Breeding
at the Great Spitz
From guard and farm dog to loyal family dog
In many old works and publications, authors left us their own image of the Spitz. They tell us that the Spitz has hardly changed externally over the centuries. Nevertheless, the Spitz had to submit and adapt to the changing times. With the advent of the age of industrialization, the entire environment in which the Spitz had a permanent place, met requirements and had to carry out important tasks changed in a relatively short period of time. This forced him to change from being a companion and working dog (guard dog, yard dog or herding dog) to being a companion dog or family dog in order to adapt to the spirit of the times. Fortunately, he more than succeeded in this, because even today he is one of the most versatile dog breeds as an all-rounder.
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What the Großspitz needs today are
Breeders and lovers of the breed
It's serious: Mittelspitz and Großspitz are on the red list of old pet breeds
In 2003, the Groß- and Mittelspitz, along with the German Pinscher, were declared an endangered, endangered domestic animal breed by the GEH (Society for the Conservation of Old and Endangered Domestic Animal Breeds). The Großspitz was classified as "extremely endangered".[1]
Compared to the German Pinscher, Spitz were still widespread around the turn of the century: "We only need to take a step onto the street and it will certainly not be long before we see a Spitz-like dog, this may be where it wants." , beginning from Petersburg down to Italy". [2] However, this view was not shared everywhere. Hering as early as 1880: "Pushed into the background by other modern dogs, one rarely sees a real brave Spitz; especially as an indispensable companion of the carriages, its heyday is over." [3]
