In early 2003, we welcomed my first dog into our home! Roxy was a beautiful little dog. We got her from the RSPCA (an Animal Refuge in Australia) - they told us it was a Pomeranian (Cross). For a few years, we were under the impression that it was indeed that breed of dog, until we took her to the vet one time (for a regular checkup) and they had a chart on the wall which listed the various breeds of dogs you can get. One of the breeds of was called 'Finnish Spitz', and clearly looked like my dog. As soon as we returned home, I immediately looked on the web to see a more detailed profile of the breed. It was clearly her breed - the photo was almost matching, and the temperament was identical. Wikipedia states that Finnish Spitz's have the following temperament:
My dog is very much like that. She constantly makes noises when she wants something (to be let inside, to hurry up with dinner when she knows we're getting it, to kick the football, etc). She also uses her paw to pat your leg when she wants some food from the dinner table (which we don't give her nor encourage). Various other websites describe them as bird hunting dogs. This was evident when one time, she caught a bird in the backyard. She didn't kill it - but she did pin it down and start to remove its feathers. She let go as soon as I yelled at her to release it. They are very loyal dogs. I would highly reccomend getting one if you're looking for a dog. More information is available at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnish_Spitz (note: the photo on there looks exactly like my dog).
