Before you enter my site, I want you to know that I do not sell pomeranians, I just love them enough to do a website on them! And, I have pictures of pomeranains at the very bottom of my page!
Hi, my name is Nicole Spiva, and this is my website! I am twelve years old and and I live in Esparto California. My mom's name is Rebecca ( Becki for short) and my dad's name is James ( Jim for short). i have two brothers. My older brother is Tristan who is thirteen, and my younger brother is Damon who is ten.
My most favorite pet that I have is my dog. He is a toy pomeranian. He is two years old and his name is Baby. He only weighs three or four pounds. He is orange and white, and he has the cutest little smile!Sorry I dont have any pictures of my dog on my site yet, I dont have a scanner!
Pomeranians are intensly loyal and protective towards their owners. They are energetic and like going for short walks, but they are generally suited to appartment life. They spend long period asleep or dozing and don't make so many demands on the resources of their owners. Pomeranians would in the right circumstances make a good pet for children or the elderly. They require relatively litttle feeding, but they love snacks (in our case sweet biscuits and hard cheese!). Pomeranians are quite intelligent, though they perhaps look more intelligent than they really are; and they may take a little while to become fully house-trained. They are easier to house train than most Toy breeds, however. A few chew sticks lying around will stop them from damaging the furniture. They enjoy being groomed and cared for, and many Pomeranians relish going to shows. They will chase strange cats, given half a chance, but they will get on with cats and other pets that live in the same house, and often play with them. Because of their size and smiling faces many people who are otherwise not too keen on dogs find them very attractive. Walking a Pomeranian can extend your.social circle! Female dogs are less likely to yap than males. Pomeranians make good watchdogs, and are generally not frightened of even the largest Great Dane.
The early history of Pomeranians is patchy, though fortunately the archives of the Royal Family do provide some clues.
Pomeranians derive their name from Pomerania, a former duchy in the region now shared between eastern Germany and western Poland. The breed originally came from there, presumably derived from a Spitz breeding line. Queen Charlotte (German wife of King George III) imported a pair into Britain in 1767. She named them Phoebe (Phebe) and Mercury. Queen Charlotte lived in Kew, West London, which was also home to Gainsborough. He also took an interest in the breed and several paintings he made of the Royal dogs are to be found in London. From these paintings it is clear that these Pomeranians were substantially larger than the modern variety - weighing perhaps 12 kilos compared to the modern day 2.5 kilogram average.
The involvement of Queen Victoria was of enormous importance to the breed. Though she was Queen Charlotte's granddaugher, she appears not to have come across the dogs until 1888 whilst travelling to Italy. She seems to have obtained several dogs in Florence, most notably Marco, and she soon developed a particular affinity to the breed, similar to the present Queens' patronage of corgis. Her favourite Pomeranian Turi was at her side when she died. One particular aspect of Queen Victoria's interest had an impact on the evolution of smaller dogs - her Pomeranians weighed about 6 kilograms.
Queen Victoria's popularity increased as she got older, and public interests in Pomeranians grew with it. The Kennel Club recognized the breed in 1870 but until 1900 there were relatively few Pomeranians competed in shows. But in the period leading up to the Thirties, Pomeranians often constituted the largest number of entries to Crufts, Britain's national championship. It was during this time thatthe breed quickly developed towards the modern Pomeranian standard. The size of the dogs came down to 4 kilograms, the coat developed its characteristic deep frilling, and a wider range of uniform colours became available.
The first Pomeranian recorded by the American Kennel Club (AKC) was Dick in 1888. The AKC recognized the breed in 1900,and Pomeranians in the United States soon grew in popularity. Shows in the 1930's were well attended and a sophisticated series of breeding lines developed. In the 1994 list of new AKC registrations, Poms were in position number 10.
The modern breed has now developed to maturity. It is unlikely that the dramatic size and coat developments of the early part of the Twentieth Century can be continued. On the other hand the American, British and European lines have separated out, so there may be some scope for futher improvements to the breed. Britain is free from rabies and maintains strict quarantine regulations to keep the disease out. Consequently the British breeding lines have developed in slightly different directions from other countries.
