{"id":1300,"date":"2026-07-13T10:42:46","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T10:42:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/?p=1300"},"modified":"2026-07-13T10:42:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T10:42:48","slug":"history-of-the-japanese-spitz-in-poland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/en\/historia-szpica-japonskiego-w-polsce\/","title":{"rendered":"The History of the Japanese Spitz in Poland \u2013 How It All Began"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The History of the Japanese Spitz in Poland \u2013 How It All Began<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>For a long time, whenever someone asked me about the history of the Japanese Spitz in Poland, I could not give them a precise answer. The breed remains rare in this country, and its history here is surprisingly short and, until recently, had scarcely been documented. I therefore decided to reconstruct it step by step: I consulted stud books, contacted breeders in Sweden and spoke to people who remember those first dogs. This is what I discovered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/zdjecie-otierajace-1-1-683x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Karolina from the Byakko Kitsune kennel is holding an adult white Japanese Spitz against a backdrop of pink flowers\" class=\"wp-image-1302\" style=\"width:1200px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/zdjecie-otierajace-1-1-683x1024.jpeg 683w, https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/zdjecie-otierajace-1-1-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/zdjecie-otierajace-1-1-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/zdjecie-otierajace-1-1-600x900.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/zdjecie-otierajace-1-1.jpeg 832w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1998 \u2013 The First Japanese Spitz Dogs Arrive in Poland<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It all began in 1998, when the first pair of Japanese Spitz dogs arrived in Poland from Sweden. The two puppies came from different, highly regarded kennels and were imported at almost the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Male \u2013 Rowleys Martini Bianco<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Born: 9 June 1998<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Swedish registration number: S38446\/98; Polish registration number: PKR.V-5622<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kennel: Rowley\u2019s (Sweden); Breeder: Rose-Marie Emery<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sire: Rowleys Freedom Fighter; Dam: Kontuji\u2019s Delight Flash<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Female \u2013 Noidens Just White Magic<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Born: 27 June 1998<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Swedish registration number: S40637\/98; Polish registration number: PKR.V-5621<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kennel: Noidens (Sweden); Breeder: Margareta Siljestr\u00f6m<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sire: Ch. Noidens Fair Line; Dam: Bast\u00e4ngens Kickan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Both dogs went to live with Dorota and Andrzej Pude\u0142ko of the Warsaw-based Nord-Stern kennel. To verify this information first-hand, I contacted Rose-Marie Emery of Rowley\u2019s, who had bred the male. She told me that she remembered that period very well. The female had been bred by her friend, Margareta Siljestr\u00f6m of Noidens, and the Polish owners most likely collected both puppies during the same weekend. Rose-Marie has been involved with the Japanese Spitz breed continuously since 1983 and is a breed specialist judge, so it would be difficult to find a more reliable first-hand account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is, however, one sad aspect to this story: the first pair never produced a litter. Although they marked the beginning of the breed\u2019s presence in Poland, they did not become the foundation of Japanese Spitz breeding in the country. More than twenty years would pass before the first litter was born in Poland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2019 \u2013 The First Japanese Spitz Litter Born in Poland<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>That moment came on 21 August 2019, when the first-ever litter of Japanese Spitz puppies in Poland was born at the Active Team kennel in Cz\u0119stochowa \u2013 practically on our doorstep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"838\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1306\" src=\"https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Marymay-Akira2-838x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Marymay Akira, a white Japanese Spitz bitch, in winter amongst trees\" class=\"wp-image-1306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Marymay-Akira2-838x1024.jpg 838w, https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Marymay-Akira2-246x300.jpg 246w, https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Marymay-Akira2-768x938.jpg 768w, https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Marymay-Akira2-1257x1536.jpg 1257w, https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Marymay-Akira2-200x244.jpg 200w, https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Marymay-Akira2-1320x1613.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Marymay-Akira2-600x733.jpg 600w, https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Marymay-Akira2.jpg 1676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 838px) 100vw, 838px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Marymay Akira in winter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" data-id=\"1305\" src=\"https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Marymay-Akira-1.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of an adult white Japanese Spitz bitch Marymay Akira\" class=\"wp-image-1305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Marymay-Akira-1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Marymay-Akira-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Marymay-Akira-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Marymay-Akira-1-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Marymay-Akira-1-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Marymay Akira \u2013 dam of the first Polish litter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dam \u2013 Marymay Akira<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Born: 11 May 2017<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pedigree number: PKR.V-26433<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Breeder: Maryia Rublyova (the Marymay kennel, Ukraine)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Owner: Natalia Maziarz-H\u0142ond (Active Team, Cz\u0119stochowa)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Titles include: International Champion, Polish Grand Champion, Polish Champion, Polish Junior Champion, Czech Champion, Slovak Champion and Slovenian Champion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Health tests: PL-0 (patellas clear)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"628\" height=\"667\" data-id=\"1307\" src=\"https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Donik-Style-Morning-Star-From-Duke.