schipperke

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S0134300 (skĭp′ər-kē, -kə)n. A small stocky dog of a breed developed in Belgium, having dense long black fur and small pointed ears.

[Flemish, diminutive of schipper, skipper (from the dog's use as a watchdog on a boat), from Middle Dutch; see skipper¹.]

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(ˈʃɪpəkɪ; ˈskɪp-) n (Breeds) a small Dutch breed of tailless dog with a foxy head, pricked ears, and usually a black coat[C19: from Dutch, literally: little boatman (from its use as a guard dog on canal barges). See skipper¹]

schip•per•ke

(ˈskɪp ər ki, -kə)

n. one of a Belgian breed of small dogs with a foxlike head, erect ears, and a thick black coat. [1885–90; < dial. Dutch: little boatman =schipper skipper¹ + -ke -kin]

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schipperke - breed of small stocky black dogs originally used as watchdogs on boats in the Netherlands and Belgiumguard dog, watchdog - a dog trained to guard property

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schipperke

(skĭp`ərkē), a breed of small nonsporting dognonsporting dog,
classification used by breeders and kennel clubs to designate dogs that may formerly have been bred to hunt or work but that are now raised chiefly as house pets and companions.
..... Click the link for more information. developed in Belgium several hundred years ago. It stands about 13 in. (33 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs from 14 to 18 lb (6.4–8.2 kg). Its weather-resistant double coat consists of a short, dense underlayer and a relatively short, abundant, slightly harsh topcoat that is longer around the neck and on the chest and hindquarters. It is solid black in color and is born tailless or with a very short tail. The probable ancestor of the schipperke was the Leauvenaar, a black sheepdog native to the Flemish provinces. The schipperke was popular as a watchdog and pet, as it is today, and was frequently kept as a companion on Belgian barges. It was from this latter role that the breed acquired its name, schipperke, being the Flemish word for "little captain." See dogdog,
carnivorous, domesticated wolf (Canis lupus familiaris) of the family Canidae, to which the jackal and fox also belong. The family Canidae is sometimes referred to as the dog family, and its characteristics, e.g.
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noun breed of small stocky black dogs originally used as watchdogs on boats in the Netherlands and Belgium

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