Queen Victoria, Emile Zola, Marie Antoinette, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
What do these famous folks from the past have in common? The Pomeranian dog. In fact, Queen Victoria is credited for making the diminutive breed popular. She encouraged and even bred them.
It is said that the queen was shown a Pomeranian dog named Marco, while travelling in Italy. She was smitten, and in 1888, returned to England with Marco in tow. A Pomeranian dog was said to have been at her side when she died.
If Queen Victoria were alive today, she would have no problem identifying the contemporary Pomeranian dog. It hasn't changed much. The Pom remains a small dog that gets a big reaction. They are bright, inquisitive, and alert. However, they are not aggressive. These dogs are well suited as family pets in an urban apartment or any home with limited space.
Pomeranian dogs adapt well to compact living styles since they are on the smaller side. They weigh between 4-6 six pounds, and stand just 7-12 inches at the shoulder.
If anything, Pomeranian dogs may appear larger because of their coats. Poms, as they are called by admirers of the breed, have double coats. They have soft but dense under layers and very profuse (almost harsh) second coat. This gives the Pomeranian dogs their signature full and fluffy look. This is further accentuated by their tails that are carried up and over their backs.
The breed standards for Pomeranian dogs specify that they can be just about any solid color. Poms are most noted for being red, orange, white, cream, blue, black, or brown. They can also be parti-colored.
Pomeranian Dogs have attitudes to match their looks. 
These are alert and inquisitive dogs that like to see and be seen. Most owners remark that their Pomeranian dogs seem to think that they are bigger than they really are. They harbor this belief naturally. It is believed that the Pomeranian dog is a relative of the considerably larger Chow Chow. It is also said to be connected to the Spitz dog and the sled dog of Lapland. These are impressive breeds indeed.
History tells us that the Pomeranian dog of today was developed along the Baltic coastline along the region that is now Germany and Poland (once called Pomerania). Here, the Pomeranian dog was refined and actually made smaller.
Regardless of its small size, the Pomeranian is a good natured dog with a big heart. And it shares its great nature with its family, even if they're not famous.
