I used to own a throwback weighing 20 pounds, he was so sweet and gentle, he passed literally last week Thursday due to stroke. He lived 16 years with me and i adopted him from the pound which had him stated at 3-4 years old. So basically my little Brownie lived close to 20 years. I miss him so much 😭🙏😇 RIP son
I had a 10lb Pomeranian and a 14lb Pomeranian. The 14lb one has a fox face and long fur, I love him, also he isn’t overweight at all, my vet told me he shouldn’t lose anymore weight
I didn't know I had a throwback pom until I got worried about her size and looked it up, she wasn't overweight according to the vet, Could still feel her ribs through her normal fat and fur and she was agile and alert plenty of activity. Then I googled "why is my Pomeranian so big?" and articles and stuff like this came up. It was such a relief to have an answer.
The only part of this video that resinated was that the larger the dog the less likely to get the injuries smaller dogs get. Let's be clear on the Pom ancestry - yes they did come from Pomerania that sits about between Germany and Poland. They were in fact German Spitz dogs with a specific breeding program. Queen Victoria of England took a fancy to them. As mentioned, they were much larger dogs and possibly were primarily German Spitz with a touch of other Spitz breeds. As Queen Victoria liked this breed and was credited for naming them, she was later given a gift of two Spitz dogs from Italy. She opted to call them "toy Pomeranians" and this was the start of reducing the size of the Poms. Those dogs from Italy were not Poms or German Spitz but rather the Italian Spitz which is more commonly known as the Volpino Italiano. Volpino is in reference to the fox-like face of the dog and thus not like the Poms of today but a fox like snout/muzzle. These dogs were about 9-12 lbs as opposed to at least double the size of the original Poms. Breeding Volpinios with Poms helped create the foundation of the modern Pom and of course, selective breeding to make them smaller. In German, the Pom might be referred as being zwerg Spitz or "dwarf" Spitz and lined up with the other German Spitz. However, Poms went along a different breeding program and may differ from today's "zwerg" spitz though the name is often interchangeable. The American Eskimo dog are white German Spitz as the core breed. The smaller toy and miniature may include white Volpino and Pom to help with both fur colour and size. This is all a very messy prospect and no wonder there are throwbacks. My parents had a throwback that was a lean 17 lbs while the parent dogs were around 6 lbs and 8 lbs. I also had a rescue from a puppy mill that could pass for a poorly bred Volpino though she was likely all Pom. The problem with Pomeranians today is in fact the Kennel Club specs forcing them to be 3-7 lbs rather than say 6-8 lbs which would lend itself to a more robust breed. Btw, no Pom is good for little kids as Poms can be very sweet but if you tug on them (as kids may do), they can also turn and deliver a very strong bite. Keep any size Pom away from smaller kids for both their sake. Also, if you don't adopt, then go to ara reputable breeder who can show proof of healthy genetic lines.
The white/off white pom you are using for this video has a serious eye infection-in both eyes. Please get that dog to a vet that specializes in Ophthalmology.
@@PetManiaOfficial How about doing a video on that pom's eye condition, tell what it was, what the treatment was, and how that pom looks today. Maybe you could help another pom owner with this info.
My Pomeranian has a crazy ego cuz he was was a few months younger than our friends Pom so he would lose fights but after a while he started towering over the other one
My 1st Pom was AKC registered so were her parent's and grand parents. She was larger but only 11 lbs, she was large not fat. I got her in 1984. I got my 2nd PoM in 1995 she was also AKC registered and her parents were AKC and her parents a show dog, so they were AKC too. 2nd was tiny only 5 lbs. This was in 1994. My 3rd PoM was not AKC and was a Merle she was only 6 lbs. I got her in 2011. So when exactly did THROWBACK PoMs size year officially end, back in the 1980s, like my large 11 lb PoM ? So if I wanted a throwback Pom do I have to find a breeder that has been breeding Throwback (larger) Pomeranian's since then, the 1980s?
