The origin of the Keeshond undoubtedly is Arctic, or possibly Sub-Arctic, and it is of the same strains that produced the Samoyed, the Chow Chow, the Norwegian Elkhound, the Finnish Spitz, and the Pomeranian. It seems most closely related to the Pomeranian

Symbol of Dutch Patriots in the eighteenth century, the Keeshond was a dog of the people. The close link between the Keeshond and the Patriots almost proved the dog's undoing. He was so  much in the public eye as the symbol of the Patriots that when the Prince of Orange established his party as the dominant one, few wanted the dog that stood for the opposition. Many who owned the Keeshond disposed of them quietly; and only the most loyal maintained the breed.

Considered an ideal companion, this handsome dog is alert, and friendly. A wolf-gray in color, he has a stand-off  coat that always looks as if it had just been brushed and trimmed.

Height- males, 18 inches from the withers; females, 17 inches

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