VMD 513: Pet animal Breeding, Management, Nutrition and Health Care (1+1)

POMERANIAN (Web link ....)

• Origin - Poland
• The Pomeranian (often known as a Pom) is a breed of dog of the Spitz type, named for the Pomerania region in Central Europe (today part of eastern Germany and northern Poland) and classed as a toy dog breed because of its small size
• Toy breed, very active
• Outer coat long, straight, course and thicker around the neck; undercoat soft and woolly
• Only whole colour free from any admixture is accepted
• Pomeranian comes in the widest variety of colors, including white, black, brown, red, orange, cream, blue, sable, black and tan, brown and tan, spotted, brindle, plus combinations of those colors. The most common colors are orange, black or cream/white.
• Height 15-28 cm and body weight 1.5-3.9 kg
• Ears are small and erect
• Tail hairy and carried on the back.