Schipperke
Belgium · 9–15 lb · short double coat
Next to the average dog it is protective, not for small children, vocal, and dry-mouthed. Day to day it needs a moderate amount of exercise and sheds moderately.
Find out if a Schipperke suits youA good fit if…
- this is your first dog — the scores point to a manageable one
Think twice if…
- you share walls with neighbours
Trait profile
Scored 1–5. A blank means the trait is not recorded for this breed.
About the breed
A Schipperke (; Dutch: [ˈsxɪpərkə]) is a small breed of dog that is believed to have originated in the 1600s in Flanders. In their home country of Belgium they are considered a small shepherd. DNA research has shown that Schipperkes have a close relationship to the Spitz family of dog breeds.— English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
