History

They resemble the much larger sled-pulling Spitz type dogs in miniature, the Pomeranian is the smallest of the Northern breeds from the Arctic Circle which they are said to have descended from.   Pomeranians are known to have existed around the eighteenth century in Germany.  The Pomeranian was first introduced to Britain in the 19th century weighting around 30 lbs. After several appeals from different Pomeranian clubs, the breed Standard was reduced to 7lbs. It is said that Queen Victoria was much taken with the breed and had a number of the larger variety in her kennels. The breed was imported from Pomerania (once a part of Germany) to England as a larger breed in it's original form, weighing as much as 30 pounds. Smaller, but otherwise developing into a healthy, not malformed dog, puppies were born to the original Pomeranians, and the smaller versions became extremely popular with the British.  The Pomeranian was first recognized as an official breed in 1914, in it's present form, and has been a popular companion breed ever since.

Some of this information was provided by American Kennel Club, Pomeranian Secrets,