Miscellaneous Notes
  • The Pomeranian (aka, Deutsche Dwergspitz, German Dwarf Spitz, German Toy Spitz, or Keeshond Dwerg, at one time [legitimately] and sometimes still [redundantly] termed the Miniature or Toy Pomeranian) is one of the five varieties of German Spitz (aka, Deutsche Spitz), which also encompasses the Keeshond (aka, Deutsche Wolfsspitz), Deutsche Großspitz, Deutsche Mittelspitz, and Deutsche Kleinspitz. The reader interested in the Pomeranian may therefore wish to read also about these close relatives.
  • Also ancestral to the modern Pomeranian were a number of small, rust-colored spitzes imported into England from Italy first by Queen Charlotte, and later by Queen Victoria, and bred with the English Pomeranians of the 18th and 19th centuries, indicating a probable admixture of Volpino Italiano, which comes in red as well as in white. Their Majesties considered these dogs Pomeranians, but breed labels were still very loose in those days, and it would seem a likely source of the red and orange colors so common in modern Pomeranians but which had not previously been mentioned in the breed.
  • Large white Pomeranians exported from Britain to North America in the 19th century probably form some part of the ancestral stock of the American Eskimo Dog along with German Spitzes imported directly from Germany, and the American Eskimo was in turn used in the creation of the Japanese Spitz, so the curious might enjoy reading about those breeds as well.
  • At least some references to a "Pomeranian dog" dating prior to the breed's being miniaturized might now more accurately be applied to the German Spitz than to the modern Pomeranian, since the original Pomeranian was, in fact, the German Spitz. Since, however, those individual German spitzes imported into Britain and dubbed Pomeranians either were ancestral to the modern Pomeranian—and with a few exceptions not to the modern German Spitz—or their lines died out, those sources appear in this list rather than the German Spitz bibliography, except where the text can reasonably be construed to apply to all German spitzes.
  • It is well to keep in mind when reading vintage sources that Victorian and pre-Victorian dog fanciers were "lumpers": many writers, even into the 20th Century, seem to have pretty much considered almost every spitz they encountered a kind of Pomeranian regardless of size or origin; in the US, spitz-type dogs seem to have all been called Spitz unless, toward the very end of the 19th Century, they were small enough to have been assumed to be Pomeranians. Sources from that period should, therefore, be read with the understanding that they may not refer to the breed you (and they) think they are. An example may be the abovementioned "red Pomeranians" the British queens found in Italy.
Breed Books
  • Little Dogs Rock! Pomeranian: Pom Pom Ado by Sunita Apte. Bearport, 2009. This is a small breed book for upper elementary school-age children.
  • The Pomeranian by Chris Burnett and Stephanie Beener. 2008?. This is a 172 KB electronically-published book available in the Kindle format from Amazon.
  • Pomeranians: Popular Dogs Series, volume 14, 2nd edution, by Dog Fancy magazine editors. Fancy Publications, 2008. This magazine-format book includes articles on many facets of the breed, including grooming, nutrition, safety concerns, housetraining, socialization, child compatibility, breed history, behaviour problems, breed rescue, and trick training, as well as their work as therapy dogs and freestyle dancers, and life in the big city for very small dogs. This is an excellent overview of the breed for a prospective owner.
  • Pomeranians by Susan Henrichs Gray. Child's World, 2008. This is a small breed book for upper elementary school-age children.
  • Pomeranians 101: Everything You Need to Know About Owning a Pomeranian and Raising Pomeranian Puppies by Kimberly Morin. iUniverse, 2007.
  • Terra-Nova: Discover a Whole New World of Dogs: The Pomeranian by Lexiann Grant. TFH, 2007. Excellent, meaty, and near-comprehensive breed-specific guide to owning and caring for a Pomeranian. While it doesn't address Pomeranian show, obedience and breeding history in the kind of detail I like to see, it is otherwise far more thorough than most modern breed books. Accompanied by a DVD addressing training and health issues.
  • Pomeranians for Dummies by C. Caroline Coile. For Dummies, 2007. The "Dummies" books are actually quite good, despite what the title might lead one to think.
  • Animal Planet Pet Care Library: Pomeranians by Marguerite Stocker. TFH, 2007. This is a very good, up-to-date introductory guide for the first-time owner of a pet Pomeranian.
  • Breeders' Best: Pomeranian by Olga Baker and Isabelle Francais. Kennel Club Books, 2005. Excellent small book by a prominent long-time breeder. There just should have been more of it!
  • How to Groom a Pomeranian Perfectly: A Step by Step Instructional Guide for Grooming Your Pomeranian by Tammy Sprinkle. Lifeskill, 2005.
  • Pomeranian Nine: 2004 by Pomeranian Clubs of Great Britain. GH Smith & Son, 2004. Yearbook.
  • Pomeranian: A Comprehensive Owner's Guide by Juliette Cunliffe. Kennel Club Books, 2003. Part of a series of books with excellent generic care and training sections following breed-specific information involving temperament and personality. This is a very good book for new or prospective companion dog owners, but contains nothing of use to prospective exhibitors and breeders in the way of history or evaluation of type and quality.
  • Living with a Pomeranian by Averil Cawthera. Barrons, 2003. A book on the care and training of a Pomeranian, punctuated with anecdotes of life with Pomeranians by various owners.
  • Pomeranian Champions, 1995-2002 by Jan Linzy. Camino, 2003. This book contains pedigrees and other information, with some photographs, on every Pomeranian who won an AKC championship during the years 1995-2002. Valuable for breeders and exhibitors, new and aspiring ones in particular.
  • Pomeranian Eight: 2002 by Pomeranian Clubs of Great Britain. GH Smith & Son, 2002. Yearbook.
  • Spitze sind Spitze by Hartwig Drossard. Kynos, 2001. This book discusses all the varieties of German Spitz (the title means spitzes are spitzes), including the Pomeranian and the Japanese Spitz (as to whether or not the Japanese would appreciate their dog being called a kind of German Spitz, I won't hazard a guess). Nothing regading past or current breeders or exhibitors, but plenty of photos and a valuable book nonetheless. In German.
  • Pomeranians: Popular Dogs Series, volume 14 by Dog Fancy magazine editors. Fancy Publications, 2001. This magazine-format book includes articles on many facets of the breed, including their work as therapy dogs, aid dogs, show dogs, obedience competitors, and even has a photo of a Pomeranian who herds sheep! Issues addressed include behavior problems, grooming, nutrition, traveling, and training. The breed's history is covered from a structural approach, in regards to its travels and prominent owners, and also with a survey of the great show dogs and breeders. Hereditary problems of the breed, and breed rescue organizations are also discussed, and the publication is rounded out with lavish photographic illustrations. This is an excellent overview of the breed for a new or prospective owner.
  • Pomeranian Seven: 2000 by Pomeranian Clubs of Great Britain. GH Smith & Son, 2000. Yearbook.
  • Pomeranians: A Complete Pet Owner's Manual by Joe Stahlkuppe. Barron's, 2000.
  • A New Owner's Guide to Pomeranians by Julie Moreno. TFH, 1999.
  • The Essential Pomeranian, by Happeth A. Jones, Ian Dunbar, ed., photographs by Winter Churchill. Howell, 1999. Abridged edition of the Jones Happy Healthy Pet book.
  • Pomeranian Six: 1998 by Pomeranian Clubs of Great Britain. GH Smith & Son, 1998. Yearbook.
  • The Guide to Owning a Pomeranian by Vikki Ellmann. TFH, 1996.
  • The Pomeranian: An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet by Happeth A. Jones, photographs by Winter Churchill. Howell, 1996. This book admirably fulfills the mission indicated by its title, with advice on every aspect of pet dog ownership, including activities outside the home.
  • Pomeranian Five: 1996 by Pomeranian Clubs of Great Britain. GH Smith & Son, 1996. Yearbook.
  • Pomeranian Champions, 1987-1994 by EE Camino staff. Camino, 1995. This book contains pedigrees and other information on every Pomeranian who won an AKC championship during the years 1987-1994. Valuable for breeders, new and aspiring breeders in particular.
  • Pomeranian Four: 1994 by Pomeranian Clubs of Great Britain. GH Smith & Son, 1994. Yearbook.
  • Pomeranian Three: 1992 by Pomeranian Clubs of Great Britain. GH Smith & Son, 1992. Yearbook.
  • Pomeranians by Beverly Pisano. TFH, 1990.
  • Pomeranian Two: 1990 by Pomeranian Clubs of Great Britain. GH Smith & Son, 1990. Yearbook.
  • Pomeranian: 1988 by Pomeranian Clubs of Great Britain. GH Smith & Son, 1988. Yearbook.
  • The New Pomeranian by Sari Brewster Tietjen. Howell, 1987. A comprehensive book on the breed, including history and color genetics. Dated, but still valuable.
