Indian Spitz

The Indian Spitz is a small to medium companion spitz associated with India, where it became especially common in the late twentieth century when imported toy breeds were harder to obtain. It is often compared with the Pomeranian and the German Spitz, but Indian dogs are usually longer-legged, more lightly built, and less heavily coated than modern show Pomeranians. A foxlike head, erect triangular ears, dark eyes, and a plumed tail carried over the back give it the classic spitz outline. White is the color most people picture, though cream, brown, and black dogs are seen.

These dogs usually fit urban homes if they get daily walks, play, and clear training for barking. The double coat sheds and needs brushing through seasonal coat drop; shaving is not a good way to manage heat because shade, water, and sensible exercise hours matter more. Socialization helps an alert watchdog temperament stay manageable around visitors. Buyers in India may see small and larger size labels, so it is worth meeting adult relatives and checking local kennel records rather than relying on the name alone.

Colors: Albino, Apricot, Bicolor, Black, Black and Tan, Black and White, Black Mask, Blue, Blue and Tan, Blue Merle, Blue Roan, Blue Tick, Brindle, Brown, Brown and Tan, Brown and White, Chocolate, Cream, Dapple, Domino, Fawn, Fawn and White, Gold, Gray, Grey, Harlequin, Irish Marked, Leucistic, Liver, Liver Mask, Mantle, Mask, Melanistic, Merle, Mottled, Parti-Color, Piebald, Red, Red and White, Red Merle, Red Roan, Red Tick, Reverse Brindle, Roan, Sable, Saddle, Silver, Speckled, Spotted, Tan, Ticked, Tricolor, Tuxedo, White, Yellow