Answer: spitzes

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SPITZESDogs that ought to be great swimmers?
spitzesa member of any of several breeds of stocky heavy-coated dogs of northern origin with erect ears and usually a heavily furred tail carried over the back
spitzesSPITZ, a breed of dogs with long hair
spitzesany of several dogs having a stocky body, a thick coat, erect, pointed ears, and a tail curved over the back, as a chow chow, Pomeranian, or Samoyed