| The Pomeranian's ancestors include the Spitz | | | | to her biographers, in 1901, from her |
| sled dog. The breed was bred down in | | | | deathbed, the Queen asked for her pet |
| Pomerania, a land on the southern Baltic | | | | Pomeranian Turi, who was brought to her and |
| coast where Germany and Poland are now | | | | remained at her side until she died. |
| located. Britain's Queen Victoria brought a | | | | |
| Pomeranian to England from Italy in 1888, and | | | | Besides royalty, other famous Pomeranian |
| the breed's popularity surged in Great | | | | owners include a wide range of artists and |
| Britain. Pomeranians have inspired classical | | | | celebrities, from Michelangelo, whose dog |
| music and artwork over the years. They appeal | | | | watched him paint the Sistine Chapel, to |
| as much to royalty and celebrities as to | | | | actress Kate Hudson, who is by now as well |
| everyday people who admire the Pomeranian's | | | | known as her mother, Goldie Hawn. Hudson's |
| spunky personality. | | | | Pomeranian is named Pom Clara Bo. |
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| Looking at the sturdy Spitz dogs that pull | | | | According to Sir Isaac Newton's biographers, |
| sleds though the deep winter snow of Lapland | | | | a Pomeranian can drive a person mad. Newton's |
| and Greenland, it's hard to believe that | | | | Pomeranian, Diamond, once knocked over a |
| these dogs were the forefathers of the | | | | candle that burned some of his work papers, |
| diminutive Pomeranian. It's true, though. The | | | | and the ensuing stress caused Newton to have |
| tiny Pomeranian was much a considerably | | | | a nervous breakdown. |
| larger dog, large enough to work herding | | | | |
| sheep. It's not hard to imagine. | | | | Pomeranians are inspirational. Mozart |
| | | | dedicated an aria to his Pomeranian, and |
| The region that comprises the south coast of | | | | Chopin composed music for a Pomeranian |
| the Baltic Sea, now known as Germany and | | | | belonging to his girlfriend. The name of |
| Poland, was once known as Pomerania. The | | | | historical church leader Martin Luther's |
| Spitz sled dogs were imported into Europe | | | | Pomeranian Belferlein pops up here and there |
| through Pomerania, where breeders worked | | | | in his writings. |
| through generations of dogs to reduce the | | | | |
| thirty pound dogs closer to today's | | | | The Pomeranian is a natural performer. |
| Pomeranian, weighing well under ten pounds. | | | | Actress Cindy Williams, of "Laverne and |
| The Kennel Club in England recognized the | | | | Shirley" fame, appeared with her dog in |
| breed as we know it in 1870, calling it the | | | | commercials for a weight loss program. And |
| "spitz dog." Traces of the Pomeranian's | | | | then there's Chester, who belonged to actress |
| lineage can be seen in the breed's coat and | | | | Fran Drescher in real life, and co-starred |
| color, which are reminiscent of the wolf | | | | with his owner in the hit TV show "The |
| blood in the Spitz breed. | | | | Nanny." |
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| One of the best known Pomeranian owners in | | | | The Pomeranian appeals to royalty and |
| history was Queen Victoria of England, who | | | | celebrities, but this delightful breed also |
| ruled between 1819 and 1901. Queen Victoria | | | | makes a great pet for everyday people. Anyone |
| first saw the dog as a girl, when her mother, | | | | who loves small, confident, intelligent dogs |
| Queen Charlotte kept one as a pet. Queen | | | | will love the Pomeranian. |
| Victoria got Marco, a Pomeranian of her own, | | | | |
| in 1888. | | | | Rosie Allan is an expert on British royal |
| | | | dogs and lives in the countryside of London |
| The English royal family had then, and has | | | | with two Pomeranians. The Pomeranian, a |
| now, a keen interest in breeding horses and | | | | favorite of royalty, is a descendant of the |
| dogs. Queen Victoria applied this enthusiasm | | | | Spitz sled dogs. Queen Victoria of England, |
| for breeding to the Pomeranian, at one time | | | | who once had 35 Pomeranians, made the dog |
| keeping 35 Pomeranian dogs. The monarch is | | | | popular in England in the late 19th and early |
| credited with further reducing the size of | | | | 20th centuries. Helpful Pomeranian |
| the Pomeranian through her efforts. Her show | | | | information such as that found here is also |
| Pomeranians - Fluffy, Nino, Mino, Beppo, | | | | available at libraries and through the |
| Gilda and Lulu, competed in many dog shows | | | | American Kennel Club. |
| and won at least two championships. According | | | | |