Pom History
Photo: Of course, the Pomeranian pre-20th century was a great deal larger than the dog we know today, averaging about 14 kilograms. Whereas, today's Australian Exhibition Pomeranian weighs between 1.8 to 2.5 kilograms!
An interesting fact of this breed, is that the female should weigh more (be larger) than the male.
The Australian National Kennel Club Breed Standard states - the perfect weight range of the male
Pomeranian is between 1.8 to 2.0 kilograms (4.0 to 4.5 pounds)
with the female's perfect weight range,
being 2.0 to 2.5 kilograms (4.5 to 5.5 pounds).
History - A brief overview:
The Pomeranian is believed to have descended from wolf-spitz type dogs, which at some early stage migrated to Pomerania from the north of Russia and Siberia.
Pomeranians got their name from the State Pomerania (an area on the eastern side of Germany).
Please use the attached links to view the full history of this breed: people.virginia.edu/~fke2d/dogs/spitzes/pommie.htm or pomeranian-zwergspitz.de/colorh-a.htm
and; Other Toy Breeds: people.virginia.edu/~fke2d/dogs/cooltoys/index.htm
Other Miscellaneous info:
Only two dogs survived the sinking of the Titanic and one was a Pomeranian owned by Miss Margaret Hayes of New York who boarded lifeboat #7 with her Pom.
On May 1st 1907, The Pomeranian Club held its first show; it was held in Belle Vue Manchester.
Have you heard the Pomeranian song by Nancy Simmons? It's all about her Pomeranian and why everyone should get a Pom. Not available in local stores but you can still purchase it on the Internet.
It shares common ancestry with other Artic breeds such as the Samoyed, Keeshond and the Siberian husky; they were "cousins", within the Spitz family of canines.
Pomeranians were established as a breed in the eighteenth century after they attracted the interest of the English monarchy. Upon her marriage to King George III, Queen Charlotte brought large white Pomeranians to England in 1761. In 1870, The Kennel Club gave the Pomeranian recognition in Great Britain.
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