  • Pomeranian Champions, 1982-1986 by Jan Freund. Camino, 1987. This book contains pedigrees and other information on every Pomeranian who won an AKC championship during the years 1982-1986. Valuable for breeders, new and aspiring breeders in particular.
  • Pomeranian Champions, 1952-1981 by Jan Freund. Camino, 1987. This book contains pedigrees and other information on every Pomeranian who won an AKC championship during the years 1952-1981. Valuable for breeders, new and aspiring breeders in particular, and also for the breed historian.
  • Unsere Spitze: Abstammung, Aufzuch, Haltung by Gerda M. Umlauff. Albrecht Philler, 1985. In German. Small handbook of history, care and training of the German Spitz—Wolfsspitz down to Dwergspitz (Pomeranian). In German.
  • De Keeshond en Dwergkeeshond by ALJ Vos, and Treskens & S. van Heemert. 1982. Book about the Keeshond, Pomeranian and other German Spitzes. In Dutch.
  • Keeshonden, Dwergkeeshonden, Schipperkes by the Nederlanse Keeshonden Club. This book by the Dutch Keeshond Club covers not just Keeshonden and Pomeranians, but Schipperkes. In Dutch.
  • Pomeranians: History, Training, Health Care, Breeding, Showing, Grooming by Viva Leone Ricketts, TFH, 1973.
  • Your Pomeranian by Pauline B. Hughes. Denlinger's, 1969. A good overall introduction to the breed, with a great many black-and-white photographs and some line drawings to illustrate a text that covers the Pom from the genus Canis to the obedience and conformation rings. The care and training sections are outdated, but the historical information still makes this a good read.
  • Pomeranian by Hilary Harmar. Foyles, 1967.
  • Enjoy Your Pomeranian by Earl Schneider. The Pet Library, 1967. The choice of cover model for this book is...odd—it's a mixed-breed puppy, not a purebred Pom. This is a quick introduction to the breed with some generic chapters on care and training. Outdated.
  • The New Complete Pomeranian, expanded edition by Viva Leone Rickets. Howell, 1965.
  • This is the Pomeranian by Louise Ziegler Spirer and Herbert F. Spirer. TFH, 1965.
  • Know Your Pomeranian by Earl Schneider, ed. Pet Library. An introduction to the breed with some generic chapters on care and training. Outdated.
  • The New Complete Pomeranian by Viva Leone Ricketts. Howell, 1962.
  • Pet Pomeranian, paperback edition, by Viva Leone Ricketts. All-Pets, 1961.
  • How to Raise and Train a Pomeranian by Arthur Liebers and Georgie M Sheppard. TFH, 1959. An introduction to the breed with some generic chapters on care and training. Outdated.
  • Pet Pomeranian by Viva Leone Ricketts. All-Pets, 1956.
  • The Complete Pomeranian by Milo G. Denlinger. Denlinger's, 1950. A good introduction to the breed, well illustrated with black and white photographs. The care and training sections are outdated, but the historical information and the author's affection for the breed still make this a good read.
  • The Popular Pomeranian, 2nd edition, by Mrs. E. Parker and updated by Linda A Wilson, illustrated by J. Hay Hutchinson and Miss A. Locke. Popular Dogs, 1937. Update of a splendid book for early history of the breed.
  • Our Friend the Pomeranian by Rowland Johns. Methuen, 1934. Part of a series of diminuitive breed books with small doses of care and training combined with minimal illustrations and no historical data useful to breeders. Of most interest to the dog-loving bibliophile, since its information is long outdated, but it is a very cute little book.
  • Show Pomeranians, 4th edition by Lilla Ives, revised and updated by NB Thomson. Our Dogs, 1929. I believe this is the final update of this early work on the breed that is invaluable for the breed historian.
  • Les Loulous de Poméranie: Origines et Standards by Mme Maurice Pierre-delaGrave. De L'Éleveur, 1927. Origins and standards of the Pomeranian. In French.
  • The Popular Pomeranian by Mrs. E. Parker, illustrated by J. Hay Hutchinson and Miss A. Locke. Popular Dogs, 1927. Splendid book for early history of the breed.
  • Show Pomeranians, 3rd edition, revised by Lilla Ives. Our Dogs, 1926. Another update of an early work on the breed that is invaluable for the breed historian.
  • Show Pomeranians, 3rd edition by Lilla Ives. Our Dogs, 1917. Further update of early work on the breed that is invaluable for the breed historian.
  • Show Pomeranians, 2nd edition by Lilla Ives. Our Dogs. Update of an early work on the breed that is invaluable for the breed historian.
  • Show Pomeranians by Lilla Ives. Our Dogs. Early work on the breed that is invaluable for the breed historian.
  • The Pomeranian, 2nd edition by GM Hicks, M.A.. Our Dogs, 1908.
  • The Pomeranian by GM Hicks, M.A. Our Dogs, 1906.
Articles and Chapters
  • "A meningioma with hyperintensity on T1-weighted images in a dog" by D Hasegawa, M Kobayashi, M Fujita, K Uchida, and M Orima. In: Journal of Veterinary Medical Science, June 2008, volume 70, issue 6, pg 615-617. Case report on a six-year-old Pom with recurrent seizures and progressive hemiparesis.
  • "Pretty Portable" by Eve Adamson. In: Dog Fancy, January 2006, pg 44-8. Featured breed article with cover and centerfold photos.
  • Canine Inherited Disorders Database, "Pomeranian" by Alice Crook, BSc, DVM, Brian Hill, DVM, MS, DACVIM, and Sue Dawson, BA, PhD. Joint project of the Sir James Dunn Animal Welfare Centre at the Atlantic Veterinary College, the University of Prince Edward Island, and the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association, 1998, rev 2004. This website is included as a rare electronic resource in this bibliography generally confined to print resources because it is authoritative, timely, and important. A listing of genetic diseases to which the breed is prone.
  • "Aplastic articular facets in a dog with interbertebral disk rupture of the 12th to 13th thoracic vertebral space" by T Werner, WT McNicholas, J Kim, DK Baird and GJ Breur. In: The Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association, November-December 2004, vol 40, p 490-494. Case history of a Pomeranian with acute hind-limb paraplegia, pain, and urinary incontinence. Hansen type I herniation of the 12th to 13th thoracic intervertebral space and absence of the facets to the T(12-13) and T(13) to the first lumbar vertebra, L(1) were diagnosed. The condition was successfully treated with a bilateral T(12-13) modified lateral hemilaminectomy (pediculectomy).
  • "Fracture of an endoluminal nitinol stent used in the treatment of tracheal collapse in a dog" by E Mittleman, C Weisse, SJ Mehler and JA Lee. In: The Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 15 October 2004, vol 225, pg 1217-1221 and 1196. Case report of a Pomeranian with complete static tracheal collapse, to which toy dogs are prone, treated with placement of a stent in the trachea. Ten weeks after the stent was implanted, it fractured at the thoracic inlet. Though the implacement is relatively noninvasive, the procedure is prone to complications; the authors recommend placement of an endoluminal tracheal stent for relief of tracheal collapse only if medical management has failed or the dog is a poor candidate for surgery.
  • "Adrenal steroid hormone concentrations in dogs with hair cycle arrest (Alopecia X) before and during treatment with melatonin and mitotane" by LA Frank, KA Hnilica and JW Oliver. In: Veterinary Dermatology, October 2004, vol 15, p 278-284. Report on a study evaluating the effect of intermediate adrenal steroid hormones in neutered dogs with Alopecia X who are being treated with melatonin and mitotane. Dogs in the study included 23 Pomeranians, three Keeshonden, two Miniature Poodles, and a Siberian Husky.
  • "Pigmented epidermal plaques in three dogs" by LB Stokking, EJ Ehrhart, CA Lichtensteiger and KL Campbell. In: The Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association, September-October 2004, vol 40, p 411-417. Case studies of three dogs with diagnoses of papillomavirus in pigmented epidermal plaques. Two of the dogs were successfully treated with low-dose oral interferon-alpha. One, a Pomeranian, also had squamous cell carcinoma within several of the plaques. This is the first reported case of pigmented epidermal plaques in the Pomeranian.
  • "Retrospective evaluation of sex hormones and steroid hormone intermediates in dogs with alopecia" by LA Frank, KA Hnilica, BW Rohrbach and JW Oliver. In: Veterinary Dermatology, April 2003, vol 14, p 91-97. Report of a seven-and-a-half-year study to determine if steroid hormone aberrations are involved with alopecia in dogs who do not have hypothyroidism or hyperadrenocosticism. 276 dogs of 54 breeds were tested, and 73% had at least one steroid hormone level higher than the normal range. Of these, Keeshonden, Pomeranians and Siberian Huskies stood out with a high incidence of aberrant results, while the breeds with the lowest incidence of elevated hormone levels were Chow Chows, Samoyeds and Malamutes. The authors concluded that alopecia may not be connected to steroid hormone levels.