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of Donik Style Morning Star From Duke, a white Japanese Spitz\" class=\"wp-image-1307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Donik-Style-Morning-Star-From-Duke.jpg 628w, https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Donik-Style-Morning-Star-From-Duke-282x300.jpg 282w, https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Donik-Style-Morning-Star-From-Duke-200x212.jpg 200w, https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Donik-Style-Morning-Star-From-Duke-600x637.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Donik Style Morning Star From Duke<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" data-id=\"1308\" src=\"https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Donik-Style-Morning-Star-From-Duke2.jpg\" alt=\"Donik Style Morning Star From Duke, an adult white Japanese Spitz, standing on the grass\" class=\"wp-image-1308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Donik-Style-Morning-Star-From-Duke2.jpg 720w, https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Donik-Style-Morning-Star-From-Duke2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Donik-Style-Morning-Star-From-Duke2-200x267.jpg 200w, https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Donik-Style-Morning-Star-From-Duke2-600x800.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Donik Style Morning Star From Duke \u2013 sire of the litter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sire \u2013 Donik Style Morning Star From Duke<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Born: 1 April 2016<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pedigree numbers: RKF 4586099 \/ LSVK JS 0012\/16<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Breeder: Viktoriya Schislyaeva (the Donik Stail kennel, Saint Petersburg, Russia)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Owner: Margarita Rybakova (Vilnius, Lithuania)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Titles include: Belarusian Champion, Lithuanian Champion, Estonian Junior Champion and Lithuanian Junior Champion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Health tests: PL-0; eye examination: clear<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>As Natalia Maziarz-H\u0142ond, the breeder behind Active Team, told me, Akira came to her from the Marymay kennel in Ukraine. They then travelled with Akira to Lithuania for the mating, to Margarita Rybakova, the owner of the stud dog. The litter itself, however, was born in Poland: two female and two male puppies, all given names beginning with the letter N:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\ud83e\ude77 Naomi (Maya) Active Team<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83e\ude77 Noa Active Team<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83d\udc99 Norio (Yuki) Active Team<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83d\udc99 Nao Active Team<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"652\" data-id=\"1309\" src=\"https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_2997.jpg\" alt=\"A white Japanese Spitz puppy from the first Polish litter sitting in the grass\" class=\"wp-image-1309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_2997.jpg 960w, https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_2997-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_2997-768x522.jpg 768w, https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_2997-200x136.jpg 200w, https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_2997-600x408.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"710\" data-id=\"1311\" src=\"https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_2996-1024x710.jpg\" alt=\"A fluffy white Japanese Spitz puppy playing on the grass\" class=\"wp-image-1311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_2996-1024x710.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_2996-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_2996-768x532.jpg 768w, https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_2996-200x139.jpg 200w, https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_2996-600x416.jpg 600w, https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_2996.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"657\" data-id=\"1310\" src=\"https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_2995.jpg\" alt=\"A small white Japanese Spitz puppy on the grass in the garden\" class=\"wp-image-1310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_2995.jpg 960w, https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_2995-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_2995-768x526.jpg 768w, https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_2995-200x137.jpg 200w, https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_2995-600x411.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"594\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1313\" src=\"https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pierwszy-miot-594x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Active Team graphic showing the first litter of Japanese Spitz puppies born in Poland on 21 August 2019: two females and two males\" class=\"wp-image-1313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pierwszy-miot-594x1024.jpg 594w, https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pierwszy-miot-174x300.jpg 174w, https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pierwszy-miot-768x1323.jpg 768w, https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pierwszy-miot-892x1536.jpg 892w, https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pierwszy-miot-200x345.jpg 200w, https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pierwszy-miot-600x1034.jpg 600w, https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pierwszy-miot.jpg 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Active Team\u2019s announcement of the first Polish litter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"756\" data-id=\"1312\" src=\"https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/chlopak-z-pierwszgo-miotu-w-kraju--1024x756.jpg\" alt=\"An older white Japanese Spitz puppy from the first Polish litter on the grass\" class=\"wp-image-1312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/chlopak-z-pierwszgo-miotu-w-kraju--1024x756.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/chlopak-z-pierwszgo-miotu-w-kraju--300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/chlopak-z-pierwszgo-miotu-w-kraju--768x567.jpg 768w, https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/chlopak-z-pierwszgo-miotu-w-kraju--1536x1134.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/chlopak-z-pierwszgo-miotu-w-kraju--200x148.jpg 200w, https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/chlopak-z-pierwszgo-miotu-w-kraju--1320x974.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/chlopak-z-pierwszgo-miotu-w-kraju--600x443.jpg 600w, https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/chlopak-z-pierwszgo-miotu-w-kraju-.