Lowchen Forum:
history of lowchen

Can someone tell me anything about the history of the lowchen. I know it originated in Germany and was the darling ogf

the ladies at court. However, what was its original purpose? Is anything known about the history of the breed. I am trying to

do a unit on the dogs of the world for my world geography classes, and would be very interested in this information.

All of the other German dogs are very functional, so I would imagine this dog also had a working function, but maybe not.

Lowchens were used for heat and company, as they are companions. They are said to have been the French womens, but also believed to have originated in Germany (Lowchen means Little Lion Dog in German). The French women rescued the dogs durring a war so they did not become extinct. They shaved their rears to keep off the "dingle berries" when they slept under the covers of the ladies beds, to warm them. This is probably quite late to help, but it is some info on these unknown little lion dogs!