I have been curious about this for a long time. Years ago my daughter bought a purebred AKC registered Pomeranian from a reputable breeder. Even though we love our dog she is 25 pounds and not all fat. I was told by other breeders that she could no way be a Pomeranian because of her size. Were we sold something else?
2007-02-10 07:30:29 · 11 answers · asked by sgt 4 in Pets ➔ Dogs
well, the AKC will tell you the breed standard sizes for showing, but sometimes a purebred dog will not fit in these guidelines and is sold as a pet because they can not be shown. It's not unusual for the occasional sport to show up in a litter. Does it look and act like a pom in everything except size? If so, it probably is a pomeranian that just happens to be outside of breed standards.
2007-02-10 07:37:16 · answer #1 · answered by raerae_2001 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The only way a dog can be registered AKC is if both of the parents are purebred as well. If you actually HAVE the papers from AKC, then yes she is really a pomeranian. If the breeder "told" you the dog was AKC but you didn't receive any papers, then it's most likely that it's a mutt.
Alot of breeders have the male/female of a AKC breed to sell AKC puppies, but sometimes the female gets pregnant by a stray or someone else's dog... so just because you saw "both parents" doesn't mean that the male is the father of the litter.
If you have the papers, then yeah the dog is purebred.. maybe just inherited the weight problem through parents/grandparents/etc.
2007-02-10 15:43:21 · answer #2 · answered by *Melody->Chase's Mom 6/28 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She is probably a pure bred Pomeranian. The difference being that she probably does not have many show dogs behind her and her breeding has been on the larger side. Sometimes, when a dog is bred for generations away from the breed standard it doesn't resemble the breed as closely as one would think it should. The AKC registers dogs that have parents in the same breed, they don't withhold registering dogs because they vary away from breed type or breed standards. Therefore, she may be a pure bred Pomeranian but she isn't the type that is associated with our mental image of what all Pomeranian should look like, or what size it should be.
2007-02-10 15:40:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is no possible way a purebred pomeranian can be 25 lbs. They should only go up to 6 or 8 lbs full grown. You were sold something else.
2007-02-10 15:37:22 · answer #4 · answered by chainsawpriestess 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A friend of mine purchased a pure bred miniature poodle. As it began to grow we came to realize that something wasn't quite right. At seven months the pup was larger than any mini-poo we had ever seen. I checked for the regulations on mini-poos and discovered that my friend's pup was already 2 inches taller than allowed and qualified as a standard poodle (but a really small one). I know the breeders and the paren's of the pup and the litter. This pup indeed is a registered miniature poodle. The problem is that genetics sometimes throws a monkey wrench into the mix and produces a pure bred that doesn't quite come up to snuff. The only problem with my friends pup is that she could never show at a conformation competition as the pup would never win even last place. Your Pom probably is pure bred with a monkey wrench. Unless you wanted to show, don't worry about it.
2007-02-10 15:52:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
People often ask if my dogs are pomeranians, they are not. The one weighs 26 pounds and is an American Eskimo. Do a search and you will see some pictures of this breed. They are pure white to cream colored and half of them have the "teddy bear" coat similar to a pommies.
It may also be another type of spitz, all related to the eskie or Pom.
2007-02-10 15:46:07 · answer #6 · answered by Toph 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She might just be bigger. And no offense, but if you don't know the difference between a pomeranian and another dog, you probably shouldn't be buying a dog, now should you?
2007-02-10 15:39:14 · answer #7 · answered by Yay me!!!! 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I am pretty sure that I have heard of some Poms getting this big, she just isn't a show dog. She probably just got the BIG genes from her mom and her dad.
2007-02-10 15:38:17 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
not a Pomeranian sweetie. my Pom is supposed to weigh 5-10 lbs as an adult
2007-02-10 15:39:50 · answer #9 · answered by U Think U Know Me 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have never seen a pom that big. We once had a pom who was considered HUGE for a pom (by our vet) and she weighed 16 pounds. What does your vet think? I would see what the vet thinks and then contact that breeder to see what their explanation is.
2007-02-10 15:39:10 · answer #10 · answered by Sabrina 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