Comparison: Dutch Schapendoes and Dutch Smoushond

Dutch Schapendoes and Dutch Smoushond are marked as similar in our database. The table compares only the data we have on the breeds.

	Dutch Schapendoes	Dutch Smoushond
FCI group	1. Sheepdogs and Cattle Dogs (except Swiss Cattle Dogs)	2. Pinscher and Schnauzer, Molossoid breeds, Swiss Mountain and Cattle Dogs
Country of origin	Netherlands	Netherlands
Category	Medium	Small
Height at withers	40–50 cm	35–42 cm
Weight	–	7–11 kg
Recognition features	Lightly built dog with a long, lightly wavy coat standing off in tufts Height 40–50 cm, springy movement and great jumping ability Friendly, watchful and cheerful	Square, compact dog with a coarse, unkempt yellow coat Moustache, beard and eyebrows, coat 4–7 cm Affectionate, cheerful and free-spirited
Coat	Long (7 cm or more over the hindquarters), lightly waved, dry coat with sufficient undercoat, never curly; all colours permitted, blue-grey to black preferred.	Coarse, wiry, harsh, straight coat about 4–7 cm long with sufficient undercoat, unkempt look; yellow.
Purpose	A lightly built Dutch herding dog with long coat, a tireless jumper.	A Dutch companion dog, originally a "stable dog" and ratter.

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