Pomeranian

Common Name: Pomeranian, Poms, Toy German Spitz, Pom puppy

Country of Origin: Germany

History: The Pomeranian used to hold many important roles throughout history and once Queen Victoria introduced this breed to Europe, they held jobs such as sheepherders as well as other livestock herding roles. It’s hard to imagine today’s Pomeranian being a sheepherder due to its small size but the history of Pomeranians actually demonstrates that shepherding came as a relatively easy job change for this breed of dogs because when they lived in Iceland, they were actually used to pulling sleds in their native land.

Speaking of the Queen of England, most Pomeranian lovers don’t realize that it was Queen Charlotte who was responsible for the importation of this specific breed to England. She was impressed and enamored by the intelligence of this breed however, was unsatisfied by the size of it. At this time in the history of Pomeranians, the more up scale members of society typically sought out small, lap dogs. It was these set of events that eventually led to the downsizing of the breed in general. The Queen was taken to Italy where she returned with a small version of the Pomeranian and the one that is most familiar to us today. The breed became smaller and smaller throughout the breeding history of Pomeranians until eventually arrived the dog that is recognized as the Pomeranian today.
 

Description: The Pomeranian dog breed is a small compact dog that some say resembles the fox. The Pomeranian has small erect ears and almond shaped eyes. The Pomeranian has an exquisite double coat consisting of a soft and dense undercoat and a long, straight and harsh textured overcoat. The coat is significantly dense in the neck, forepart of the shoulders and chest portion. This makes the coat in these areas to appear like a frill. The body hair is longer compared to the hair in the head and leg area. The tail is really beautiful with the long and straight hair, which overflows. The Pomeranian coat can come in a variety of colors including the following: Orange, Red, Cream, Sable, Black and Black and Tan.

Pomeranian Dog Adult Height: 7 to 12 inches

Pomeranian Dog Adult Weight: 5 to 10 lbs

Temperament of the Pomeranian Dog Breed: The Pomeranian is a very outgoing and playful dog. Most people that have been around this breed for any length of time find out that the Pomeranian is very intelligent and also highly trainable. The Pomeranian is protective and makes an excellent watchdog. They are a very clean breed, sometimes described as catlike.

Life Expectancy: The life expectancy of a Pomeranian is 12-18 years or more. It is important to make sure your Pomeranian puppy is up to date on all it's vaccinations, de-wormings.

Registries: All registries include the Pomeranian breed. Some of those registries are as follows: AKC, CKC, APR, APRI, UKC and ACA. There are other registries out there but these are the most popular ones.