Article: The Pomeranian Dog
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The Pomeranian Dog
The Pomeranian is one of they toy breeds and weighs between 3 and 7 pounds (there are larger poms, and although not to the breed standard, they still make wonderful loving pets!). Intelligent and vivacious, these little dogs will steal your heart, but don?t let them get away with too much as they must be properly trained or they will become too demanding. With proper care your Pom can live to about 15 years old.
History
Did you know the Pomeranian was once a much larger dog that weighed around 35 pounds? A cousin to the spitz type dogs, this pampered lap dog once called the arctic home.
Bred down to it?s tiny size over the centuries, the Pomeranian became popular in the late 1800?s when Queen Victorian brought a 12 pound Pom back from Italy...
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