All recognized breeds have one or more established standards. These standards define the breed and are used in judging the quality of an individual dog. Pomeranians have several standards, issued by different bodies which vary from country to country, club to club. The one below is that of the Pomeranian Club. It should be pointed out that Pomeranians are not treated as a separate breed in all countries. In Germany they are a sub-group within the Spitz breed. It can be argued that too much emphasis is placed on breed standards - each dog has its own qualities, even if they are not recognized in the official standards
General appearance Compact, short coupled dog, well knit in frame. Exhibiting great intelligence in expression; activity and buoyancy in deportment. Characteristics Sound, vivacious and dainty. Temperament Extrovert, lively and intelligent
Head and skull Head and nose foxy in outline, skull slightly flat, large in proportion to muzzle which finishes finely and free from lippiness. Nose black in white, orange and shaded sable dogs; brown in chocolate tipped sable dogs, but in other colours may be 'self-coloured', never parti-coloured or flesh. Eyes Medium size, slightly oval, not full, not set too wide apart; bright, dark and showing great intelligence. In white, orange, shaded sable and cream dogs, rims black. Ears Small, not set too wide apart, not too low down, but carried perfectly erect. Mouth Jaws strong, with a perfect regular and complete scissor bite, i.e. the upper teeth closely overlapping the lower teeth and set square to the jaws.
Neck Rather short and well set into shoulders. Forequarters Shoulders clean and well laid back. Fine boned legs, perfectly straight, or medium length in due proportion to size of dog. Body Back short, body compact, well ribbed up, barrel well rounded. Chest fairly deep, not too wide but in proportion to size of dog. Hindquarters Fine boned, legs neither cow-hocked nor wide behind; medium angulation. Feet Small, compact and cat-like. Tail Characteristic of breed - high set, turned over back and carried flat and straight, profusely covered with long, harsh, spreading hair.
Gait/movement Free moving, brisk and buoyant. Coat Two coats, an under coat and an outer coat. Former soft, fluffy, the latter long, perfectly straight, harsh in texture and covering whole of body; very abundant round neck and fore part of shoulders. Forequarters well feathered, thighs and hindlegs well feathered to hocks. Colours All colours permissible, but free from black or white shadings. Whole colours are: White, black, brown, light, or dark, blue as pale as possible. Orange which should be self-coloured and as bright as possible. Beaver. Cream dogs should have black noses and black eye rims round eyes. Whites must be quite free from lemon or any other colour. A few white hairs, in any of the self-coloured dogs permissible but undesirable. Dogs (other than white) with white or tan markings highly undesirable and not considered whole-coloured specimens. In parti-coloured dogs, colours evenly distributed in body in patches; a dog with white or tan feet or chest not a parti-coloured dog. Shaded sable should be shaded throughout with three or more colours, the hair to be as uniformly shaded as possible and with no patches of self colour. In mixed classes, where whole coloured and parti-coloured Pomeranians compete together, the preference should, if all other points they are equal, be given to whole-coloured specimens. Size Ideal weight: Dogs 1.8 - 2 kgs.; Bitches 2 - 2.5 kgs. Faults Any departure from the foregoing points should be considered a fault and the seriousness with which the fault should be regarded should be in exact proportion to its degree. Note Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.
Queen Charlotte: (1744 - 1818) Wife of King George III. Princess Charlotte Sophia of Mecklenburg-Strelitz married the King a year after his accession in 1761. Though it was originally a political match they seemed to get on very well - the Queen had 15 children. Pomeranians were the first dogs in residence at the newly constructed Buckingham Palace. She was recently portrayed by Helen Mirren in the film The Madness of King George. Unfortunately I did not spot any Poms in the movie...
Queen Victoria: (1819 - 1901) Longest reigning monarch to date, Queen Victoria acceeded to the throne in 1837. King George III was the longest reigning King - is this a coincidence? Victoria also had 9 children... The Queen developed such a large collection that her dogs formed a separate category at dog shows. This also prevented any charges of lèse-majesté being levelled at the judges!
Josephine: (1763 - 1814). Wife of Napoleon, Empress of France. Josephine Tascher de la Pagerie married Napoleon in 1796 and retired to Reuil-Malmaison after their divorce in 1810. Evidence for this is a little tenuous - her dogs may well have been Keeshonds.
Mozart: (1756 - 1791). The composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was also supposed to have a pet Pomeranian, but again I have my doubts.
