Pomeranian dog
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The Pomeranian is a dog from Pomerania (in Eastern Germany and Northern Poland). Queen Victoria, Queen Charlotte, and Joséphine de Beauharnais all owned Pomeranians.
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Other names | Deutscher Spitz, Zwergspitz, Dwarf Spitz | ||||||||||||||||
Common nicknames | Pom Dog, Pom-Pom, Pom, Zwers, Tumbleweed | ||||||||||||||||
Origin | Pomerania | ||||||||||||||||
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Pomeranians are sometimes called Zwergspitz (which is a Dwarf Spitz) and Toy German Spitz in different countries.
The Pomeranian can live from 12 to 16 years.
Pomeranians are more likely than other dogs to get some health problems, like: