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Had a very successful weekend at the Klamath Dog Show!!

Saturday
 Copper took Winners Dog (his first show), Rocket took Select Dog, Glitter took Select Bitch, Prince took Best of Breed, Lottie took a Group 3 Puppy, Prince and Glitter were in brace and took a Group 1 and Best in Show, Prince also took a Group 3 in regular group.

Sunday
 Copper took Winners Dog, Sunni took Winners Bitch (And got her championship) Blaze took Select Dog, Glitter took Select Bitch (Got a major for both days), Prince took Best of Breed and a Group 1!!!

Pictures to come!



The Finnish Spitz 
 

Female                                                  Male           

Resembling a red fox, the Finnish Spitz is a northern breed with erect ears, a dense double coat and a plumed bushy tail. He is a lively animal, with a keen, intelligent expression and brisk, quick movement. Medium-sized, the Finnish Spitz comes across as an agile, workmanlike dog with no exaggerated or showy features except for his lustrious golden-red coat, which ranges from pale honey to deep auburn.

 

 

 

    Finnish Spitz Personality  

         

A lively, friendly dog, the Finnish Spitz enjoys being active
 and spending time with his family. He is good-natured and
enjoys children, although may be initially cautious with strangers. The breed requires moderate exercise and his thick double coat sheds and will need regular brushing and bathing.They are born hunters, they love to bark at birds(top left), and hunt mice (top right).







Finnish Spitz Size, Proportion, Substance

    Female                                   Male               

                      
   Size--Height at the withers in dogs, 17½ to 20 inches; in bitches, 15½ to 18 inches.
                
Proportion--Square: length from forechest to buttocks equal to height from withers to ground.
The coat may distort the square appearance.

 Substance--Substance and bone in proportion to overall dog.

Finnish Spitz Coat


 Female                              Male              
     

The coat is double with a short, soft, dense undercoat and long, harsh straight guard hairs measuring approximately one to two inches on the body. Hair on the head and legs is short and close; it is longest and most dense on plume of tail and back of thighs. The outer coat is stiffer and longer on the neck and back, and in males considerably more profuse at the shoulder, giving them a more ruffed appearance. Males carry more coat than females. No trimming of the coat except for feet is allowed. Whiskers shall not be trimmed. Any trimming of coat shall be severely faulted.







Finnish Spitz Color


Varying shades of golden-red ranging from pale honey to deep auburn are allowed, with no preference given to shades at either extreme so long as the color is bright and clear. As the undercoat is a paler color, the effect of this shading is a coat which appears to glow. White markings on the tips of the toes and a quarter-sized spot or narrow white strip, ideally no wider than ½ inch, on the forechest are permitted. Black hairs along lipline and sparse, separate black hairs on tail and back permitted. Puppies may have a good many black hairs which decrease with age, black on tail persisting longer.