Pomeranian dog

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

Pomeranian
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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
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

Other websites

  Media related to Pomeranian at Wikimedia Commons