{"data":{"slug":"american-eskimo-dog","name":"American Eskimo Dog","url":"https://techtools.cz/tools/dog-atlas/american-eskimo-dog","api_url":"https://techtools.cz/dog-atlas-api/v1/breeds/american-eskimo-dog","also_known_as":["Eskie","American Spitz"],"kind":"breed","extinct":false,"group":{"key":"spitz","label":"Spitz \u0026 Primitive","fci_group":5,"fci_group_name":"Spitz and Primitive Types"},"size":"Small","origin":"United States","countries":["United States"],"height_cm":{"min":22.0,"max":50.0},"weight_kg":{"min":2.3,"max":18.0},"life_expectancy_years":{"min":13,"max":15},"temperament":["Intelligent","Alert","Friendly","Playful","Eager To Please"],"exercise_level":"Medium","wikipedia_views_60d":14895,"summary":"The American Eskimo Dog is a fluffy white Spitz companion that comes in toy, miniature and standard sizes. Despite its name it descends from German Spitz and once starred in American circuses.","photo":{"url":"https://techtools.cz/tools/dog-atlas/photos/american-eskimo-dog-de19fc15e9-1280.webp","small_url":"https://techtools.cz/tools/dog-atlas/photos/american-eskimo-dog-de19fc15e9-640.webp","width":1280,"height":1087,"author":"Christmas w/a K","license":"CC BY-SA 2.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0","source_url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:American_Eskimo_Dog_1.jpg"},"updated_at":"2026-10-15T14:58:00Z","ratings":{"energy":4,"exercise":3,"grooming":4,"shedding":5,"trainability":5,"barking":5,"kids":4,"other_dogs":3},"coat":"Thick double coat with a ruff","colors":["White","White and biscuit"],"fun_fact":"A circus dog named Stout's Pal Pierre became famous for walking a tightrope in the 1930s, and many of today's dogs trace back to circus performers.","sections":{"overview":"The American Eskimo Dog is a companion Spitz with a thick white double coat and a plumed tail curled over its back. It comes in three sizes: toy, miniature and standard.\n\nIts ancestors were German Spitz, and it was renamed during the anti-German feeling of the First World War. It has long been a watchful family dog and a showy performer.","history":"Small Spitz dogs of northern Europe developed into the German Spitz breeds, and immigrants brought them to the United States in the early 1900s. They were related to the Keeshond, white Pomeranian and Volpino Italiano.\n\nAround the First World War, owners began calling them American Spitz, and the dogs became circus favourites, with some famous tightrope walkers. The United Kennel Club recognised the breed in 1919, and the American Kennel Club followed in 1995.","appearance":"Toy dogs stand about 22 to 30 cm, miniatures 30 to 40 cm and standards 38 to 50 cm, weighing from roughly 2 kg up to about 18 kg. The coat is thick and straight with a ruff around the neck and shoulders, and the heavily furred tail curls over the back. Most are white; biscuit markings are also accepted.","personality":"Bright, alert and eager to please, the American Eskimo Dog is a lively companion and a good watchdog. It is quick to learn tricks and enjoys being involved in family life.\n\nIt can be reserved with strangers and tends to bark to announce visitors.","care":"It needs daily walks, play and mental stimulation, and it thrives with training games and tricks. Its double coat needs regular brushing, with heavier work during seasonal shedding.\n\nDo not shave the coat, and keep it company, as it dislikes long periods alone."},"recognition":{"fci_number":null,"fci_standard_url":null,"akc_url":"https://www.akc.org/dog-breeds/american-eskimo-dog/"},"sources":{"wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Eskimo_Dog","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q37699","wikipedia_revision":1367231439},"profile":{"written_by":"AI model (Claude Sonnet) from the sources above","written_at":"2026-10-15T13:37:30Z"}}}