Pomeranian Breeders

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Pomeranian Breeders

Below you will find Pomeranian breeders with web sites in the United States and other countries. The list will be updated on a regular basis.

You can buy a Pomeranian puppy or dog from many sources. Be careful. The best source is a reputable breeder. Be sure that your acquire the right paperwork, including pedigree and vaccinations. Buy with care and forethought, and ask for references.

Breeders who want only to sell puppies and show no interest in what you want to do with the puppy after you buy it are not the kind you should deal with. Expect the breeder to ask about the makeup of your family, your housing, and your plans. You may find that the breeder seems reluctant to sell if you live in a small apartment.

Don't buy a Pomeranian on impulse. People who buy dogs or puppies "for an occasion", usually get into trouble when the vet bills get many times the purchase price. Good breeders also take an interest in the quality of the puppy they sell to you. For show quality Pomeranians, breeders may ask you to take the dog to at least one dog show, so that the breeder's success can be measured by the decision of an impartial judge.

How to Select a Pomeranian Puppy

Whether you are buying a Pomeranian puppy for a pet or with hopes of someday walking in the show ring, you have to be cautious. Because of the popularity of these miniature dogs, unscrupulous breeders have been selling inferior dogs, puppies with inherited diseases and crossbreeds. Generally you should be prepared to spend a lot of money if you are after a dog with a number of champions in his bloodlines.

If you are investing in a purebred dog, obtain the necessary papers from the seller, especially if you are planning to show or breed your dog. The litter must be registered with the American Kennel Club. This is necessary before the individual puppy can be registered.

Even the most perfect specimen falls short of the standard in some respect. It's also impossible, even for a breeder or veterinarian, to tell how a Pomeranian puppy will shape up as an adult dog. Until he's about six months old, he's still developing. At about a year, he will have his final conformation and coat.

The breeder should provide you with a registration certificate from the AKC, or an application for registration signed by the owner of the puppy's mother, the pedigree and the health certificate signed by the veterinarian who has been taking care of the breeder's dogs. Then you select a name for your dog (it must be 25 letters or less, and cannot duplicate the name of another dog of the breed, or be the name of a living person without his written permission). Enter the selected name on the for, fill in the blanks that make you the owner of record and send it to the American Kennel Club with the required fee as soon as possible. In a few weeks if all is in order you will receive the Certificate of Registration with your dog's stud book number.

If the breeder has already named the puppy you picked and has registered it, you must register the transfer and send the certificate with the appropriate fee to the AKC. The AKC then transfers the puppy to your ownership. You receive a new certificate.

The pedigree of your dog is a tracing of his family tree. It is not part of the puppy's official papers. The health certificate is official. Often the breeder will have the pedigree of the dog's dam and sire and may make out a copy for you. Or, you can write to the AKC once your dog has been registered and ask for a pedigree. The fee depends on how many generations back you want the pedigree traced. In addition to giving the immediate ancestors of your dog, the pedigree will show whether there are any champions or dogs that have won obedience degrees in his lineage. If you are planning selective breeding, the pedigree is also helpful to enable you to find other Pomeranians that have the same general family background.

A healthy puppy will be active, cheerful and alert, with bright, shiny eyes. He should not have running eyes or nose. At the age of 8 weeks, a Pom should look like a fluffy ball and moving fast. sluggishness is a poor sign, unless the puppies have just finished a meal. Come to clear agreement on what happens if the veterinarian rejects the puppy after he has checked his health. It should be understood whether rejection means that you get your money back or merely choice of another puppy from the same litter.

Worming and Inoculations

Before you take your puppy home, find out from the breeder if he has alredy been wormed or inoculated for distemper and rabies. If yours has already been wormed, find out when and what treatment was given. If your puppy has been inoculated against distemper, you will also ahve to know when this was done so you can give the information to your vet. He will complete the series of shots. If your puppy has not been given this protection, your vet should take care of it immediately. Distemper is highly prevalent and contagious. Don't let your puppy out of doors until he has had his distemper shots and they have had time to take effect.

As a rule, kennels and breeders do not inoculate puppies against rabies. In some areas, rabies inoculation is required by law. For foreign travel and some interstate travel, rabies inoculation is required.

Did You Know ...?        

... in the 19th century, the English fanciers had obtained their early breeding stock from Germany, Belgium, France and Italy - where pedigree records for toy dogs were not carefully maintained. Many of the Poms exhibited were enetered without any record of sire or dam, name of breeder, or date of birth. It required at least three generations of selective breeding and keeping of accurate records to enable the fanciers to know what they were about and to obtain stock which they could breed together with intelligence. They soon produced true breeding strains of superior dogs.

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