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Cute. Small. Fluffy. Brave. Lively. Intelligent. These are some adjectives that describe the Pomeranian breed. According to historians, the Pomeranian (also called Pom) descended from Iceland and Lapland, where they were used as working sled dogs. Related to the Spitz family, the breed is considered to be the smallest of the group.

In fact, at the time, the breed was rather large - somewhere between 20-30 pounds - and a capable herder. However, and somewhat strange, the breed did not get its name from his origin. Rather, the breed got its name from where it was bred down to a much smaller toy dog that we know and adore presently, Pomerania - a country that was situated on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea. That is where the breed got its name Pomeranian. Today, the country of Pomerania is known as Germany.

The toy breed was not popular, however, but that would soon change due to royalty - Queen Charlotte and Queen Victoria of England to be more precise. Actually, Queen Charlotte first introduced the breed to English nobility, but it became popular when her granddaughter Queen Victoria owned a Pomeranian named "Marco" in the late 1880s. In fact, it was she who took great interest in the breed and owned a few. Marco was her main companion and traveled everywhere with her.

Queen Victoria's habit of carrying Marco everywhere made this dog breed an overnight spectacle, and to no surprise, everyone wanted one. She made it very fashionable to keep them as pets. In fact, Queen Victoria was the first to vigorously endorse the Pomeranian; she was so infatuated with the breed that she even encouraged breeders to maintain the process of developing smaller dogs.

Queen Victoria's involvement was crucial because at the time many breeds were discontinued or frequently altered by breeders. Therefore, one can argue that the survival of the Poemeranian was somewhat aided and fostered by the Queen.

The Pomeranian was introduced in the United States of America as early as the 1890s, but really got attention in a specialty show in 1911. They were quite different from the Pomeranians today, for their size was larger even though they were small. The current Pomeranian we see today is usually smaller and weighs about 6 pounds, but some can be larger.

Now that its history has been rendered, the overall stature of the Pomeranian will be presented: 1) appearance, 2) temperament/social behavior, 3) care required, 4) and health issue.

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