Origin: Germany, Poland
Dog Breed Group: Companion Dog
Life Span: 12-16 years
Weight: Male: 2-3, Female: 1.5-2
Height: Male: 6-7, Female: 5-6
Origin of Name: The Pomeranian is a breed of dog of the Spitz type that is named for the Pomerania region in north-west Poland.
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There is a small connection to the powerful Spitz-type sled dogs of the Pomeranian Arctic. The breed is named for Pomerania, a region in northeastern Europe, now part of Poland and West Germany. It was hundreds of years ago, that Pom's ancestors were cut down from their much larger, deadlier cousins.
The Pom, also known as Zwergspitz in some countries, is the smallest of the Spitz breeds. With their elegant appearance and regal bearing, you can say that the poms are ""fit for a queen"" - and you'd be right. Pom's popularity is largely due to Queen Victoria, who smokes with the breed during a visit to Florence, Italy. When the dog-happy Dover returned to Britain with Poms in Queen Tow, the breed's fame was assured.
Victoria became a serious breeder and exhibitor of poms. At the 1891 Crufts Dog Show, Victoria showed six of her breeding. One of his favorites, Windsor Marco, won first place in the breed. (A British historian wrote, ""It would have been a brave judge to give him his second position.) Victoria is credited with reducing the size of the pom from about 30 pounds to her present toy stature. It was reported that the aged in 1901 After the queen's death, her favorite pom, Turi, kept watch at the foot of her bed.
Other historical figures of sophisticated sensibility who owned the pom include Marie Antoinette, Emil Zola, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.