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It is these four puppies that are now recognised as the first litter of Japanese Spitz dogs born in Poland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2021 \u2013 How Byakko Kitsune Began<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>And this is where the history of the breed in Poland meets my own. In 2021, we brought Sayuri home from Active Team and founded the Byakko Kitsune kennel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"816\" data-id=\"1314\" src=\"https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Kari-z-Sayuri.jpg\" alt=\"Karolina is holding a young white female Japanese Spitz (Sayuri) in her arms\" class=\"wp-image-1314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Kari-z-Sayuri.jpg 612w, https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Kari-z-Sayuri-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Kari-z-Sayuri-200x267.jpg 200w, https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Kari-z-Sayuri-600x800.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kari and little Sayuri<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1315\" src=\"https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/nasza-historia--683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Karolina and Mario, founders of the Byakko Kitsune kennel, with a white Japanese Spitz named Sayuri\" class=\"wp-image-1315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/nasza-historia--683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/nasza-historia--200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/nasza-historia--768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/nasza-historia--600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/nasza-historia-.jpg 832w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kari, Mario &amp; Sayuri<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1316\" src=\"https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/nasza-historia-sayuri--683x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"An adult white female Japanese Spitz (Sayuri) against a backdrop of pink flowers\" class=\"wp-image-1316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/nasza-historia-sayuri--683x1024.jpeg 683w, https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/nasza-historia-sayuri--200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/nasza-historia-sayuri--768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/nasza-historia-sayuri--600x900.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/nasza-historia-sayuri-.jpeg 832w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sayuri today \u2013 it all began with her<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"806\" height=\"820\" data-id=\"1317\" src=\"https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sayuri-2-tygodnie.jpg\" alt=\"Two-week-old Sayuri, a white Japanese Spitz puppy, on a blue blanket\" class=\"wp-image-1317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sayuri-2-tygodnie.jpg 806w, https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sayuri-2-tygodnie-295x300.jpg 295w, https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sayuri-2-tygodnie-768x781.jpg 768w, https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sayuri-2-tygodnie-200x203.jpg 200w, https:\/\/byakkokitsune.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sayuri-2-tygodnie-600x610.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 806px) 100vw, 806px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sayuri at two weeks old<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To me, this is far more than a date on the calendar. Sayuri comes from the same kennel in which Poland\u2019s first litter was born, which means that Byakko Kitsune has been connected to this brief but remarkable history from the very beginning. The history of the Japanese Spitz in Poland is still being written, and I feel incredibly fortunate to be able to continue it \u2013 now with my own dogs and litters, and with the people who have come to love this breed just as much as I do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why I Am Telling This Story<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Japanese Spitz remains rare in Poland, and its history could easily be forgotten. I am documenting it \u2013 with precise dates, pedigrees and the names of the people who shaped that history \u2013 because I believe responsible breeding begins with understanding where our dogs come from and remembering those who made their presence here possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Everything described above reflects the current state of my knowledge. If you have any documents or recollections that could add to or correct this account, please get in touch \u2013 I would be delighted to add another chapter to this story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And if you would like to get to know my dogs better and learn more about this remarkable breed, explore the other articles on our blog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This article was made possible by the kindness of those who shared their knowledge and memorabilia with me:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Rose-Marie Emery<\/strong> (the Rowley\u2019s kennel, Sweden) \u2013 the breeder of the first male Japanese Spitz imported into Poland; she provided first-hand confirmation of the circumstances in which both dogs arrived in Poland in 1998.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Natalia Maziarz-H\u0142ond<\/strong> (the Active Team kennel) \u2013 the breeder behind Poland\u2019s first Japanese Spitz litter; she shared photographs of the puppies born in 2019 and recounted the litter\u2019s history.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Ewa Szeliga-Szeremeta<\/strong> \u2013 an international FCI judge with the Polish Kennel Club (ZKwP), Sopot Branch, authorised to judge all breeds in FCI Groups 5, 7 and 8, as well as the Rhodesian Ridgeback and breeds not recognised by the FCI. As the Japanese Spitz belongs to Group 5, this verification fell squarely within her field of expertise. At my request, she reviewed the archives and confirmed the pedigree details of the first pair from 1998, including their pedigree numbers and the owners\u2019 full names, as well as those of the parents of the first Japanese Spitz litter born in Poland in 2019, including their pedigree numbers and titles.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>International pedigree database (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.spitz.su\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spitz.su<\/a>)<\/strong> \u2013 additional confirmation of the pedigree details of the dogs from 2019.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>I reconstructed the story of our kennel, Byakko Kitsune, and its place in the history of the breed in Poland from my own recollections.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Historia szpica japo\u0144skiego w Polsce &#8211; jak wszystko si\u0119 zacz\u0119\u0142o Kiedy kto\u015b pyta mnie o historie szpica japo\u0144skiego w Polsce, 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