Pomeranian
History and Development The Pomeranian is a breed of dog which can claim great antiquity. Throughout history it has been used for many purposes, but the type has remained unchanged. Depicted in many relics of the Roman era, the essential points of shape of head, carriage of ear and plume, body and coat differ but slightly from today. There seems little doubt that the modern Pomeranian is of central European origin and that a few of the early specimens brought into England came from Pomerania, Germany, and for tins reason were given the name Pomeranian. Although there were several imported into Britain from time to time, the breed made little impression until the year 1870. These early imports were large dogs of up to 30 lbs, in weight but the size was rapidly reduced, until in 1896 Pom classes at shows were divided by weight, 8 lbs, and over and under 8 lbs. In 1915, the Kennel Club withdrew Challenge Certificates for the overweights; that is, dogs over 8 lbs., and today the most popular size is 3½ to 5½ lbs. The whites were the first to be exhibited with success, and it was not until 1890 that blacks were exhibited. The progress of the breed was at first slow. However, in 1891 the first meeting of the Read more […]