General Care/Information
Exercise: The Japanese Spitz tend to burn their energy up themselves by being busy little bees. That’s not to say that you should’t walk them every day, they do benefit from daily walks, as do most dog breeds, they will enjoy both the physical and mental stimulation of getting out and about provides, but they do not require long vigorous exercise as some breeds do. They love to go on outings. As a puppy though you should not start walking them until they are at least 3 months or older (or fully vaccinated) and start off with a 5 min walks and work your way up to a full 20 min walk.
Grooming: Despite its long pure white coat the Japanese Spitz is a low maintenance breed. Their coat is very easy to look after, due to its texture/silky/Teflon-like quality, mud and dirt fall off or can be brushed out very easily. They only need to be brushed once or twice a week, except when shedding, which lasts approx 1-2 weeks twice per year, (or whilst in season for "bitches") then they may require daily brushing until their coats are "shed". Some people save the hair and have it spun to knit with.
It is NOT recomended for these dogs to be shaved/clipped.
They will never require clipping.
The only part on the Japanese Spitz that should ever be clipped is the hair between their paw pads!
Japanese Spitz have a double coat which acts as insulation against the heat and the cold. Nature has provided them with this insultation to cope with extreme temperatures.
THIS IS WHY IT IS SO IMPORTANT THEY DO NOT BE CLIPPED/SHAVED.
Dogs also pant to keep themselves cool please ensure your dog always has access too clean cool fresh water and if kept outside plenty of shade.
Feeding: Japanese Spitz ae not fussy eaters and they are not prone to digestive problems, we feed with Ivory Coat. We also feed part "raw" diet either BARF pre-packaged dog food, or we make our own home-made food, plus we give chicken necks, natural yoghurt, broccoli, plus a raw egg every other day, along with the dry Ivory Coat kibble.
Health: This breed does not have many known health issues, no known skin conditions, no digestive problems (that we know of) there is a condition called luxating patellas (slippy knee-caps) has been known in this breed & sometimes they may get weepy eyes if the tear ducts don't easily drain, and sometimes as they age. Unlike some other conditions some dog breeds in Australia suffer, these are relatively minor. Care should be taken to avoid puppies (especially young puppies) over-exertive and jumping from heights especially for young pups under 12 months of age (with the luxating patella in mind),that said many Japanese Spitz do wonderful in Agility training whne they are older.
Japanese Spitz are a fairly light weight breed, and therefore not prone to "knocking over" the elderly, frail, or young children. And provided they are socialised and introduced to pets/people in a "safe secure" manner they make lively out going pets who will thrive on with your love and affection.
Please note some of this information was from personal experience & some from: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
All informaton given is meant as a guide only and should not take the place of vetenarian advice!
