Keeshonden) is a medium-sized dog with a plush, two-layer coat of silver and black fur with a ruff and a curled tail. It originated in Holland, and its closest relatives are the German spitzes such as the Großspitz (Large Spitz), Mittelspitz (Medium Spitz), Kleinspitz (Miniature Spitz), Zwergspitz (Dwarf-Spitz) or Pomeranian. The undercoat should be very pale grey or cream (not tawny). The hair of the outer coat is black tipped, the length of the black tips producing the characteristic shading of color. The German standard was revised in 1901 to specify the characteristic color that we know today, 'silver grey tipped with black'. In the late 19th century the 'Overweight Pomeranian', a white German Spitz and most likely a Standard German Spitz, was shown in the British Kennel Club.
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