  • The Complete Encyclopedia of Dogs by Esther J. J. Verhorf Verhallen, translated by Stephen Challacombe. Chartwell, 2003. Translation of a 1996 work first published in Dutch. This is a fascinating work by a European authority, and in addition to a section on general care covers a number of dogs rarely seen in the US. It is my guess that the translator does not have a doggy background, given that some of his translations fail to take into account the fact that a number of breeds are discussed under names that are direct translations from the Dutch name rather than the names by which they are known in English. As examples, what we know as the Keeshond is referred to as a Wolfkeeshond under the Keeshond heading, while Keeshond refers to what we could call a German Großspitz; the breed called the Smaller Keeshond we could call a German Mittelspitz; the Pomeranian is listed as coming in two sizes, the larger of which is what we could call a German Kleinspitz.
  • "unknown title" by unknown author. In: Dog Fancy, May 2002. Featured breed profile article.
  • "Suspected latent vertebral metastasis of uveal melanoma in a dog: a case report" by GL Rovesti, A Guandalini and R Peiffer. In: Veterinary Ophthalmology, March 2001, vol 4, p 75-77. Case history of a Pomeranian with a uveal melanoma that metastasized and led to paraplegia.
  • "Atherosclerosis in a dog with diabetes mellitus" by J Sottiaux. In: The Journal of Small Animal Practice, December 1999, vol 40, p 581-584. Case study of a Pomeranian with unstable insulin-dependent diabetes who developed atherosclerosis, hypertriglyceridemia and hypercholesterolemia and a lipid-laden aqueous humor. The dog died upon developing ketoacidosis one year later, and postmortem examination revealed atherosclerotic plaques in the arteries.
  • "Cyanosis and congenital methemoglobinemia in a puppy" by DM Fine, GE Eyster, LK Anderson and A Smitley. In: The Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association, January-February 1999, vol 35, p 33-35. Case study of a Pomeranian puppy that had been cyanotic, but otherwise normal, since purchase at six weeks. Diagnosis of methemoglobinemia was made based on a specific assay only after thoracic radiogrpahs, echocardiogram, cardiac color-flow Doppler examination and blood gases had failed to identify the problem.
  • "Femoral nonunion fracture treated with recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 in a dog" by T Itoh, M Mochizuki, K Fuda, R Nishimura, S Matsunaga, T Kadosawa and N Sasaki. In: The Journal of Veterinary Medical Science, April 1998, vol 60, p 535-538. Case study of the successful treatment of a nonunion fracture in a Pomeranian using an implantation of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 along with a synthetic carrier after debriding the sclerotic femoral shaft.
  • "The Pomeranian: Star from the North" by Richard Beauchamp. In: Dog & Kennel, October 1997, pg 86-89. Featured breed article emphasizing the Pom's history and the many ways in which it is like its larger Nordic cousins. Cover photo.
  • The World's Smallest Dogs by Barbara J. Patten. Rourke, 1996. Brief text presentations, with accompanying illustrations, introducing dogs of the Toy Group, including the Pomeranian, to children.
  • "Syringomyelia and hydrocephalus in a dog" by T Itoh, R Nishimura, S Matsunaga, T Kadosawa, M Mochizuki and N Sasaki. In: Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 1 September 1996, vol 209, p 934-936. Case study of a Pomeranian with neurologic damage due to syringomyelia and hydrocephalus. With laminectomy and medication, the dog had a partial recovery.
  • A Bibliography of Toy Dogs (Those Breeds Listed As Such By The Kennel Club) by Clarice Waud and Mark Hutchings. Waud and Hutchings, 1994. This book lists nearly a thousand books about Affenpinschers, Australian Silky Terriers, Bolognese, Brichon Frises, Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, Chihuahuas, Chinese Crested Dogs, Griffon Bruxellois, Italian Greyhounds, Japanese Chins, King Charles Spaniels, Lowchen, Maltese, Papillons, Pekingese, Pinschers, Pomeranians, Pugs and Yorkshire Terriers, with detailed bibliographical information about each. I dearly wish I had this book!
  • The Atlas of Dog Breeds of the World, 5th edition by Bonnie Wilcox and Chris Walkowicz. TFH, 1995. A survey of over 400 breeds of dog, with some excellent photography.
  • "Lungworm, Filaroides osleri, infection in a dog in Japan" by T Kotani, M Horie, S Yamaguchi, Y Tsukamoto, T Onishi, F Ohashi, and S Sakuma. In: The Journal of Veterinary Medical Science, June 1995, vol 57, p 573-576. Case history of a half-grown Pomeranian with dyspnea and stenosis of the trachea found by necropsy to be infected with lungworm.
  • Eyewitness Handbooks: Dogs: The Visual Guide to Over 300 Dog Breeds From Around the World by David Alderton, photography by Tracy Morgan. DK, 1993. Capsule introductions to many breeds, including the Pomeranian, with photographs: something of a dog-watcher's guide with no detailed information.
  • "Occipital dysplasia in a Pomeranian dog" by H van Herpen and G Voorhout. In: Tijdschrift voor diergeneeskunde, 15 May 1993, vol 118, p 327-328. Case study of a Pomeranian with a congenital malformation of the foramen magnum, diagnosed radiographically postmortem. In Dutch.
  • "Tyzzer's disease complicated with distemper in a puppy" by M Iwanaka, S Orita, Y Mokuno, K Akiyama, A Nii, T Yanai, T Masegi, and K Ueda. In: The Journal of Veterinary Medical Science, April 1993, vol 55, p 337-339. Case study of a Pomeranian puppy in Japan who died from diarrhea, catarrhal pneumonia, acute enteritis and focal liver necrosis. Testing showed a double infection with a distemper virus and Tyzzer's organism (an infectious agent seen in poultry).
  • Cynographia Britannica by Sydenham Teast Edwards. Peregrine, 1992. Very limited, and very expensive, leather-bound facsimile edition of the original, this came with a separate folio containing extra copies of the 12 colored plates for framing. Among the breeds covered and illustrated is the Pomeranian, though at the period depicted it could more properly be termed German Spitz.
  • The Atlas of Dog Breeds of the World by Bonnie Wilcox and Chris Walkowicz. TFH, 1989. A survey of over 400 breeds of dog, with some excellent photography.
  • "Zinc-induced hemolytic anemia caused by ingestion of pennies by a pup" by KS Latimer, AV Jain, HB Inglesby, WD Clarkson, and GB Johnson. In: Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, July 1989, vol 195, p 77-80. Case study of a Pomeranian puppy who suffered metal toxicosis as a result of consuming four pennies. The puppy recovered with treatment. Interesting note: Three of the pennies were minted since 1983 and had a different composition with more zinc than the older penny, making them more dangerous in this situation.
  • "A hemophiliac dog colony: genetic studies and coagulation findings in hemophiliac and normal dogs" by JH Lewis, JA Spero and U Hasiba. In: Comparative biochemistry and physiology. A, Comparative physiology. 1983, vol 75, #2, p 147-151. A 13-year study of a colony of hemophiliac dogs descended from a single hemophiliac Pomeranian. 29 dogs survived to the age of six months or longer; 22 died of untreated hemorrhages from untreated hemorrhages. I am not sure what benefit accrued from this study to humans or dogs, though presumably there was some.
  • Dogs by Jeanne Eichling, illustrated by Roy Moore. Mosaic, 1982. This miniature 3-volume illustrated dog encyclopedia features 24 breeds, including the Pomeranian.
  • "Arthrosis in the elbow joint of young rapidly-growing dogs V: A pathoanatomical investigation by J Grondalen and T Grondalen. In: Nordisk Veterinaermedicin, Jan 1981, vol 33, p 1-16. Report of a three-year study of 120 dogs' elbow joints at autopsy, concluding that arthrocytic lesions were most common in Rottweilers, Retriever breeds and German Shepherd Dogs, but were also seen in a Miniature Poodle and a Pomeranian.
  • All About the Spitz Breeds by David Cavill. Pelham, 1978. An introduction to several of the many spitz breeds and varieties, including the Pomeranian.
  • The Toy Breeds by Margaret Sheldon and Barbara Lockwood. Pelham, 1970. Covers some rare toy breeds in addition to the usual examples, including the Pomeranian.
  • "Subdural hygroma in a Pomeranian pup" by CK Khan, RV Patil, and VK Sundaravadanan. In: Indian Veterinary Journal, January 1969, vol 35, p 33-35. Case report.
  • "Extra-uterine pregnancy with fetal mummification and pyometra in a Pomeranian" by GK Peck and FG Badame. In: The Canadian Veterinary Journal, June 1967, vol 8, p 136-137. Case report.
