Pomeranian Forum:
My unsual pom

My boyfriend and I just bought a 4 month old pomeranian from his friend who had bought him from a breeder he found on craigslist. Henny is now 8 months old and I'm a bit confused about his breeding. He is a tri-colored pom who loves the water and is now 12lbs! Everyone we've met say that they've never seen a tri-colored pom before who is as big as him. All the books and articles I've read online don't seem to have any pictures of dogs that look even remotely like him. However, my boyfriend's friend insists that he is a full pomeranian and that his parents and the rest of the litter looked exactly like Henny. I\'ve researched the standard pomeranian's characteristics and Henny seems to match each one to a "T". I am very confused at how unique Henny has become and I guess my question is could there be another breed within a breed, such as a sub-genre?

I can\'t really answer your question, but I have a 6lb pomeranian who had 4 pure breed pups and at 2 of them are 10 lbs+ and look very much like small shelties. Both of them are also tri-colored. Neither parent was tri-colored.

I am a Pomeranian breeder and can you likely oyur pom is a purbreed as these were originally a 35 pound dog breed down to the size{s} you see today they really do vary insize yes there is \"standard\" size 3-7 pund sbut thye do come invarying sizes ...I ahve 4 poms 3 females and 1 male 1.} 9 pounds {female} 6 pounds [female} 8 pounds {female} 10 pounds {female} 12 pounds of course these female sizes are when not pregnanat ,,,theya re more when pregnant I have seen poms as bid as 18 pounds so a size means nothing as far as purbreed or not...just remmeber they vary in soze but just becuase theya re on the small side they are just that small not teacup or minature...just small...hope this helps Kristin kspomeranaisn

That\'s the wonderful thing about pomeranians. They were bred down from a dog called a german spitz, essentially, it\'s just a large pomeranian (25 lbs i hear). Pomeranians used to be bigger than they are now, coming in more toy-ish and teacup sizes. Pommy also is ten pounds and I have mixed reactions when people see her. Some \'new pom breed\' activists swear she is not a pure pom because she\'s ten pounds while others take her for what she is. And poms def come in tri colors, it\'s just very rare, and you\'re lucky for finding one. If he matches what the breed standard is then I would def say he is a pure pom. And if you got him from a reputable/trusting breeder. Because I got my ten pound pomeranian from a backyard breeder and she was nearly dead. It\'s just..yeah...You\'ll get people that are going to be assholes and tell you that he\'s too big to be a pom. But he\'s not. Trust me. I actually favor the big poms more than I do the smaller ones because they\'re quicker with agility and a hell of a lot more sturdy than the fragile breakable little teacups like my new puppy

Hello, My boyfriend and I are looking to adopt or buy a pomeranian puppy in August. I have been looking at breeders. I would like someones opinion on a particular breeder that is in my price range and closeby. We live in Miami, FL. I think she may have too many dogs and I am a little unsure. Any help would be fantastic! If you dont think this breeder cuts it, do you know of any others in FL? I am willing to drive. This is the website of the one I am currently looking at. http://www.irenaspomeranians.com Thanks Chelsee