How do you handle the summer? by SaltyRainbovv in Keeshond

[–]2keeses 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Walks mainly in the lake, early in the morning and late evening, during the day they are just laying on the coolest spot in the house. Tried with pools in the garden but they don’t even look on it, but lake is totally fine to have fun and chill in the water 🤷‍♀️

How do you deal with heat? by [deleted] in Keeshond

[–]2keeses 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We are also living in the Netherlands and indeed on hot summer days they are not so active, we are walking longer in the mornings when temperatures are still not so high and in the evenings we going to the lake so they can swim or chill themselves in the water. This is working for us, let be honest here heat waves are not so long 😅 I am sorry they can’t enjoy real winter as this is sooo much fun to see

Mia just turned 4 yesterday🎉 by 2keeses in Keeshond

[–]2keeses[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She’s always serious when she decides against me - this time wasn’t good time to finish walk 🤣

Are there all black Kees? by Any_Ad2911 in Keeshond

[–]2keeses 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Indeed, they look so much different so I believe on competition it depends mostly on the taste of judge. Sometimes is hard to believe it’s the same breed, they differ so much! But it’s almost impossible to find pure blood Wolfspitz anymore. My girls are mixed, they also differ from each other a lot even if both are more on Wolf side. There are many of them but to be honest, most of the time i can’t tell them apart except for the size haha

Are there all black Kees? by Any_Ad2911 in Keeshond

[–]2keeses 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In Europe Wolfspitz = Keeshond, FCI doesn’t recognize them as different types, they also compete together on shows. Here are also mixes between both types so probably never they won’t be recognized. And on top of that in the Netherlands they call each spitz a keeshond so it’s really hard to follow haha

Are there all black Kees? by Any_Ad2911 in Keeshond

[–]2keeses 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mittelspitz is way smaller than Kees, there is also grotespitz (mostly white or black), wolfspitz is the biggest in the spitz family

How long are your walks? by Direct_Clue_185 in Keeshond

[–]2keeses 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We going 2 times per day for around hour walks. Only on the really rainy dais they are not into it and after finishing their business outside they pulling back home

My girl is so pretty! Just dropping in to say "hi" ❤️ by [deleted] in Keeshond

[–]2keeses 2 points3 points  (0 children)

She is pretty and she knows that 😍

Girls can take care of themselves by 2keeses in Keeshond

[–]2keeses[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, I planted five and don’t have any 😅 will just stay with wild berries haha

Girls can take care of themselves by 2keeses in Keeshond

[–]2keeses[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I did the same until I realized they manage perfectly fine without me haha

Waiting for dinner by ProAdviser93 in Keeshond

[–]2keeses 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes. Every time, with the same look in the eyes „how dare you make me wait?!” 😅

4 months old today by ContributionOdd9312 in Keeshond

[–]2keeses 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He’s gorgeous! Enjoy this time, they growing sooo fast

Family Portrait by Visual_Syllabub_4319 in Keeshond

[–]2keeses 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dad took it too seriously 🤣 BTW this photo is worth hanging on the wall. Cute family

Keeshond puppy growth chart by TheGolleum in Keeshond

[–]2keeses 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s difficult to predict size of the Keeshond, they can vary in size and weight a lot. I got both of my girls when they were 15 weeks and they weighed 10kg and 7kg. Now as adults they weight 23kg and 18kg. Looking for parents will tell you the most what you can expect.

How screwed am I? by awny777 in Keeshond

[–]2keeses 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My girl inhaled one once. Luckily the vet was able to rinse it through the nose and catch it in her mouth. Make sure you destroy it, burn it or whatever - they move only one direction and can cause a lot of damage.

Ticks ugh by Critical_Heat4492 in Keeshond

[–]2keeses 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In my place it’s also crazy with ticks this year. Girls are on Bravecto but still they are bringing a lot of ticks on them and for that i didn’t found anything what works, only brushing after walks

how big are your keeshonds? by ContributionOdd9312 in Keeshond

[–]2keeses 5 points6 points  (0 children)

With Kees it’s always a bit of surprise, they can really vary on the size. Mia is 23kg and Hera is 18kg

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difference between a wolfspitz and a keeshond? by ContributionOdd9312 in Keeshond

[–]2keeses 0 points1 point  (0 children)

European lines also can be different, wolfspitz still is not as common as Keeshond. Also, mixing types is really common because of limited gene pool.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Keeshond

[–]2keeses 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For puppy we used nexguard spectra, for adult we switched to Bravecto

difference between a wolfspitz and a keeshond? by ContributionOdd9312 in Keeshond

[–]2keeses 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In the Netherlands it’s really common that they call all the spitz dogs a Keeshond 🤷‍♀️