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The Royal History Of The Pomeranian Breed

The Pomeranian breed originated inhas now, a keen interest in breeding
Lapland and Greenland, with the Spitzhorses and dogs. Queen Victoria applied
sled dogs. The dogs were imported tothis enthusiasm for breeding to the
Europe through Pomerania, where theyPomeranian, at one time keeping 35
were bred to a smaller scale. QueenPomeranian dogs. The monarch is credited
Victoria of Britain in the late 1800swith further reducing the size of the
contributed not only to the breed'sPomeranian through her efforts. Her show
popularity but also to the developmentPomeranians - Fluffy, Nino, Mino, Beppo,
of the breed. The queen kept over 30Gilda and Lulu, competed in many dog
Pomeranians at one time and diminishedshows and won at least two
the size of the breed beyond whatchampionships. According to her
earlier breeders had accomplished.biographers, in 1901, from her deathbed,
Pomeranians have inspired classicalthe Queen asked for her pet Pomeranian
music and artwork over the years. TheyTuri, who was brought to her and
appeal as much to royalty andremained at her side until she died.
celebrities as to everyday people whoBesides appealing to royalty, through
admire the Pomeranian's spunkythe decades the Pomeranian has also been
personality.a favorite of a variety of artists and
It's hard to believe it, but the tinycelebrities. Perhaps the most famous
Pomeranian descended from the Spitz sledartist in history, Michelangelo, painted
dogs in Lapland and Greenland. Beforethe Sistine Chapel with his Pomeranian
the Pomeranian was bred down to aat his side.
smaller size, the larger dogs worked asActresses love Pomeranians. Kate Hudson
shepherds. Indeed, it is not difficulthas one; Cindy Williams who will always
to imagine today's Pomeranian yappingbe remembered as Shirley in "Laverne and
around the edges of a herd of sheep.Shirley," appeared in weight loss
Pomeranians got their name because theyadvertisements with her Pomeranian. And
were imported into Europe throughthe best-known canine television star of
Pomerania, a land on the southern Balticthe 1980s was Chester, who co-starred
coast where present day Germany andwith his real-life owner Fran Drescher
Poland now sit. In Pomerania, the dogsin "The Nanny."
were bred down closer to theirIf you believe Sir Isaac Newton's
modern-day size. It took manyaccount of what caused his nervous
generations of Pomeranians to reduce thebreakdown, then you believe that a
twenty-pound dog of the 19th century toPomeranian can drive a person mad.
the four to six-pound standard of theNewton's Pomeranian, Diamond, upset a
breed today. The Kennel Club in Englandcandle that burned some of Newton's
recognized the breed in 1870, calling itimportant work papers, and he had a
the "spitz dog." Traces of thenervous breakdown because of the stress.
Pomeranian's lineage can be seen in itsPomeranians inspire their owners. The
coat and color, which are reminiscent ofcomposer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
the wolf spitz breed.dedicated one of his arias to his
One of the best known Pomeranian ownersPomeranian and Chopin wrote a piece for
in history was Queen Victoria ofa Pomeranian that belonged to his
England, who ruled between 1819 andgirlfriend.
1901. Queen Victoria first saw the dogPomeranians aren't just for royals and
as a girl, when her mother, Queencelebrities. This confident,
Charlotte kept one as a pet. Queenintelligent, breed will make a great pet
Victoria got Marco, a Pomeranian of herfor anyone who loves small dogs and
own, in 1888.wants a loyal, attentive companion.
The English royal family had then, and



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