UNTIL Pekingese ousted them from their pre-eminence, Pomeranians were the favourite toy dogs, and they are still in great demand. When they first came to England some fifty years ago, they were white, and much larger than those now seen, weighing up to 24 lb. Pomeranian Dogs of this description are still common in the North of Germany, and have evidently a close affinity to the Arctic breeds. Within the last thirty years, Pomeranian British breeders have produced a number of exquisite colours, and, at the same time, the tendency has been to breed them smaller and smaller, many weighing less than 4 lb. In general appearance they are compact, short-coupled dogs, with intense vivacity.
They are always on the move. The head is foxy or wedge-shaped, surmounted by tiny erect ears. The neck and back are short, and the body well ribbed; straight, well-feathered forelegs of medium length, neither too long nor too short. The Pomeranians tail lies flat and straight over the back, and is profusely covered with long, harsh, spreading hair. The Pomeranians under coat is soft and fluffy, and the outer long, perfectly straight and of harsh texture, forming an abundant frill round the neck.
The Pomeranian hindquarters have long feathering. All the whole colours are admissible, but they should be perfectly sound and free from black or white shadings. The pure whites have rather gone out of fashion. There are also parti-coloured dogs, the colours of which are evenly distributed in patches.
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