The Pomeranian breed descended from the much larger
sled hauling dogs of the Artic countries of Iceland and Lapland.When the first one was bought to England, they were larger
(up to 30 lbs)The Queen's beautiful Poms encouraged an upsurge of interest thoughout England in the "Spitz dogs", as
they were called. British breeders systematially bred the Pom for smaller and smaller size, and more and more coat.
They are clean and easy to train and make wonderful
pets. Their double coats come in a variety of colors. Despite their size, the breed retains the spitz personality. They are
somewhat of busybody, being ultra inquisitive and self important. The breed are "full of itself" and likes nothing better
than to "strut its stuff" in a show ring or on a neighborhood walk. They make wonderful playmates for children and
ideal companions for adults and the elderly as well.
The "Uglies" is a stage in where the Pomeranian
Puppy growth, that produces the loss of hair at about 3 months of age,(3 months up to 8 or 9 months of age). I think
that the "Ugly" stage is pretty and funny look to these dogs, but if you are not expecting it, you may think that your
Pom-Puppy has either a horrible disease or something worst. All Pom-Puppies look beauitful at 8 weeks of age but when
they start to shed their beauitful coat, and then they start to look stingy and ugly... This is when they are going
through the adolescent stage, changing from puppyhood to adults.
So do not worry if your puppy does not have a full coat
between these stages, it's normal for this to happen! And you want it to happen!
