Pros of owning a Pomeranian, from a breeder’s experience

Raising Pomeranians, we see four clear advantages: they are clean, they are affectionate and attached to their owners, they are friendly and easy to train, and they are beautiful while holding their value. Right now, four Poms live in our room and use the toilet and pee pads on their own. Before we get to the good side, though, we need to talk about what makes this breed hard. Oddly, that difficulty creates one of its strengths.

Why is a beautiful Pomeranian so hard to breed?

Beautiful puppies come from beautiful parents. To count as beautiful, a dam must at least meet the standard size (under 3 kg, or 6.6 lb), and beautiful dams usually have small litters. Some don’t even know how to care for their puppies. That’s why producing a beautiful Pom is anything but easy.

Mating is hard with this breed, too. When a female comes into heat, she bleeds very little, and often not at all (breeders call this a silent heat).

Many people spend years and buy several poor-quality Poms before they learn this lesson. It’s a real drawback. We also see it as an advantage. Because the breed is so hard to reproduce, Pomeranians have lost less value than many other breeds, and beautiful dogs now sell for several times what they did before.

Are Pomeranians clean?

Yes. Most properly trained Poms tend to be clean.

They go potty in the right place and love soft spots

The four Poms in our room use the toilet and pee pads. When they finish, they run over to report in so we can wipe their bottoms. Poms act like little aristocrats. If you want to understand why, read up on the breed’s history, which is closely tied to the British royal family.

A Pom ready to lie down goes looking for a cushion or something soft. Treats follow the same rule. Your Pom will carry a snack back to its bed and only then settle in to enjoy it.

Firm, low-odor stool that’s easy to clean up

A Pom that eats kibble and has no digestive problems produces good stool: dry, firm and well formed, easy to clean up and low in odor. Other breeds may not. Some, like Corgis and French Bulldogs, always have soft, smelly stool even when they eat kibble and digest it well.

Is Pomeranian shedding a problem?

Not as much as many people think. A correct Pomeranian has two coat layers: an outer coat and a cottony undercoat. Shed hair doesn’t drift all over the house. It stays caught in the undercoat. Take your Pom to a pet spa and ask the groomer to brush thoroughly to pull out all the dead hair, and shedding will hardly be a concern.

Are Pomeranians affectionate and attached to their owners?

Very, though it takes time. Pomeranians are hard to win over. Once you give your Pom enough care and closeness, you become its whole world.

Our Bối is the clearest example. When we went to Thailand, we left Bối with a friend. Bối refused food and water and moped around like an empty shell. The moment we walked back in, the life came right back.

Are Pomeranians friendly and easy to train?

Walking our Poms down the street is a scene. Each one turns into everybody’s dog, fussing over every stranger it meets, and everyone wants a turn petting them.

Poms are extremely friendly with children. With the right training, a Pomeranian becomes a well-behaved dog that is a lot of fun to have at home.

Pomeranian advantages in looks and value

A quality purebred Pomeranian is beautiful, no question. The eyes, the coat, the presence and the gait all draw you in.

Since a beautiful Pom is hard to find and harder to breed, prices stay fairly stable and even rise. Here in Vietnam, the Pomeranian market is also growing, thanks to first-time owners and people switching over from large breeds. That gives the breed strong resale demand.

We believe that if Vietnam’s Pomeranian breeding community stays serious and invests in the right direction, many Vietnam-bred Poms will one day be exported, bringing US dollars home. That’s the future. Right now, we have already seen several Vietnamese breeders successfully export their first breeding dogs to the United States, the Philippines and the United Kingdom. In the US, even an average Pom, not yet a beautiful one, costs its owner a significant amount.

Is every Pomeranian well-behaved and clean?

No, not every one. What we’ve shared comes from our own experience, so it won’t always hold true. Dogs within any breed differ, and some Pomeranians are aggressive, hyperactive or messy. Those are very, very few, though.

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