Not exact matches
Its main
characteristics include the wolf - like appearance, prick ears,
curled tail and foxy face.
Distinguishing
characteristics are a topknot of long, loose
curls and a body covered with a dense, crisply
curled, liver - colored coat contrasted by a smooth face and a smooth «rat»
tail.
Another key
characteristic of the chow is its puffy
tail, which
curls around its back when it walks.
Today, the spitz family of dogs encompasses many different breeds, but a distinguishing
characteristic is a
tail that
curls over the dog's back.
These early prototypes of today's descendants have some of the spitz - type
characteristics of northern Japanese dogs: large, square bodies; small, erect ears; luxurious double coats; and thick, heavy
tails that
curl up over the back.