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The Pomeranian (also known as a Pom, Pommy or Pome) is a breed of dog of the Spitz type that is named for the Pomerania region in north-west Poland and north-east Germany in Central Europe. Classed as a toy dog breed because of its small size, the Pomeranian is descended from larger Spitz-type dogs, specifically the German Spitz .
So, a dog age 2 is equivalent to a human age 24, while a dog age 10 is equivalent to a human age 64. This is more accurate but still fails to account for size/breed, which is a significant factor. Size- or breed-specific calculators — These try to factor in the size or breed as well. These are the most accurate types.
The Pomeranian (or Zwergspitz, "Dwarf Spitz") is a small dog. It usually weighs 1.4 to 3 kg (3 to 7 lb) and according to the breed standard stands 18 to 24 cm (7 to 9 in); the coat can be white, black, brown, orange, grey-shaded and other colours. [1] [2]
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The Pomeranian is a Toy breed. It is lighter than even a Lesser Indian Spitz, both in height and weight, which typically weighs less than 10 pounds and is rarely over 12 inches in height. The Pomeranian has a much flatter face than an Indian Spitz, which has a more conical snout. The coat of a Pomeranian is generally denser and thicker.
As time passed, farmers bred the Standard Schnauzer into a smaller, more compact size for ratting by combining it, according to cynologist theorization, with one or more small breeds such as the Affenpinscher and Miniature Poodle, [5] [1] [11] [12] Miniature Pinscher, [7] [8] or Pomeranian, [13] or by chance from smallest specimens of the ...
Boo (March 16, 2006 – January 18, 2019) was a Pomeranian dog that had a popular Facebook page and was the subject of four photo-books. [1] As of 2020, Boo had 16 million likes on Facebook. [ 2 ] Boo was owned by Irene Ahn, a Facebook employee, who was also the owner of Boo's older brother, Buddy.
A North American study of over a million hip scores in dogs over the age of two found the Shetland to have the fifth-lowest prevalence out of sixty breeds—4.2% of Shetlands had hip dysplasia. [13] Von Willebrand disease is an inherited bleeding disorder. The Shetland is affected by both type I and type III. [14]