Pomeranians originated from China and Siberia. In fact, a trader called Piotr Vladimirovich is credited with their discovery in Europe in the eighteenth century. It is believed that he acquired what were probably foxes from his country of birth but not having been recognized as belonging to an individual breed, somehow they eventually made their way back across the continent to bring joy to our homes today.
That’s not true – they where there was a small hunting dog known as the “Pomeranian” named after an area of northwest Germany near Oberpommern which was first mentioned by Tacitus under the name of “Sabaea”. That small hunting dog became extinct in England after Queen Anne
Pomeranians originated from China and Siberia. In fact, a trader called Piotr Vladimirovich is credited with their discovery in Europe in the eighteenth century. It is believed that he acquired what were probably foxes from his country of birth but not having been recognized as belonging to an individual breed, somehow they eventually made their way back across the continent to bring joy to our homes today.
That’s not true – they’re originally from Germany where there was a small hunting dog known as the “Pomeranian” named after an area of northwest Germany near Oberpommern which was first mentioned by Tacitus under the name of “Sabaea”. That small hunting dog became extinct in England after Queen Anne…