Welcome to the Pomeranian Project
...a website dedicated exclusively to revealing the history, origin and development of the Pomeranian through careful research of original documents and primary source material.
New articles.....
The heart-warming story of old Mr Gladstone and his beloved small black Pomeranian dog Petz in the Biographies section
People in Poms - show years 1859 to 1896 - a detailed directory of 342 breeders/owners/exhibitors, and their dogs, with additional information.
People in Poms photos - photographs of several early breed enthusiasts with their dogs - both are in the British Show Info to 1915 section
Coming very soon ...
Biography of Miss C. Hamilton, elected first president of The Pomeranian Club in 1891 - age 29. Includes extensive information about her many dogs.
Revisions scheduled soon for existing articles about General Lee & Spado, Queen Victoria & her Poms and Black and Tan Pomeranians.
Here is a sample of the many 'firsts' revealed on the Pomeranian project:
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Introducing Spado (Mr Spada) - the first known Pomeranian in America circa 1775
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The earliest reference in British literature to a Pomeranian (so far) by Mrs Delany (1760)
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The second reference in British literature to a Pomeranian by James Boswell 1764
- Information about a 1764 'experimental' mating in London of a Pomeranian bitch with a wolf
Facts about the diminutive shock dogs 'prick eared curs' from Iceland imported in the Tudor era
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A history of the Volpino Italiano from a British perspective (breed considered a Pom at one time)
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A study on Queen Victoria's Poms with pedigree details and notes on Italian origin
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The catalogue of Arthur Seyfarth - 19th century breeder of Deutsche Spitze
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The world's first virtual 1895 Pomeranian Dog Show - breed history page
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Pomeranian Breed history as related by Canine Historians of the Victorian/Edwardian era.
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The influence of various Spitz breeds in the formation of the modern Pomeranian.
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13 Generations with colours of Ch Mars - foundation dog of the orange colour
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Pedigree of foundation orange sable dog Ch Dragonfly
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The first full Pomeranian breed standard as set by Stonehenge in 1878
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Standards of the UK Pom Club - 1892, 1898, 1901, 1906, 1909
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A plausible explanation for the History of the American Eskimo Dog - see White spitz articles
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The unjust vilification of the white Pomeranian or Spitz Dog in 19th century New York City
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Details of Colour Dilution Alopecia in blue Pomeranians arising in the late 1890s
Thank you to Brigitte of Chips Poms, Germany - whose expertise regarding the early Spitzes of Germany has been invaluable
We are very proud to announce that the American Pomeranian Club has featured some of our new and exclusive articles in their 50th Anniversary Special Edition of the Pomeranian Review. We particularly hope that our American friends will enjoy reading about Major General Lee's dog Spado, the first known Pomeranian in America. Please visit: The Pomeranian Review
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