Schipperke
Placed on this panel from 6 sequenced dogs, among 258 breeds.
Measured nearest to Continental Toy Spaniel (Papillon & Phalene) — but drop any one of the sequenced dogs behind this breed and a different one comes first, so naming a single closest breed would be a lie of precision. The top of this list is a tie.
The 12 breeds nearest to Schipperke.
The line starts at the tightest pairing this panel holds and ends at the widest separation measured on it, so how far along these marks sit is the answer to how close Schipperke really is to anything.
1
Continental Toy Spaniel (Papillon & Phalene)2
Icelandic Sheepdog3
Brussels Griffon4
Japanese Spitz5
Norwegian Lundehund6
Swedish Vallhund7
Volpino Italiano8
Affenpinscher9
Pomeranian10
German Spitz (Klein & Mittel)11
Miniature Schnauzer12
Norwegian Buhund
Continental Toy Spaniel (Papillon & Phalene)2Icelandic Sheepdog3Brussels Griffon4Japanese Spitz5Norwegian Lundehund6Swedish Vallhund7Volpino Italiano8Affenpinscher9Pomeranian10German Spitz (Klein & Mittel)11Miniature Schnauzer12Norwegian BuhundCloseness is measured from the genomes, and nothing else. It has no units and no dates. Two breeds sitting close together means their lines separate late in this data. It does not mean either one came from the other.