  • The Book of Toy Dogs by CGE Wimhurst. Frederick Muller, 1965. Chapters on 15 toy breeds including the Pomeranian, illustrated with black and white photographs.
  • "Pomeranian Winner of Richmond Show" by (presumably) the kennel correspondent. In: The Times, 17 October 1960, page 18, column E. Report of the Richmond Championship Dog Show, which drew an entry of more than 3,000 and was topped by Pomeranian Golden Star of Hadleigh.
  • "Irish Wolfhound Top at Cruft's; Pomeranian Reserve" by (presumably) the kennel correspondent. In: The Times, 1960. Report on the 1960 Cruft's show, in which Reserve Best in Show out of an entry of 7,209 dogs went to a Pomeranian named Pixietown Serenade of Hadleigh.
  • "Pomeranian's Success" by (presumably) the kennel correspondent. In: The Times, 6 January 1958, page 4, column E. Report on the Wood Green and Palmer's Green Kennel Association show in North Kensington, in which an entry of 700 dogs was topped by a Pomeranian bitch, Angela of Hadleigh.
  • "Pomeranian Show" by (presumably) the kennel correspondent. In: The Times, 4 May 1953, page 5, column G. Report on the Pomeranian Club's championship show. Out of an entry termed "disappointing" in size but of "good" quality, the dog and bitch CCs went to Zambi of Zanow, a sable (completing his championship), and Shamrock's Golden Coronet, an 8-month-old puppy.
  • Diana Thorn's Dogs: An Album of Drawings by Diana Thorne. Julian Messner, 1944. Beautiful, full-color illustrations of dogs include the Pomeranian.
  • "Pomeranian Club Show" by the kennel correspondent. In: The Times, 24 November 1938, page 12, column B. Report on the 23 November Pomeranian Club show. Best of Breed went to Flashlight Nipper, a shaded sable. The best bitch was Redhouse Her Ladyship. The entry was termed "not large" and the correspondent goes on to say that there were "some dogs of pleasing quality", which would seem faint praise.
  • "The Spitz Group is the Mystery of the World of Purebred Dogs" by Edward C. Ash. In: The American Kennel Gazette, May 1937. Six-page illustrated article on spitzes in the AKC's own journal in which the author speculates on the relationship and origins of the Keeshond and Pomeranian, and the antiquity of the spitz group. The author in quoting from old and ancient sources does not show any understanding of genetics nor any knowledge of spitz breeds not in the US, but it remains an amusing read. In addition to several drawings from historical sources, there are Keeshond photographs provided by Alice Gatacre, breeder of the Guelder Keeshonden and author of The Keeshond.
  • Hutchinson's Dog Encyclopaedia by Walter Hutchinson. Hutchinson & Co., 1934. This three-volume encyclopedia covers everything from dog terminology to really excellent introductions to breeds. Outdated, of course, but endlessly fascinating as a snapshot of its day, and valuable for the photographs of prominent ancestors of today's dogs. The Pomeranian entry is several pages and beautifully illustrated with photos and engravings.
  • Toy Dogs: Their History, Care and Management by Josephine Z. Rine. Orange Judd, 1933. Covers a number of toy breeds, including the Pomeranian.
  • Popular Toy Dogs by J. Maxtee, revised by RJ Dartnall. Bazaar, Exchange and Mart Ltd, 1932. The cover model is a Pomeranian!
  • "Popular Pet Dogs: Pomeranian Club Show" by the kennel correspondent. In: The Times, 14 April 1932, page 11, column B. Report of the Pomeranian Club's annual show, terming the entry of "satisfactory" quality and more numerous than lately. Oranges and shaded sables dominated, with only four competitors for blacks or browns. The dog and bitch CCs went to Suntit and Ch. Montacute Little Love. Of interest, the dog who took first in the veteran class, Ch. Peter Blackacre, was nine years old, and the dog who took second, Ch. Perivale Memento, was ten.
  • "Pomeranian Club Show" by (presumably) the kennel correspondent. In: The Times, 25 November, 1931. Report on the 24 November Pomeranian Club specialty show, which was dominated by oranges. Judged by Mrs. Holroyd, the dog and bitch CCs went to Haughty Aywun and Dainty Bet, respectively, both orange.
  • "Best Dog Award to Ch Little Emir: Pomeranian, Owned by Mrs Matta, Excels in Field of 1,200 at Madison, NJ" by Henry R. Ilsley. In: New York Times, 26 May 1929, pg S7. Account of the Best-in-Show victory at the Morris-and-Essex show of the important Pomeranian sire, Mrs. Vincent Matta's Ch Little Emir. Though this was a premier show of the day, it is interesting to note that only two toy breeds were shown: Poms and Pekes, despite the large total entry of 1200 dogs.
  • Pedigree Dogs, as Recognized by the Kennel Club by CC Sanderson. T. Werner Laurie Ltd, 1927. Lavishly illustrated book covering the breeds recognized by the Kennel Club (UK) at the time of writing, including the Pomeranian.
  • "Pomeranian Club Show. List of Principal Awards" by (presumably) the kennel correspondent. In: The Times, 29 November, 1926. Report on the Pomeranian Club's specialty show, judged by Mrs. Judge Brown. Special prize for the best dog in the show went to Ch. Colley Tenacious.
  • "Pomeranian Dogs. Club Championship Show" by (presumably) the kennel correspondent. In: The Times, 2 July 1926. Report on the Pomeranian Club's annual championship show, which attracted a record entry under Mrs. Fred Thomson. Magician's Wee Blackie and Irene of Merryland took the Challenge Certificates in a competition termed of "best" quality.
  • "Pomeranian Dog Show. List of Awards" by (presumably) the kennel correspondent. In: The Times, 14 June 1926, page 8, column C. Results of the South of England Pomeranian Club's show, in which Mr. Bert Green judged and the Best of Breed appears to have been Riverleigh Opal, belonging to Mrs. M. Clarke.
  • "Pomeranian Dog Show. List of Principal Awards" by (presumably) the kennel correspondent. In: The TImes, 15 March 1926, page 16, column B. Report on the South of England Pomeranian Club's show. Insofar as I can tell from the report, the Best of Breed was Siki, owned by Mr. AJ Lack.
  • "Dog Show at Victoria. The Pomeranian Club" by (presumably) the kennel correspondent. In: The Times, 12 November 1925, page 7, column F. Report on the specialty show held on 11 November and judged by Mrs. Fred Thomson. Best of Breed was won by Ch. Gold Sun of Sunbright, with Ch. Miss Flora Belle taking Best of Opposite Sex.
  • The Up-to-Date Pekingese and All Other Toy Dogs, revised, by Lillian C. Raymond-Mallock. Self-published. Vintage Dog Books Classic reprint currently available. Authoritative and detailed book, lavishly illustrated with photos, by a highly-respected Pekingese breeder of her day, covering toy breeds (and breeds she apparently considered toys), including the Italian Greyhound, Maltese, Pomeranian, and Schipperke.
  • The Up-to-Date Pekingese and All Other Toy Dogs by Lillian C. Raymond-Mallock. Self-published, 1924. Authoritative and detailed book, lavishly illustrated with photos, by a highly-respected Pekingese breeder of her day, covering toy breeds (and breeds she apparently considered toys), including the Italian Greyhound, Maltese, Pomeranian, and Schipperke.
  • Maeterlinck's Dogs by Georgette le Blanc-Maeterlinck, translated from the French by Alexander Teizeira de Mattos. Breeds include the Pomeranian. Dodd, Mead, 1919.
  • "Pomeranian Club. Annual Championship Show" by (presumably) the kennel correspondent. In: The Times, 18 March 1915, page 4, column E. Report on the ninth annual championship show of the Pomeranian Club held on 17 March, 1915. Judged by Mrs. Langton Dennis, the show's profits were donated to the Blue Cross Society, which presumably was a charitable organization related to the war effort. The entry was termed "representative", from which I gather it was a smaller entry than in previous years, probably due to the war. It does not seem from the article that any Best of Breed was named, rather there were prizes for producers, litters, puppy and junior classes from which the winners could go on to open, and open classes divided by color. Of interest, the best litter at the specialty show was the Sunbright of Dara family, which of course went on to great prominence in the history of the breed.
  • "Pomeranian Club. Keen Competition at the Annual Show" by (presumably) the kennel correspondent. In: The Times, 19 March 1914, page 15, column F. Coverage of the eighth annual championship show of the Pomeranian Club. An entry of nearly 200 Poms was judged by Mr. WH Bowler. It does not seem from the article that any Best of Breed was named, rather there were prizes for producers, litters, puppy and junior classes from which the winners could go on to open, and open classes divided by color.
