Pomeranian dog

**Pomeranian**
Other names	Deutscher Spitz,; Zwergspitz,; Dwarf Spitz
Nicknames	Pom Dog,; Pom-Pom,; Pom, Zwers,; Tumbleweed
Country of origin	Pomerania
Traits
Weight	3 to 7 pounds (1.4 to 3.2 kg)
Height	7 to 12 inches (18 to 30 cm)
Life span	12 to 16 years
Classification & standards

The Pomeranian is a dog from Pomerania (in Eastern Germany and Northern Poland). Queen Victoria, Queen Charlotte, and Joséphine de Beauharnais all owned Pomeranians.

A Orange Sable Pomeranian dog

Pomeranians are sometimes called Zwergspitz (which is a Dwarf Spitz) and Toy German Spitz in different countries.

The Pomeranian can live from 12 to 16 years.

Pomeranians are more likely than other dogs to get some health problems, like:

Luxating patella (where the kneecap dislocates, or slips out of place)
Tracheal collapse (collapse of the tube that brings air to the lungs and makes breathing possible)

Pomeranian Dog Media

A Toy Spaniel, a Dwarf Spitz and a Maltese next to a basket (1855) by Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Wegener [de]
A miniature Pomeranian from 1915
Portrait of Mr and Mrs William Hallett by Thomas Gainsborough, 1785. The painting features a larger type of Pomeranian than is now common.
Cream Color Pomeranian
Veltuds Red Chimes. An orange-sable Pomeranian owned by Miss A Samuels.*Photo by sannse at the City of Birmingham Championship Dog Show, 29th August 2003
Male Pom named Fuzzybutt, tri-colored
An orange-sable Pomeranian named Coco.
White Pomeranian
A black and tan pomeranian wearing a jacket