Pomeranian (dog)

Pomeranian

Other names	Deutscher Spitz; Zwergspitz; Spitz nain; Spitz enano; Pom; Zwers
Common nicknames	Pompom, Pom, Tumbleweed
Origin	Germany, Poland
Traits Life span 12-16 years
Classification / standards FCI Group 5, Section 4 European Spitz #97e standard AKC Toy standard ANKC Group 1 (Toys) standard CKC Group 5 (Toys) standard KC (UK) Toy standard NZKC Toy standard UKC Companion Breeds standard
Domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris)

A Orange Sable Pomeranian dog

The Pomeranian is a dog from Pomerania (in Eastern Germany and Northern Poland). Queen Victoria, Queen Charlotte, and Joséphine de Beauharnais all owned Pomeranians.

Pomeranians are sometimes called Zwergspitz (which is a Dwarf Spitz) and Toy German Spitz in different countries.

The Pomeranian can live from 12 to 16 years.

Pomeranians are more likely than other dogs to get some health problems, like:

• Luxating patella (where the kneecap dislocates, or slips out of place)
• Tracheal collapse (collapse of the tube that connects the nose and mouth to the lungs, to make breathing possible)