  • "Society to Show Pets: Pomeranian Club to Hold Forth Today in Ballroom of Waldorf" by unnamed reporter. In: New York Times, 12 January 1912. Announcement of the 2nd Annual American Pomeranian Club specialty show being held that day at the Waldorf-Astoria. An interesting aspect of this show was a special class called the "Pet Dog Class" only for people who don't normally show their [own?] dogs. Among the dogs entered for this special class are Trixy III, a wolf sable, while the normal classes include a number of winners and producers who have gone down in Pomeranian history.
  • "Society to Show Dogs at Waldorf: Pomeranian Pets to be Benched at Second Annual American Club Exhibition" by unnamed reporter. In: New York Times, 7 January 1912, pg C9. The main thrust of this Sports section article has to deal with the pets being shown by their owners in a special class additional to the normal show classes; however, as the article makes clear, a good many of these pets are, in fact, winning show dogs, which makes one wonder what the point of the class was. A number of prominent participants are also enumerated, and the list includes socialites whose surnames still resonate today. The article says there will be 71 (?!) classes judged at the show, and more than 70 specials (prizes? trophies?) awarded. Notable in the article is the array of colors among the entrants.
  • "Society Dog Show on Jan. 12: American Pomeranian Exhibit to be Held at the Waldorf" by unnamed reporter. In: New York Times, 31 December 1911, pg 11. First announcement of the 2nd Annual American Pomeranian Club show that will take place in the large ballroom of the Waldorf-Astoria on January 12.
  • The Power of the Dog by Maud Earl and A. Croxton Smith. Hodder and Stoughton, 1911. An art book featuring color plates of twenty breeds by Maud Earl, each paired with commentary on the breed by A. Croxton Smith. One of the breeds covered is the Pomeranian.
  • My Book of Little Dogs by F. Townsend Barton, illustrated by George Vernon Stokes. 1911. Breeds covered include the Pomeranian.
  • "Pomeranian Club's Show" by (presumably) the kennel correspondent. In: The Times, 3 June, 1910, page 18, column D. Coverage of the Pomeranian Club's fourth annual show. An entry of 120 was judged by Mr. F. Norris. It does not seem from the article that any Best of Breed was named, rather there were prizes for puppy and junior classes from which the winners could go on to open, and open classes divided by color. Among the dogs of lasting prominence winning at the show was Lilla Ives's Young Boy Blue, who took best in the blue Open class.
  • "Gainsborough's Pomeranian Dog" by CJ Smith. In: Notes and Queries, 23 April 1910, volume s11-II, issue 43, pg 327.
  • The Kennel Encyclopaedia, Volume III by J. Sidney Turner, ed. Leng & Co., 1910. Among breeds covered in this volume is the Pomeranian.
  • "Gainsborough and Pomeranian Dog" by author unknown. In: Notes and Queries, 14 April 1906, volume s10-VI, issue 146, pg 288.
  • "title unknown" by author unknown. In: Country Life magazine, Country Life, a 1903 edition. An article involving the Pytchley and Cottesmore hunts apparently includes coverage of toy Pomeranians.
  • "The Pomeranian" by Vero Shaw. In: The Illustrated Book of the Dog by Vero Shaw, B.A., Cantab. Cassell, Petter, Galpin, 1879. An introduction to the Pomeranian, accompanied by an illustration by Mr. Shaw. This article gives 16" at the withers as an average size for the breed, indicating a dog that might more properly be called a German Spitz rather than a Pomeranian in the modern sense. Shaw did not care for the breed in any case, considering it cowardly and useless because put into fighting pits they did not fight, put into rat pits they did not kill, and finding strangers in their homes they barked but did not attack.
  • Dogs: Their Points, Whims, Instincts and Peculiarities, with a Retrospection of Dog Shows edited by Henry Webb. Dean & Son, 1872. The first English dog book to be illustrated with photographs. Descriptions and discussions of many breeds recognized by British dogdom of the day, including the Pomeranian, along with chapters on watch dogs, dog shelters, and diseases of dogs.
  • Cynographia Britannica by Sydenham Teast Edwards. ~1800. The first dog book to boast hand-colored plates, this is the original dog encyclopedia in English. Among the breeds covered and illustrated is the Pomeranian, though at this period the Pomeranian was more properly a German Spitz. Reprinted by Peregrine in 1992.
Periodicals
  • The Pom Reader magazine.
  • Pomeranian Review magazine. Official organ of the American Pomeranian Club, the breed's AKC parent club.
  • Poms on Parade magazine. Apparently no longer publishing.
  • The Pomeranian Registry magazine. Perhaps not current.
  • Top Notch Toys magazine focuses on toy dogs, with an issue spotlighting Poms each year.
For Fun
  • "Dog-tossing woman gets probation; She apologizes for throwing Pomeranian off second-floor balcony" by unknown. In: The Grand Rapids Press, 21 February 2008. Actually, this article isn't "fun", but I don't have a category for something like this. The story relates the case of Patricia Beardsley of Flint, Michigan, who, in a temper tantrum, threw her roommate's Pomeranian off a second-floor balcony. Sadie Mae, a 10-month-old puppy, was injured and required surgery, but has fully recovered. Beardsley was fined only $1,000 and time served, plus probation during which she must complete her GED and cannot own any animals. (Chump change, in my opinion.)
  • "Dog honored for taking a bite out of crime: Veterinarians praise Pomeranian's role in stopping Marshall attack" by Shelley Byrne. In: The Paducah Sun, 8 October 2006. 15-pound Pomeranian Teddy Bear, seeing his mistress attacked by a gun-wielding intruder and struggling for the weapon, bit the attacker and held on, allowing for his mistress to escape and run to a neighbor's home. Teddy Bear followed her and then kept to her side for the next 24 hours and has continued to keep her in close supervision ever since. Teddy Bear was inducted into the Kentucky Veterinary Medical Association's Animal Hall of Fame, nominated by his proud veterinarian.
  • Bark at the Moon by Todd Gold and the Osbournes. A book introducing the feline and canine members of heavy metal artist Ozzy Osbourne's famous family, including a Pomeranian named Minnie.
  • Sammy Keyes and the Runaway Elf by Wendelin van Draanen. Dell Yearling, 1999. Young adult mystery, fourth in a series, in which the Sammy Keyes, girl sleuth, searches for a kidnaped Pomeranian.
  • Buffy's Revenge by David M. Sargent, Jr., illustrated by Jean Lirley Huff. Ozark, 1998. A children's story in which a Pomeranian avenges herself on two Dachshunds who, jealous of her fluffiness, ripped out her fur.
  • Puppy Dog's ABC. Gallery Graphics, 1998. Reproduction of antique Victorian children's book showing the alphabet through breeds of dog (with a few exceptions, such as Q for quarreling puppies), with rhyming text. 30 breeds are depicted under the names by which they were known at the time. Includes a Pom puppy.
  • Carmichael's Dog by RM Koster. WW Norton, 1992. This novel features a Pomeranian who is the only one to realize her master is possessed by demons and take action to exorcise them.
  • The Pup Who Pleased Herself by Ruth Shannon Odor, illustrated by Franz Altschuler. Child's World, 1979. Revised version of Cissy, The Pup. Beautifully-illustrated children's story about a young Pom who is curious about the world outside her safe yard. She takes an opportunity one day to dart out the gate and go exploring. After confronting a number of frightening experiences, she is very glad to find her way home to her mother and her human family. At the front of the book are suggested questions for discussion of the story with children.
  • Cissy, The Pup by Ruth Shannon Odor, illustrated by Franz Altschuler. Child's World, 1976. Beautifully-illustrated children's story about a young Pom who is curious about the world outside her safe yard. Cissy takes an opportunity one day to dart out the gate and go exploring. After confronting a number of frightening experiences, she is very glad to find her way home to her mother and her human family. Revised in 1979 as The Pup Who Pleased Herself.
  • Au Pays des Bichons by Jacques Line, photographs by Kojo Tanaka. Odege, 1973. Photographic picture book with stiff cardboard pages, intended to introduce counting to small children. Features Pomeranians and white spitzes that might be Japanese Spitz. In French.
  • "Lindner's Apocalyptic Honkytonk" by John Canaday. In: New York Times, 27 April 1969, pg D33. Review of an art exhibition by German expressionist artist Richard Lindner. According to the reviewer, the art featured Pomeranian dogs among its themes. From the descriptions, that was the only thing about the paintings that would appeal to most of us.
  • "The Pomeranian" by John O'Hara. In: Waiting for Winter. Random House, 1966.
  • Kings of the Dingoes by Judith Wright, illustrated by Barbara Albiston. Oxford, 1958. Children's story in which a wise Pom named William and a young Irish Setter named Benbow, left behind when their family goes on a beach holiday, set out on an adventure-filled 60-mile walk through Australia's bush country to join the family at the seaside.
  • Milky by Anne-Marie Gripari. Coulouvrenière, 1958. In French.
