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Pomeranian
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The Pomeranian (often known as a Pom) is a breed of dog of the
Spitz type, named for the Pomerania region in Central Europe
(today part of eastern Germany and northern Poland) and classed
as a toy dog breed because of its small size. As determined by the
Fédération Cynologique Internationale the Pomeranian is part of
the German Spitz breed, and in many countries, they are known
as the Zwergspitz (Dwarf Spitz), or Toy German Spitz.
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Description
Appearance
Pomeranians are small dogs. The Pomeranian has double coat,a
soft and fluffy undercoat and with harsher guard hairs. The
Pomeranian's tail should lay flat over the Pomeranian's back.The
Pomeranian Breed standard calls for the Pomeranian females to
be slightly larger than the male Pomeranian dog. A Pomeranian
dog can be many colors, but the most common Pomeranian dog
color is orange. A tan color , with lighter shadings on the ruff, tail
and breeching's.
Behavior
Pomeranians are typically very friendly, playful and active. This
breed of dog loves to be around their owners plus are very
intelligent and are hard to train. Pomeranians are somewhat
extroverted and can develop the habit of barking excessively if
they are not taken care of or depressed. Because of their long
double-coat, they tend to seek out cooler environments and it is
common to find them lying down on a cold floor, in the shade out of
the sun when outside or on an isolated hard surface. Because of
their size, they do well in condominiums and apartments all the
while being able to adapt to almost any situation or environment.
Due to some of these aforementioned positive behavioral traits,
this makes the Pomeranian an easy to manage dog as opposed to
its larger canine counterparts.
Popularity
In the 1890s the Pomeranian "sports" breed began to be shown in
the ring and were about 10 pounds. Since then, the size of the
Pomeranian has decreased to 3-7 pounds. The Pomeranian has
been among the most popular of dog breeds, consistently in the
top 15 of registered AKC dog breeds over the last 10 years. The
breed ranked #13 in the 2008 rankings having attained the same
ranking in 2007 and 2003. The breed has appeared on television
shows and commercials.
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Pomeranian
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Country of origin
Germany
Weight
3-7 lb
Height
7-12 in
Coat
Long outercoat, dense, soft
undercoat
Color
orange, red, white or cream, blue,
brown or black
Life span
14-15 years
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