Pomeranian
The Pomeranian dog is a breed in the spitz family, named for the Pomerania region of Historical Eastern Germany, which is today part of northern Poland and part of eastern Germany, and classed as a toy dog breed because of its small size. As determined by the FCI the Pomeranian is part of the German Spitz breed, and in German and many foreign speaking countries known as the the Zwergspitz, or Toy German Spitz. The Pomeranian breed as a whole did not fully exist until the 19th century.
The Pomeranian weights an average of 3 to 7 lb (1.4 to 3.2 kg) according to AKC standards.
Their head is wedge-shaped, making it somewhat foxy in appearance. The ears of
the Pomeranian are small and set high. Its tail is characteristic of the breed
and should be turned over the back and carried flat, set high. When born, the
tail is not spread out; it may take months for it to grow over the Pomeranian's
back, and flatten.
The Pomeranian's coat is its glory, two coats, an undercoat and a top coat; the
first is soft, thick, and fluffy; the latter is long, straight and coarse. The
undercoat of this dog is shed once a year by males, by intact females when they
are in season, after delivering a litter, and during times of stress.
The AKC recognizes thirteen colors or color combinations: black, black & tan, blue, blue & tan, chocolate, chocolate & tan, cream, cream sable, orange, orange sable, red, red sable, and sable. The dogs that have 2 or more colors (usually mostly white, with others), are called "Parti-Color".
The AKC also recognizes five "alternative" colors: Beaver, brindle, chocolate sable, white, and wolf sable.