The Pomeranian breed originated in northern Europe, specifically Germany. They were first bred as an aristocratic-bred companion dog for humans who traveled everywhere on horseback. As the breed’s popularity grew wider, they found many roles to fill their thorough size and intelligence. Today….There are three recognized sizes of Poms: Toy, Miniature, and Standard; all proportional to each other; though the toy classified dogs are not expected to weigh more than five pounds at maturity.” Smallest*” isn’t the “broken word”. *citation needed
Where does it say anything about not being expected to weigh more than five pounds? It says “though the Toy classified dogs are not expected to weigh more than five pounds at…