| There are a few Pomeranian types always available | | | | to no fault of their own. Due to their small size, they |
| for sale or in rescues, it seems. The domestic dog has | | | | (like most toy dogs) are difficult to housetrain. Tiny |
| incredibly flexible genes, and some types are proof of | | | | bladders mean they cannot hold that much. Some |
| this. The original Pomeranian is probably extinct. They | | | | have been successful in training exotic dogs to use a |
| were sturdy sled-pullers and sheepherders. Two | | | | litter box. Their coats shed a lot, and molt twice a year. |
| centuries ago, they were about thirty pounds. When | | | | At four to five months of age, exotic Pomeranian |
| they went to England, the trend of breeding them | | | | puppies can look quite scraggly. These coats need |
| smaller and smaller began. There are now toy dogs, | | | | daily grooming, or else they get unsanitary quickly. |
| teacup Pomeranians and exotic puppies today on both | | | | Some puppies come in blue, parti-color (some patches |
| sides of the Atlantic. | | | | of solid color on a mostly white body), chocolate (a |
| The only thing that makes exotic Pomeranian puppies | | | | dark brown), beaver (another shade of brown), |
| different from standard puppies is their color. That's it. If | | | | lavender (a shade of light grey) and blue merle (must |
| you get an exotic dog, be prepared for many | | | | be seen to be believed). With the exception of blue |
| know-it-alls to say, "That's not a real Pomeranian | | | | merle, none of these colors are dramatic enough to |
| because the color is wrong." If you want to show your | | | | catch the average person's attention. And yet, exotic |
| dogs, then exotic types are not for you, as they may | | | | Pomeranian puppies cost many hundreds of dollars, |
| be disqualified, even if you can prove that your exotic | | | | even from responsible breeders. |
| Pomeranian puppies are all purebred. | | | | Why do people care what color a Pomeranian is? |
| Exotic Pomeranian puppies will still be built like standard | | | | Because some colors are fashionable, and some are |
| puppies, no matter what their coat color. Since the | | | | not. Some people want to have a "special edition" that |
| Humane League of the United States says that one | | | | is hard to get and show that off. But exotic puppies |
| quarter of all abandoned pets are purebreds, the | | | | act like standard Pomeranians. And they are |
| chances are good that your suspected exotic | | | | increasingly becoming more fragile and less healthy |
| Pomeranian puppy is a purebred. This will help you | | | | with each passing color fad. There seems to be more |
| determine what the strengths and weaknesses of | | | | emphasis on color and small size rather than health for |
| your potential puppy are. You also will be better | | | | these dogs. Pomeranians are thought to have the |
| prepared for medical problems later on. | | | | weakest teeth in the dog world. |
| Exotic Pomeranians will most likely be abandoned due | | | | |