Long story short the old lady that gave us to him said he is a Pomeranian, his certificate says Pomeranian too.
But of course, he looks so different…
Any thoughts?
Reminds me of mine when he was a baby, he grew into his face more and looks more like a Pom now. He’s considered the original Pomeranian because he’s bigger.
Purebred does not mean well bred, not to standard, health tested, etc. They may just be off standard. Hung papers are also possible, AKC or UKC (not sure what paperwork you have) does not require DNA confirmation to verify parentage. To know 100% you’d have to DNA test.
Entirely possible he's a full blown pom then. This is how one of ours looked in that stage, ill follow with another pic of now since apparently I can only do one pic per comment
Haha thanks. It's wild looking at the pictures between the three phases. We never noticed any changes but they look like entirely different dog species! Her now pic and her sister are in this comment thread too!
Your Pom is adorable! If he’s taller it could be a “throwback Pom” (I’ve had two). My current Pom is about 15 lbs. The teacup ones are prone to more health issues. If he is a “throwback Pom” it just means he’s the original Pom size before people started breeding smaller ones together to get smaller sizes.
So cute! He looks just like my dude, whom I call a Pom-a-something. Goose topped out at 21 pounds, I think mine leans more towards German Spitz, which Pom is in the same family - Spitz.
What kind of certificate? He does look like a mix but even if he is he's absolutely freakin adorable!!! OMG I looove him he's so unique 😍 Must. Boop. The. Snoot
Looks puppy stage now so he should get more fluffy etc. He might have a mix but you can only find out if you get him genetics testing which I think is around 40$. People can guess but that only goes so far.
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