Our Pomeranians
Samerey pups are all from excellent bloodlines and are all from champion or showlines. The ancestors of the Pomeranian dogs of today originally cam from the Artic Circle. Specifically, Iceland and Lapland. Today's Poms share bloodlines withthe Alaskan Malamute, American Eskimo, Chow Chow, Finnish Spitz, Keeshond, Samoyed, Schipperke, Shiba Inu and Siberian Husky.
History
In the cold Arctic lands, the Pom's ancestors carried loads, pulled sleds, hunted and guarded for their masters. In the 1700's, explorers brought dogs home with them to an area of Germany called Pomerania, where they were also used for herding livestock. The Deutscher Spitz is most likely the dog that Pomeranians were bred down from. It's average weight was 30 to 35 lbs.
Queen Charlotte of England, the wife of King George III, brought a whit dog, weighing about 15lbs., home to England from Pomerania. This is when the name, Pomeranian was given to the breed. Wealthy people in England wanted small dogs and the Pom still wasn't small enough, so the quest began to down size them. Along with down sizing the breed, came some genetic problems, the major ones being luxating patella (trick knee) and teeth problems. In 1870, Pomeranians were recognized by The Kennel Club of Great Britain and in 1900, The American Kennel Club recognized them also.
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