  • Little Circus Dog: A Read-it-Yourself Story by Jene Barr, pictures by Kurt Wiese. Albert Whitman, 1949. A tiny Pom is not only a circus star, she's even a heroine! Kurt Wiese's illustrations are based on Kiki, a real circus Pom.
  • "Dog Reunites 'Dead' Vet and Missing Wife" from Associated Press. In: Chicago Daily Tribune, 11 September 1947, pg 1. A wire story straight out of a movie plot. A South Dakota man mistakenly reported dead during WWII returned in 1946 from Japanese captivity to find that his wife had remarried and moved away. More than a year and a half later, walking around Sacramento, California, he spotted a familiar-looking Pomeranian out by herself and called her—it was their own Judy, and he followed her home to discover his wife, now divorced from her second husband. The couple reunited joyously and were to immediately remarry in the proper church wedding they'd always wished they had. Judy the Pomeranian was promised the finest doghouse money could buy.
  • Furred and Feathered Heroes of World War II by James Gilroy, illustrations by C. Gifford Ambler. Trafalgar, 1946. The stories of mascots and service animals, including a Pomeranian named Sergeant Fleabite who served with the US Army in Norway.
  • Every Dog Has His Say by Edward Anthony, illustrated by Morgan Dennis. 1947. Book of poetry and art about dog breeds includes the Pomeranian.
  • "Dog Stands on Head to Show Who Owns It: Pomeranian's Response to Its Master Settles Court Case" by unnamed reporter. In: New York Times, 25 June 1943, pg 19. This news story features a Bay Ridge magistrate with the wisdom of Solomon who was faced with the task of determining true ownership of a young Pomeranian. Instead of judging the case immediately, he had the litigants—a Park Department foreman and his 10-year-old daughter who had the dog, and a cobbler who claimed the dog was his and had been missing for weeks—wait in the back of his courtroom while he heard other cases. While they waited, the magistrate watched the dog and found that, though the Pom showed affection for the child, he repeatedly returned to the cobbler. When their case was called, the Pom performed several tricks for the cobbler, settling the issue.
  • Best Dog Stories by CB Poultney, ed. Faber and Faber, 1942. Anthology of dog stories featuring a number of breeds, including a Pomeranian.
  • Little Black Dog by Robert Herrick. Chapman and Hall, 1941. Novel of the adventures of a Pomeranian.
  • Pasha the Pom: The Story of a Little Dog by Sir James and Lady Frazer, illustrated by HB Brock. Blackie & Son, 1937.
  • "Seize 5 in Hold-Up of Yonkers Home: Police Trace Last of Suspects in $15,000 Gem Robbery by His Pet Dog" by unnamed reporter. In: New York Times, 26 February 1936, pg 8. Despite the headline, the Pom played only a peripheral role in catching one of five men arrested for a home robbery: Eli Gursewitz, alias Pickles, had fled to Hot Springs, Arkansas, but was identified by local police after New York police sent them a description of his brown Pomeranian.
  • Ruffino & Co. by Ouida. Sadleir, 1936. Four novellas set in Italy. The first story, "Ruffino" is a haughty Pomeranian's autobiographical tale of life and adventures with his aristocratic human. (To be honest, though, I wonder if the canine hero shouldn't have been called a Volpino Italiano.)
  • "Motorman Gets Medal for Saving Dog's Life" by unnamed Associated Press reporter. In: Washington Post, 26 July 1932, pg 7. A brief report of Motorman Joseph J Krankoff who received the TJ Oakley Rhinelander gold medal because he refused to run down a Pomeranian with his train on elevated tracks of the Brooklyn-Manhattan subway, but throttled down and phoned ahead for someone to come help.
  • Tail-Wagger's Big Book by Mrs. Herbert Strang, ed. Oxford University Press, 1932. Anthology of stories, poetry and art about dogs, including a Pomeranian.
  • Tail Waggers by A. Croxton Smith, photography by Thomas Fall. Country Life/Charles Scribner's Sons, 1931. Includes the Pomeranian.
  • The Pie and the Patty Pan by Beatrix Potter. Frederick Warne & Co. Charming, and charmingly-illustrated, tale of a little black Pom who, invited to dinner by her feline friend, plots to avoid eating mouse pie. The model for Duchess the Pomeranian was a Pom belonging to Beatrix Potter's housekeeper, Mrs. Rogerson.
  • The Book of Baby Dogs by EJ Detmold, illustrated by CJ Kaberry. Humphrey Milford, 1929. Breeds illustrated with full-page color plates include both "large" and "toy" Pomeranian puppies. The drawings are extremely neotonous, so the art may not be to everyone's taste.
  • "Tests Elevator Dog Ban: Tenant and Pet Barred, He Says—Court Holds Operator" by unnamed reporter. In: New York Times, 8 September 1928. A Pomeranian owner living on the 14th floor has charged the elevator operator in his building with violation of Section 2040 of the New York penal code, which deals with elevator privileges, for refusing to allow his dog on the passenger elevator. The ban was enacted after a Chow owned by someone else frightened a woman in the building's passenger elevator. Honestly, since dogs were still allowed on the freight elevator, I'm not sure why the fuss.
  • All Around Robin Hood's Barn: A Canine Idyll by Walter A. Dyer, illustrated by Charles Livingston Bull. Doubleday, Page & Co., 1926. Tales of the adventures of Robin Hood (an Old English Sheepdog) and his friends, which include a Pomeranian, among others.
  • Me and Dod by Lady Greaves. Herbert Jenkins, 1924. Story featuring a Maltese and friends, including Pomeranians.
  • Speck Blackness by Mina Holt. 1919. Autobiographical story of a Pomeranian in Britain at the opening of the Great War.
  • "Sold Her Dogs to Live: Mrs HL Snyder Says Husband Deserted Her for Actress: Makes Charges in Divorce" by unnamed reporter. In: Washington Post, 3 January 1916, pg 2. Proving once again that ugly divorces are nothing new, a woman in the midst of divorce accuses her husband of nearly ten years (a wealthy businessman with an annual income of more than $26,000) of abandoning her for an actress and leaving her so broke she had to sell her two Pomeranians for $129 just to survive. Since she later withdrew a request for alimony, one is somewhat suspicious regarding the degree of her destitution.
  • "An Accident to a Pomeranian Dog: Cornwallis v. Francis and Son (Before Mr. Justice Shearman and a Common Jury). High Court of Justice, King's Bench Division. In: The Times, 17 December 1915, page 3, column B. Account of the proceedings of a suit on account of the mortal injuries to an orange sable show Pomeranian named Young Buzzing Bee, who earned an average of a guinea per week in stud fees, from being run over by a van. Disgustingly, the defendants won.
  • "Elopes with Mr. Pee Wee: Glib Stranger Talks Out of Pomeranian; Also Bests Taxi Chauffeur" by unnamed reporter. In: Washington Post, 4 March, 1915, pg 6. A eight-month-old Pomeranian puppy named Mr Pee Wee, who had "won several blue ribbons at the recent show in Madison Square Garden", was stolen through deception from Mrs Elizabeth W. Lewis by a man who then proceeded to stiff his cabbie. Unfortunately, I don't know if Mr Pee Wee was ever found—if anyone knows the rest of this story, I would like to hear about it.
  • "Dogs and Human Beings" by unnamed commentator. In: Life, 27 February 1913, pg 426. This is a priceless comment on newspaper reactions to a woman sending her 3-pound, 4-ounce Pomeranian across country in a private railroad car to the tune of $600. The author is of the opinion that a woman of means cannot be censured for taking such care of a good dog "who probably has a kind disposition and no bad habits," when so many others take a great deal more trouble and expense over "their worthless sons and daughters".
  • My Dog Friends by "Caesar" and Maud Earl. Hodder & Stoughton, 1913. A book of poetry and prose about many breeds of dog, illustrated with full-page prints of Maud Earl paintings of twelve breeds, including a "Miniature" Pomeranian.
  • Book of Bow-Wows by Elizabeth Gordon, illustrated by Tad Gordon. Donohue, 1913. Portraits of dog breeds are accompanied by rhymes. Among the breeds included is a Pomeranian.
  • "Pomeranian" by unknown adman. In: The Times (London), 20 November 1913, page 5, column F. This ad for the British Commercial Gas Association features a pen and ink drawing of a Pomeranian and a little prose poem about how he likes to be clean, and can have as many hot baths as he likes because his family has put a gas water heater in the house.
  • "Pups is Pups: Stork Visits the Custom House and Causes Some Complications" by unnamed reporter. In: Washington Post, 22 July 1911, pg 6; reprinted from New York World. In a true-life story straight out of the hilarious novel Pigs is Pigs by Ellis Parker Butler, James Croft of Newark, New Jersey, got his Pomeranian off the White Star ocean liner Baltic. In the time they waited for the customs inspectors to get to them, the bitch gave birth to two puppies. The customs officers declared the Pom puppies imports and charged a duty of $2 per puppy. When Croft protested, appraisers agreed the puppies were not imports, having been born in the US; they were excess goods, and Mr Croft was charged a tariff of $5 each with the kind notation that he had not intended any fraud. Croft appealed again and, pending a ruling by a US District Attorney in New Jersey, was allowed to take his "perishable goods" home—for a duty of $2 each.
