Dear adventurestud,
Holland's national dog is the Keeshond, also known as Wolfsspitz (in
Germany), Chien Loup (in France), or Lupini (in Italy). Originally,
the Keeshond was a watchdog on Dutch canal barges, riverboats, and
farms, and it is still often used for this purpose today.
Follow this link to see a picture of a Keeshond:
http://www.calweb.com/~jabber/wrocky_l.jpg
Source: JabberwocKEES, by Penny Manser
Sources:
About the Keeshond, by Linda & Bill Owens
http://www.wightman.ca/~ownbriar/Keeshond%20History.htm
Rassehunde und Rassekatzen: Keeshond (Wolfsspitz) [in German; Google
Cache]
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Search terms used:
holland nationalhund
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holland keeshond
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Hope this answers your question!
Best regards,
Scriptor |
