| Pomeranians are beautiful works of art, but are far | | | | Sadly, this has lead to puppy farms supplying pet |
| more delicate than the average dog. Do not get a | | | | stores and Internet puppy sites with unhealthy, |
| Pomeranian if you cannot take care of their coats | | | | neurotic dogs. Never get a Pomeranian from a pet |
| every day. Pomeranian dogs are born entertainers | | | | store or Internet site that sells puppies. Get one |
| and save their best for their people. Pomeranians can | | | | from a breeder or a Pomeranian rescue. |
| be just as trainable as other dogs, if you are patient | | | | Pomeranians are standoffish around strangers and |
| and use positive reinforcement. Pomeranian dogs | | | | very protective of their people and homes. This has, |
| have some health problems, but they can be cured if | | | | on occasion, led to attacks. For example, this writer |
| caught early. Grooming their coats every day not | | | | was walking her sixty-pound dog past a yard with a |
| only checks for health problems, but gives your | | | | wooden fence. One of the boards suddenly banged |
| Pomeranian needed attention. | | | | dangerously, causing the both of us to jump. When I |
| Pomeranians do not look like real dogs - they look | | | | looked at our attacker, it was a smiling Pomeranian |
| more like wind-up toys or a creature from Star Wars. | | | | who looked very pleased with himself. They will bite |
| They are smaller versions of the original Pomeranian | | | | when cornered by a person or another animal. |
| sled dogs that lived hundreds of years ago in an area | | | | Pomeranians need regular check ups and vaccinations |
| on the Baltic Sea called, not coincidently, Pomerania. It | | | | just like any other dogs. They need worming |
| is thought they might have originally come from | | | | medication and rabies shots. Pomeranian dogs are |
| Lapland or Iceland, but nothing has been proven and | | | | also prone to some illnesses more than other breeds. |
| besides the name Pomeranian has stuck. | | | | These illnesses include eye infections, dislocated |
| Pomeranian dogs are more than cute faces. They are | | | | patella, skin problems, teeth problems and slipped |
| demanding in terms of attention and grooming, | | | | stifle. Their skeletons are also more fragile than the |
| although undemanding in terms of feeding and | | | | average dog's. A drop from your arms can fracture |
| exercise. Their tiny bodies sometimes mean a lot of | | | | bones and do internal injuries. Daily grooming can help |
| difficulties in housebreaking, although some have been | | | | you not only untangle the coat, but spot potential |
| successfully trained to use a littler box like a cat or a | | | | problems before they become too serious. |
| rabbit. They are vocal, bold and will not suffer fools | | | | Pomeranians can often grow bigger than their |
| (or foolish little children) gladly. Despite their resilient | | | | parents, but they can still be purebred Pomeranian |
| and fearless nature, their bodies are actually quite | | | | dogs. Their ancestors were sled dogs of a Spitz-type |
| fragile. They need to be treated with the same care | | | | that were about thirty pounds. Gradually, as the use |
| and caution as you would a guinea pig or dwarf | | | | of dog sleds dwindled, the Pomeranian became |
| rabbit. | | | | smaller for apartment dwelling. Now, they average |
| Pomeranian personalities can differ remarkably from | | | | about seven pounds. With regular care, attention and |
| Pomeranian to Pomeranian. Since there is such a | | | | a sensible diet, they should live well into their teens |
| demand for them over the past few decades, they | | | | and forever in your heart. |
| have been breed more for quantity than quality. | | | | |