item and you've considered buying stock in the company
●They spin in circles when you come home from getting the mail like you've been deployed overseas for eighteen months. hey spin in circles when you come home from getting the mail like you've been deployed overseas for eighteen months
●You've tried to explain 'spectacles' to people who ask what breed your dog is and ended up just showing them a photo. ou've tried to explain 'spectacles' to people who ask what breed your dog is and ended up just showing them a photo
●The coat blowout happens twice a year and you find silver tufts in places that defy physics, inside sealed containers, in the car you haven't driven in weeks. he coat blowout happens twice a year and you find silver tufts in places that defy physics, inside sealed containers, in the car you haven't driven in weeks
●They alert-bark at everything but in the friendliest possible way, like a neighborhood watch captain who just wants everyone to know they're doing a great job. hey alert-bark at everything but in the friendliest possible way, like a neighborhood watch captain who just wants everyone to know they're doing a great job
At a glance
alsoKnownAsKees, Dutch Barge Dog, Smiling Dutchman, Wolfspitz
size35–45 lbs
temperamentAffectionate, outgoing, velcro, alert, playful, people-obsessed
lifespan12–15 years
energyModerate (enthusiastic walks and play sessions, equally enthusiastic couch sessions)
goodWithFamilies, kids, seniors, other dogs, strangers, basically everyone, they have never met someone they didn't like
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