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Compare Japanese Spitz
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Japanese Spitz
Small · 5–6 kg
- Affectionate
- Loyal
- Alert
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Size and lifespan
- Size
- Japanese SpitzSmall
- Typical adult height
- Japanese Spitz30–37 cm
- Typical adult weight
- Japanese Spitz5–6 kg
- Typical lifespan
- Japanese Spitzfrom 12 years
Exercise and care
- Exercise
- Japanese SpitzModerate: typically around an hour a day
- Energy
- Japanese SpitzLively
- Grooming
- Japanese SpitzDaily
- Shedding
- Japanese SpitzModerate shedding
- Training
- Japanese SpitzGenerally trainable with consistency
- Barking
- Japanese SpitzCan be vocal
Home life
- Home
- Japanese SpitzUsually happier in a house
- Garden
- Japanese SpitzA secure garden is strongly advised
- Time alone
- Japanese SpitzUsually copes only with short periods alone
- Owner experience
- Japanese SpitzSome dog experience helps
Living with others
- Other dogs
- Japanese SpitzUsually sociable with other dogs
- Cats and small pets
- Japanese SpitzVaries with the individual dog
These are typical breed tendencies from reviewed sources, never a promise about an individual dog. Read each guide for the detail and ask the breeder or rescue about the dog you are considering.