Believed to be an ancestor of the Schnauzer breed, these dogs were in danger of disappearing entirely not that long ago. The Hollandse Smoushond Club was formed in 1905 to document and register these dogs in an attempt to save the breed from extinction. Though the breed’s numbers heald during the first half of the 20th century, the breed was again almost wiped out during the Second World War. by the war’s end, there were only a handful of these dogs remaining. A number of breeders began to try and revive the breed from the few surviving dogs left in 1973. Though the original breed may have been lost to crossbreeding after WWII, these breeders were able to recreate the breed as closely as possible by adding Terrier crosses to the mix. Thanks to these dedicated breeders, the Dutch Smoushond has been able to survive into the modern day. These dogs are still relatively rare outside of their home in the Netherlands, but thankfully it looks like the breed won’t be going extinct any time soon.