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The Pomeranian Of Today Make Good Professional Therapy Dogs

The Pomeranian is a toy-sized member of thealmond-shaped, dark, bright, and medium in
German Spitz family of dogs. Some of thesize.
Pomeranian's relatives include the Samoyed,
Keeshond, Siberian Husky, Alaskan Malamute,The little Pomeranian has a vivacious spirit
Norwegian Elkhound, Finnish Spitz, Chow Chowabout him making him a great competitive dog.
and  American  Eskimo.He  is  an  extrovert  in  personality.
The Pomeranian had ancestors who were used byThe Pomeranian was most likely bred down in
the Nordic people as sled pulling dogs and tothe present day Germany and Poland. When the
herd reindeer. Of course, these ancestorsPomeranian was first noticed in Britain in
were much larger than our present daythe middle of the 19th century, some
Pomeranian.specimens were said to weigh as much as 30
pounds and resembled the German Wolf Spitz in
Today's Pomeranian is well suited to city andsize, coat and color. These 30 pound dogs
suburban households. They are alert andwere  most  likely  the  sled  dogs.
highly intelligent, very active little dogs,
which are easily trained. Many PomeraniansA Pomeranian named "Marco" was sent from
successfully compete in obedience, agility,Florence, Italy to the Queen Victoria of
tracking  and  flyball.England. Marco became Queen Victoria's
beloved pet. Because of the Queen was a
You won't see a 3 to 7 pound Pomeranianpopular monarch, the breed's popularity grew.
pulling a sled in Iceland or herdingQueen Victoria is known for advocating the
reindeer. That would certainly be atrend  toward  the  smaller  Pomeranians.
spectacular event, but it is very doubtful
the little Pomeranians of today are hired toThe small size Pomeranian with its docile
do such jobs as these. The Pomeranians wetemperament and vivacious spirit helps to
know today have indoor jobs as therapy dogs.make this little dog an ideal and
They make excellent therapy dogs whileentertaining  companion.
visiting the sick and elderly in hospitals
and nursing homes. It is my personal opinionThe colors and patterns of the Pomeranian are
that the ministers need to take along amany. Among the colors are black and tan -
little Pom while making their rounds visitingtan or rust sharply defined, appearing above
the sick and elderly in hospitals and nursingeach eye and on muzzle, throat, and fore
homes.chest, on all legs and feet and below the
tail. The richer the tan is more desirable.
The Pomeranian is a compact, short-backed toyBrindle - the base color is gold, red, or
dog with a soft, dense undercoat and aorange-brindled with strong lack cross
profuse harsh-textured outer coat. He has astripes. Parti-color is white with any other
heavily plumed tail set high that lies flatcolor distributed in patches with a white
on his back. The Pomeranian looks kind ofblaze preferred on the head. The Open Classes
"cocky," commanding, and animated as he movesat specialty shows may be divided by color as
around.follows: Open Red, Orange, Cream, and Sable;
Open Black, Brown, and Blue; Open Any Other
The average size of the Pomeranian is from 3Color,  Pattern,  or  Variation.
to 7 pounds. The American Pomeranian Club
does not like the Pomeranian to be referredThe larger size Pomeranian that once pulled
to as "teacup" or "toy." The ideal weight forsleds in Iceland surely worked hard for its
a show specimen is 4 to 6 pounds, althoughmasters. Today, our little 6 pound
the American Pomeranian Club says poorly bredPomeranians are happily performing more
Pomeranians will many times be overweight,professional positions such as therapy dogs
and any dog over the limits is highlyfor sick and the elderly. He is an ideal
objectionable. The Pomeranian is medium-bonedcompanion for the adult, and not so highly
and when examined feels sturdy. He has anrecommend  for  children.
interesting looking plumed tail, which is one
of the characteristics of his breed. TheThis article is FREE to publish with the
Pomeranian's eyes are also of interest asresource box.



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