German Spitz and the Japanese Spitz obviously have much the same ancient origins – just different modern origins The early modern forerunner to the German Spitz popularized in England from the 18th Century by George 1 and his German wife and descendants and the Japanese Spitz developed in Japan and shown as far back in 1921 and registered with the JKC after World War 2The German Spitz does okay around kids, but is not as tolerant as the Japanese Spitz Grooming The Japanese Spitz is easy to groom while the German Spitz has moderate grooming needs Barking Both the German Spitz and Japanese Spitz are very vocal and will bark/howl frequently Choose Another Breed to CompareThe very first member of this breed is believed to have surfaced in Japan in 1921 through the crossbreeding of the German Spitz This first lot had arrived from China but gradually other members of this breed were brought in from different parts of the world as part of the crossbreeding program
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