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Schipperke
Small · 5.5–7.5 kg
- Clever
- Lively
- Good-natured
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Size and lifespan
- Size
- SchipperkeSmall
- Typical adult height
- Schipperke21–33 cm
- Typical adult weight
- Schipperke5.5–7.5 kg
- Typical lifespan
- Schipperkefrom 12 years
Exercise and care
- Exercise
- SchipperkeModerate: typically around an hour a day
- Energy
- SchipperkeVery lively
- Grooming
- SchipperkeSeveral times a week
- Shedding
- SchipperkeModerate shedding
- Training
- SchipperkeGenerally trainable with consistency
- Barking
- SchipperkeCan be vocal
Home life
- Home
- SchipperkeOften adapts to flats and smaller homes
- Garden
- SchipperkeA secure garden is strongly advised
- Time alone
- SchipperkeUsually copes only with short periods alone
- Owner experience
- SchipperkeOften suits first-time owners
Living with others
- Children
- SchipperkeUsually better with older, calmer children
- Other dogs
- SchipperkeVaries with the individual dog
- Cats and small pets
- SchipperkeVaries 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.