  • "Her Dog Would Go Calling: Tribulation of His Mistress When He Made for the 'Family Entrance'" by unnamed reporter. In: New York Times, 14 February 1909, pg 8. Tale of an elderly spinster walking her Pomeranian in Times Square who became hysterical with embarrassment because "Pummy" (for whom she had refused an offer of $150) insisted on going into the Family Entrance of a free lunch mission to cadge a handout.
  • "Dog Dies of a Broken Heart: Pines Away When Friends Leave—Laid Out in Flag-Draped Velvet Coffin" by unnamed reporter. In: New York Times, June 16, 1908, pg 5. This is the sad story of Fuzzy, a Pomeranian who was mascot of the cup-winning racing yacht Defiance. Left behind while her owner, Mrs C Oliver Iselin, traveled to Europe in those days when such trips were long-term affairs, Fuzzy ran after the car but couldn't catch it and returned home in despondence. Cared for by her owner's daughter, Mrs. Philip Livermore, Fuzzy would sometimes refuse to eat for days at a time. When Mrs. Livermore also left for Europe, on 8 June, Fuzzy lost all interest in life and food and, despite the efforts of in-laws and a veterinarian, died on the morning of the 15th. "Fuzzy lay in state at All View Sunday afternoon in a white velvet coffin draped with the Reliance flag and the union jack," and was buried in the Iselin rose garden overlooking Echo Bay.
  • "Dog Insured for $600" by unnamed New York Herald reporter. In: The Washington Post, 10 November 1907, pg E4. The smallest passenger getting off that day from the world's then-largest ship, the ill-fated Lusitania whose sinking in 1915 helped bring the US into WWI, was Shelton Brown Elf, a 3.5-pound chocolate Pomeranian imported from England in the care of the ship's butcher. During the voyage the sight of the large butcher watching the dainy little Pom gave the passengers great amusement, but the valuable showdog was insured for $600, a large amount of money for a dog at the time. Brown Elf had been shown successfully in England, where he had been beaten only by his father, Eng Ch Haughty Prince, and his kennelmate, the famous Eng Ch Sable Mite. Imported by Mrs. Reginald F Mayhew of Staten Island, Brown Elf was considered one of the best chocolates alive at the time.
  • "Intelligent Dog Saved Bank: How the Sagacity of Pomeranian Canine Frustrated Theft of Thirty Thousand Dollars" by HM Vernon. In: Wide World Magazine, 29 September 1907, vol. 19, pg. 551-553. A very small town in Illinois had a bank that only had substantial money in it once every quarter. The employees (all two of them) were employed elsewhere full time, and only worked at the bank somewhat lackadaisically. Fortunately, the Fire Chief, who doubled as bank security, had Tinker, a white "Pomeranium"[sic], an intelligent little dog who could count to 10, ring the fire bell, open and close gates, and other tricks "beyond the powers of less clever animals" such as discriminating colors (well, that's what the article says). During the Autumn of 1906, Tinker accompanied his master, as always, on his duties, including checking the bank at three times on a night when the bank had real funds in it. At 0200, in the midst of his rounds, Fire Chief Kurtz was accosted by gun-wielding bank robbers. Though at one point knocked out and tossed into a crner of the bank, and then finding nothing but a wooden ruler to use as a weapon upon reviving, the chief put up a good fight against the robbers. He was, however, outnumbered four to one, and was about to be overwhelmed when he heard Tinker barking outside the bank. Shouting "Ring the bell, Tinker; ring the bell! Rin the bell, d'you hear?", the chief sent Tinker away like a flash, barking his loudest wil he reached the fire station, where he grabbed the dangling rope in his teeth and rang the brass bell loudly in the quiet of a country night. The firemen all ran from their houses to the fire station, from which Tinker led them to the bank, where they found the chief lying in a pool of blood. The robbers had fled upon the arrival of the firemen, but a mounted posse found them within hours. Chief Kurtz recovered from his wounds, the burglers spent 5 years in Joliet, and the bank upgraded its security. For his heroism, Tinker was rewarded by the townspeople with a handsome new collar, by the President of the Southwestern Bank with a really fancy $100 collar (in 1906 dollars!) covered with gold, and the bank's shareholders purchased an Illinois state bond for Tinker that would produce a yearly interest of $50.
  • Peterkins: The Story of a Dog by Ossip Schubin, illustrated by Lula Kirschner, translated from the German by Mrs. John Lane. John Lane, 1906. Probably a German edition preceded it, since this is a translation, but I don't know details.
  • Dog Book by Ethel Bicknell, illustrated by Carton Moore Park. Grant Richards, 1902. Children's pocket-sized book with a page of text for each illustration. Breeds covered include the Bulldog, Bull Terrier, Collie, Fox Terrier, Great Dane, Greyhound, Maltese, Pomeranian, Scottish Deerhound, Scottish Terrier and Whippet.
  • "At Southwark, Joseph Micklewhite, 24, carman" by unknown. In: The Times (London), 10 March 1900, pg 4. Mr. Micklewhite was brought before the judge charged with the theft of a white Pomeranian he was seen leading down the street with a silk handkerchief for a collar, but claimed he had found the dog. The actual owner being unknown, the judge permitted the accused to be released on his own bail.
  • "Two Portraits by G. Romney, Property of Sir Thomas Thornhill, Bart." by Messrs. Christie, Manson and Woods. In: The Times (London), 17 July 1894, pg 16 of Property section. This announcement by the auction house now known as Christie's is for portraits by the famous painter, Romney, of Sir Thomas's wife and son, who I'm sure really appreciated his sentimentality. The portrait of the son, young Thomas, depicted him seated in a landscape with a Pomeranian. The paintings were to be auctioned on 21 July 1894.
  • "Petted by the Grand Old Man: A Little Black Dog Which Has Captured Gladstone's Affection" by unnamed reporter. In: Chicago Daily Tribune, 3 July 1892. This story is a warm human interest vignette of the retirement of British Prime Minister Gladstone at Hawardon Castle with Petz, the black Pomeranian that is his constant companion. Given that this dog was acquired in Coblentz, Germany, in 1888, it is my opinion that this dog would more properly be termed a German Spitz.
  • "Police" by unknown. In: The Times (London), 26 August 1886, pg 8. A housekeeper summoned to court because her Pomeranian was out unmuzzled claimed the dog had only just run out the door when he was grabbed by the Constable. She would have come off without a fine; however, the dog bit the constable when he grabbed it, so she was charged 1 shilling, 2 pence.
  • "Harrison v. Harrison and Everitt" by unknown. In: The Times (London), 2 July 1886, pg 3 of the Probate, Divorce and Admiralty section. In the course of a rather sordid court case that ended with no divorce granted to the husband, and damages granted to the wife, a curly-haired boy and a Pomeranian appeared in the testimony. I cannot do better than to quote: "One of the witnesses, a cabman, having spoken of the dog, he was asked whether he knew what breed it was. He trplied in a triumphant tone, 'I do; it was a pomme de terrian."
  • My Trip by "Bunty", illustrated by Hunter Rogers. Bunty, a Pomeranian, tells of her travels from Australia to England, with many adventures en route.
  • "Gainsborough at the Grosvenor Gallery" by unknown. In: The Times (London), 6 January 1885, pg 10. Review of an exhibition of Gainsborough's paintings. In the writer's opinion, Gainsborough "stood alone as a painter of dogs", which he showed most ably in "Abel's Pomeranian dog and its puppy".
  • Vic, The Autobiography of a Pomeranian Dog, 3rd edition, by Alfred Fryer. SW Patridge & Sons, 1884. Obviously there were two previous editions, but I don't know the years.
  • "Police" by unknown. In: The Times (London), 2 December 1884, page 3. Report of a man accused of stealing a Pomeranian valued at 6 pounds. He was found guilty and sentenced to six months of hard labor.
  • "Lost, a Black Pomeranian Dog" by unknown. In: The Times (London), 3 November 1884, page 1 of Classifieds. A reward of two pounds is offered for this little dog, who has been missing for four days. This is the earliest reference I've seen to a black Pomeranian.
  • "Old Masters at the Academy" by unknown. In: The Times (London), 6 January 1879, pg 10. In this review of an art exhibition at the Royal Academy, the writer describes one Gainsborough that he identifies as a poor example of the artist's work. In the portrait of Lady Whichcote, "there is nothing in the picture so good as the white Pomeranian dog, a portrait, apparently, of the painter's favourite Spitz."
