Talk:Japanese Spitz

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[edit] Photo Caption

"An unusual 18 year old japanese spitz..."

What makes it so unusual?

They are one of the breeds of dogs that don't have long lifespans compared to other breeds. That looks like a spitz in that image. The Japanese spitz is smaller.--Dakota ~ ° 05:38, 22 February 2006 (UTC)
 It is requested that a photograph or photographs be included in this article to improve its quality, if possible. Preferred photos show the complete animal, head to tail. Additional photos should add information, such as a face-only shot or distinct coat color or texture variants. Please do not include restricted copyright or "fair use" images.
Special request: A photo that shows the dog stacked (in show stance), as well as a photo of higher resolution


Hi I've uploaded 3 photos. 2 of them showed the overall features and appearances of the dog. 1 of them is a close up shot and show the facial features in detail. I've also expanded the article. Hope you like them. Oidia 12:14, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Same breed?

Is there a difference between a Japanese Spitz and an American Eskimo? Could they possibly be the exact same breed that had been brought to different countries? American Eskimos and Japanese Spitz are classified as rather small, full of energy, intelligent, yappy, easily mixes with other animals, don't need too much excercise, good with children, easy to groom, make good watchdogs as well as companions, and have pretty much the same features. As far as I can tell, they are exactly the same. Schlumpff 06:38, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

I believe that the dogs are different breeds. On the CKC (Canadian Kennel Club) website, the American Eskimo has its own entry, though it was broken when I tried to access that entry. In general, I don't believe that the Japanese Spitz is all that yappy. Maybe both breeds heve been bred down from Samoyeds. Fylar 13:15, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Last Litter

"Before buying a Japanese Spitz try to find out when the last litter of pups were" Why?? Fylar 13:28, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

Because some Japanese Spitz can have various genetic disorders that can give the owner a very hard time. The reason here is because some "pure breed" of Jap Spitz are bred from parents who are siblings to each other. This can be very problematic. Also many Jap Spitz puppies can have very bad habits until they fully grow into adults. Hence be observing the last litter the owner can determine whether if this litter would be suitable have as pets. Oidia 23:10, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Further improvements needed

Hi people. As you can see I've improved the article quite a lot. I've found lots of information on sites and I reworded most of their sentences in the article. Please help expand the article further if you can :) Oidia 05:16, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

btw can we get a review of the article's status? Oidia 12:06, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] GA review

First, it's good to see someone working on dog articles on wikipedia, as it looks like this is one area that is lacking and could use improvement. Anyway, the article is well written and well organized. The references are overall reliable, though the format should be changed to include full citation information in the inline cites, not just an external link. It should, as much as possible, author, title, publisher, date of publication, and date of retrieval (if a web link is used). It might also be nice to see some book sources, instead of a bunch of links (see WP:CITE for more information here).

Some information about the history of the breed ('history' section?) needs to be included prior to GA status. Perusing through some of the links, I think there's some information there, but please don't just cut-and-paste (paraphrase). Probably best to include a little bit of historical information from several sources.

The overall tone of the article should be improved a bit to sound a little bit more like an encyclopedia article and less like a new owner's 'how to care for' guide. This is mainly evidence in the 'care' section. It might help to review some of the other dog articles on wikipedia to see how they are organized. Probably the best article to look at as an example would be the Beagle article, which is currently listed as a featured article (there's no dog articles that are current GAs as far as I can tell.

I'll put this on hold for five days (until September 7, 2007) and re-review it again after that period. Hope this helps improve the article. Cheers! Dr. Cash 19:34, 2 September 2007 (UTC)

This article looks good now. Still, the lead could be expanded a little, and the new information about moulting needs a reference. But I think the article meets the GA criteria as it stands currently. Good work! Dr. Cash 19:02, 5 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The Lead

According to the guidelines of WP:LEAD, the lead for this article should be 2 paragraphs long. The contents within those 2 paragraphs should give an equal summary for the article's main body. So this is the format I'm proposing:

[edit] 1st paragraph

  • The history
  • The appearance

[edit] 2nd paragraph

  • The temperament
  • The Lifestyle

Please discuss. Oidia (talk) 12:20, 13 January 2008 (UTC)