Marco, Victoria’s Pomeranian, and the Year 1888
Queen Victoria and her Pomeranian named Marco transformed the breed in 1888 from working farm dogs into royal companions.
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The Italian Spitz Behind Victoria’s Pomeranians
Queen Victoria and the Italian Spitz shaped the history of Pomeranians, changing the larger working dogs into tiny pets.
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Whether the Keeshond Is a Large Pomeranian
The relationship between Pomeranian and Keeshond dogs involves shared ancestry, distinct German Spitz family origins, and different sizes.
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Whether a Zwergspitz Is a Pomeranian
The Zwergspitz and Pomeranian relationship is explained through the German Spitz family tree and size classifications.
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The German Spitz Sizes Above the Pomeranian
The German Spitz family includes five distinct size varieties, ranging from the Pomeranian up to the Wolfspitz.
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The Twenty Five Pound Pomeranian of the 1800s
The history of the Pomeranian explains how these twenty five pound 1800s working dogs transformed into modern pets.
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Whether the Pomeranian Herded Anything
Pomeranian history reveals how twenty to thirty pound Spitz ancestors worked as farm watchdogs rather than herding sheep.
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Whether the Pomeranian Was Ever a Sled Dog
Pomeranian ancestry traces back through ancient Arctic sled dogs and the German Spitz family to explain the history of the breed.
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The Working Spitz the Pomeranian Descends From
The Pomeranian descends from sturdy Arctic Spitz dogs originating in Northern Europe, Siberia, and North America.
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Where Pomerania Sits and Why the Breed Is Named for It
Pomeranian dogs descend from larger working Spitz dogs weighing twenty to thirty pounds from a historic region along the Baltic Sea.
