Pomeranian - Definition and Overview

This article is about the dog breed. For the Slavic tribe, see Pomeranians; for the language spoken in Pomerania, see Pomeranian language.

Pomeranian
An orange Pomeranian
Alternative names
Deutscher Zwergspitz Toy German Spitz
Country of origin
Poland and Germany
Common nicknames
Pom
Classification
FCI: Group 5 Section 4 AKC: Toy ANKC: Group 1 (Toys) CKC: Group 5 - Toys KC(UK): Toy NZKC: Toy UKC: Companion Breeds
Breed standards (external links)
FCI (http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:8It71WkxZuEJ:www.fci.be/uploaded_files/097gb98_en.doc+site:www.fci.be+%22+97+/+05.+03.+1998+%22&hl=en&ie=UTF-8), AKC (http://www.akc.org/breeds/pomeranian/index.cfm), ANKC (http://www.ankc.aust.com/pomeran.html), CKC (http://www.canadasguidetodogs.com/toys/pomeranianarticle1.htm) KC(UK) (http://www.the-kennel-club.org.uk/discoverdogs/toy/y917.htm), NZKC (http://www.nzkc.org.nz/br156.html), UKC (http://www.ukcdogs.com/breeds/companions/pomeranian.std.shtml)

The Pomeranian is a dog breed in the spitz family, named for the region of Poland Pomerania and classed as a "toy" breed because of their small size.

An orange-sable Pomeranian

Sable Pom's face