  • "A Young White Pomeranian Wanted" by HS. In: The Times (London), 13 August 1878, pg 2 of Classifieds. The advertiser seeks a white Pomeranian "of pure breed, small size, well-curled tail, small pricked ears, a black nose, and healthy black eyes" that has already survived distemper. Hope they found a good one.
  • "Reason in Animals" by unnamed editorialist. In: Reformed Church Messenger, 30 July 1873, volume 38, issue 31, pg 6. Anecdotes of an intelligent little Pomeranian named Nellie in support of the assertion that animals can both reason and feel affection.
  • "Reason in Animals" by unnamed editorialist. In: Scribner's Monthly, July 1873, volume VI, issue 1, pg 381. Anecdotes of an intelligent little Pomeranian named Nellie in support of the assertion that animals can both reason and feel affection.
  • "Police" by unknown. In: The Times (London), 27 March 1873, pg 11. The court case of John White, 28, charged with the theft of a Pomeranian belonging to Mr. Eaton of Hyde Park-gardens. Found guilty, he was sentenced to a mere two months' hard labor.
  • "Landor and His Dog Pomero" by unnamed reporter. In: Massachusetts Ploughman and New England Journal of Agriculture, 20 August 1870, pg 4. Abstract from an article in Frazer's Magazine, this is the warm tale of a friend of Charles Dickens, Walter Savage Landor, who doted over his dog, a yellow Pomeranian/Fox Dog named Pomero he had acquired from Italy (my guess is that this dog should more properly be termed a Volpino Italiano). Charles Dickens used Mr Landor as the model for his Boythorn character in Black House, and transformed Pomero into a canary.
  • "Two Pounds Reward.—Lost" by unknown. In: The Times (London), 23 January 1869, pg 1 of Classifieds. The reward is offered for the return of a white Pomeranian dog to his home in Kensington.
  • The Thames to the Solent by Canal and Sea by JB Dashwood. 1868. Memoirs of a family's pleasure cruise down a long-lost route from London to the sea—and the family included a Pomeranian.
  • "One Pound Reward.—Lost" by unknown. In: The Times (London), 10 September 1867, pg 1 of Classifieds. Classified ad offering a reward for the return of a half-shorn small white Pomeranian named Mirker to his home on George-street in Hanover-square, London. Rather a stingy reward for such a ritzy address.
  • "Dogs.—" by JH Guppy. In: "The Times (London), 9 June 1863, pg 2 of Classifieds. Mr. Guppy, just returned from a grand exposition in Paris with prizes won by his dogs, advertises King Charles Spaniels, Blenheim Spaniels, Scotch terriers, Pug puppies, and a small white Pomeranian.
  • ""For Sale, A White Pomeranian Dog" by unknown. In: The Times (London), 21 April 1862, pg 2 of Classifieds. This Pom, propery of a gentleman, was being sold for 5 pounds.
  • "Middlesex Sessions, Feb. 21" by unknown. In: The Times (London), 22 February 1862, pg 11. Account of the trial of two people under Bishop's Act for extracting ten pounds from a widow for the return of her stolen Pomeranian. The woman had been found with valuable dogs in her home at the time of arrest, including two "Scotch terriers", and the man had been previously convicted of dog-stealing; both villains were found guilty and sentenced to hard labor, 18 months for the man and 9 for the woman.
  • "Police: Worship-Street" by unknown. In: The Times (London), 1 February 1862, pg 11. From the police blotter comes a court case involving Mrs. Patience Hood of Curzon Street in Mayfair, a widow. This lady, having lost a "favorite white Pomeranian dog" (described by the writer as "a pretty white-haired little dog, with a curling bushy tail, which the instant it was liberated [in the courtroom] ran joyously up to" the accuser), had printed handbills offering first a 2-pound reward for his return, and later a 5-pound reward. A man who offered to act as a go-between for her with the men who had her dog introduced her to a woman who claimed to be acting on the behalf of the men who had the dog. Informed that, if they did not receive 10 pounds and a promise they would not be prosecuted, the thieves would "either cut the dog's throat and fling its body down your area, or cut off its head and fling that down, or else poison it", Mrs Hood paid the 10 pounds and the dog was returned. The next day Mrs. Hood very properly swore out a warrant for the supposed go-betweens. After testimony that the police had found five very valuable small dogs (including two "Scotch terriers") and several very expensive dog collars for large dogs at the woman's house, the two accused were bound over for trial without bail.
  • "Pomeranian Fox Dog" by JK of Bedford. In: The Times (London), 19 March 1860, pg 2 of Classifieds. Through this classified ad, JK seeks a purebred Pomeranian, specifying "all white, long silky hair (especially on the breast), black eyes, pointed ears, pointed nose (black at the end), curled tail" who must also be a "good house guard" with "amusing habits" who has already survived distemper. I hope the ad worked.
  • "Dogs" by Isaacs' Menagery. In: The Times (London), 12 May 1857, pg 2 of Classifieds. Offered in this classified ad, in addition to "King Charles Spaniels, toy terriers, Skye and smooth ditto, &c." and a litter of four Blenheim puppies, is a white Pomeranian under five pounds who formerly belonged to a titled lady (who apparently gave him up voluntarily, since she can be referred to). Hopefully she found a more permanent home.
  • "Two Pounds Reward.—Lost" by unknown. In: The Times (London), 23 January 1852, pg 1 of Classifieds. In this ad a small Pomeranian named Spitz is reported to have been missing since December from his manor home in Warwickshire, Umbersley Hall.
  • "Dog Lost.—A White Pomeranian Bitch Lost" by Mr. Warton. In: The Times (London), 23 January 1852, pg 1 of Classifieds. This ad promises a handsome reward for the return of their Pom to her home in North Audley Street.
  • "The Flower Vase: The Talking Dog" by unknown columnist. In: Southern Rose, 22 July, 1837, pg 190. This is a humorous report under a regular column of a Pomeranian dog residing in Naples, Italy, who was reputed to be able to speak the phrase "Damn grandmamma." Given the place and date, this might in fact have been a Volpino Italiano rather than a Pomeranian.
  • "Windsor, October 21" by unknown. In: The Times (London), 25 October 1823, p 2. Amidst the news in from Windsor is a paragraph about a pair of dogs recently arrived in town that were brought back from Captain Perry's recent Arctic expedition. The dogs are given no breed name, but sound like Alaskan Malamutes based on the described size, their work as draught animals, and the comparison to Pomeranians, "a breed of dog now nearly extinct in this country." Given the period and the remark about their being nearly extinct, this comment would more accurately be about German Spitzes.
  • "One Guinea Reward.—Lost" by Mr. Floris of 94 Jermyn-street. In: The Times (London) 23 October 1819, pg 1 of Classifieds. This ad offers a reward for the prompt return of Philip, "a small white dog of the Pomeranian breed with very long full hair, particularly on the neck and tail, fox-head, and sharp dark eyes." Mr. Floris believes Philip to have been stolen, and promises anyone in possession of Philip who does not return him for the reward will be prosecuted. Again, this was a pre-Victorian Pomeranian, and in modern nomenclature would be termed a German Spitz.
  • "Lost" by unknown. In: The Times (London) 10 February 1796, page 1 of Classifieds. This ad offers a reward of 2 guineas for the safe return of a small Pomeranian bitch lost from Clitford-street near Bond-street. She is described as "all white, the tail turned over the back, and the ears large and erect, answers to the name of Maitresse." I hope she was found. Of course this Pomeranian would be better termed a German Spitz by modern nomenclature.
  • "First of September.!!!: Lisson Green: The Donkey and the Crow" by unknown. In: The Times (London), 2 September 1791, p 3. In a roundup of the sporting news appears the humorous story of four men trying to hunt a crow from beneath an amorous donkey's belly, with a quick mention of their having already been hampered by their dogs, a Pomeranian, a terrier, a Mastiff and an "unbroke" Pointer. The Pomeranian in question would, at this time, be better described as a German Spitz.
  • "Lost on Wednesday last a smallish cropped Pomeranian dog" by unknown. In: The Times (London), 24 November 1790, pg 1 of Classifieds. The dog is further described as "whitish brown colour, rather under the middle size, no collar, answers to the name of Azor." A reward of a golden guinea was promised for his return. Like all other dogs termed Pomeranians in this period, Azor would be more accurately described in modern terms as a German Spitz. I can't quite picture whitish brown, unless perhaps that would be the color termed beaver in Poms.
  • "Lost on Wednesday last" by Mrs. Castle. In: The Times (London) 22 through 25 May 1786, pg 4. Sadly, we cannot know if Mrs. Castle of Spring Gardens ever got back Fox, a "large Pomeranian Dog" of "remarkable fine Coat and Tail", despite the offer of a two-guinea reward. The Pomeranian in question would, at this time, of course be better described as a German Spitz.