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The Royal History Of The Pomeranian Breed

The Pomeranian breed originated in LaplandThe English royal family had then, and has
and Greenland, with the Spitz sled dogs. Thenow, a keen interest in breeding horses and
dogs were imported to Europe throughdogs. Queen Victoria applied this enthusiasm
Pomerania, where they were bred to a smallerfor breeding to the Pomeranian, at one time
scale. Queen Victoria of Britain in the latekeeping 35 Pomeranian dogs. The monarch is
1800s contributed not only to the breed'scredited with further reducing the size of
popularity but also to the development of thethe Pomeranian through her efforts. Her show
breed. The queen kept over 30 Pomeranians atPomeranians - Fluffy, Nino, Mino, Beppo,
one time and diminished the size of the breedGilda and Lulu, competed in many dog shows
beyond what earlier breeders hadand won at least two championships. According
accomplished.to her biographers, in 1901, from her
deathbed, the Queen asked for her pet
Pomeranians have inspired classical music andPomeranian Turi, who was brought to her and
artwork over the years. They appeal as muchremained  at  her  side  until  she  died.
to royalty and celebrities as to everyday
people who admire the Pomeranian's spunkyBesides appealing to royalty, through the
personality.decades the Pomeranian has also been a
favorite of a variety of artists and
It's hard to believe it, but the tinycelebrities. Perhaps the most famous artist
Pomeranian descended from the Spitz sled dogsin history, Michelangelo, painted the Sistine
in Lapland and Greenland. Before theChapel  with  his  Pomeranian  at  his  side.
Pomeranian was bred down to a smaller size,
the larger dogs worked as shepherds. Indeed,Actresses love Pomeranians. Kate Hudson has
it is not difficult to imagine today'sone; Cindy Williams who will always be
Pomeranian yapping around the edges of a herdremembered as Shirley in "Laverne and
of  sheep.Shirley," appeared in weight loss
advertisements with her Pomeranian. And the
Pomeranians got their name because they werebest-known canine television star of the
imported into Europe through Pomerania, a1980s was Chester, who co-starred with his
land on the southern Baltic coast wherereal-life owner Fran Drescher in "The Nanny."
present day Germany and Poland now sit. In
Pomerania, the dogs were bred down closer toIf you believe Sir Isaac Newton's account of
their modern-day size. It took manywhat caused his nervous breakdown, then you
generations of Pomeranians to reduce thebelieve that a Pomeranian can drive a person
twenty-pound dog of the 19th century to themad. Newton's Pomeranian, Diamond, upset a
four to six-pound standard of the breedcandle that burned some of Newton's important
today. The Kennel Club in England recognizedwork papers, and he had a nervous breakdown
the breed in 1870, calling it the "spitzbecause  of  the  stress.
dog." Traces of the Pomeranian's lineage can
be seen in its coat and color, which arePomeranians inspire their owners. The
reminiscent  of  the  wolf  spitz  breed.composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart dedicated
one of his arias to his Pomeranian and Chopin
One of the best known Pomeranian owners inwrote a piece for a Pomeranian that belonged
history was Queen Victoria of England, whoto  his  girlfriend.
ruled between 1819 and 1901. Queen Victoria
first saw the dog as a girl, when her mother,Pomeranians aren't just for royals and
Queen Charlotte kept one as a pet. Queencelebrities. This confident, intelligent,
Victoria got Marco, a Pomeranian of her own,breed will make a great pet for anyone who
in  1888.loves small dogs and wants a loyal, attentive
companion.



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