Pomeranian Personality & Behavior

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Drooping Tail in Pomeranian  All of a sudden he is holding his tail down... could this be a cause of sickness? I can't even put it up. It's not broken and he doesn't look like he ...

Is My Pomeranian Puppy Naturally Aggressive?  Hi,

I have had Harley for a month and he is 3 months old. He is a typical pomeranian in the sense that he is very energetic and can be quite a handful....

pom as pet  I have a 4 month pom. She doesn't seem very affectionate like my chic. Is there any reason why?

Aggressive Pomeranian  We got a 3 year old Pomeranian last year and she is very aggressive towards my partner. He had been very kind to her, but she will not accept him.

Pomeranian Urinating  My Pom is 8 years old and we rescued him from some less desirable breeders. Not sure how he was treated. When ever someone pets him softly he pees on ...

always asleep pom  I have a 9yr old male pom. he sleeps a lot. lost a lot of front teeth. has very little appetite. does not bark. is he normal?

vomiting  I adopted an adult male pom almost 10 months ago he has turned out to the perfect pet.
However, he has vomited three times over the course of the weekend ...

Barking  Does the sound of a Pomeranian change as it gets older?

Odd behavior after grooming  Our Pom returned from a grooming yesterday and was fine this morning, but when I got home, he didn't greet me at the door. Instead he just sat at the ...

my pom is a year old and will not curl its tail   all three of my poms curl their tails all the time my 1 year old does not is this normal? thank you

Slick Floors  We got a one year old pomeranian yesterday and she is terrified of floors that aren't carpeted. I have to pick her up to go outside to the bathroom. I ...

Poms with children and other dogs  Hi, I am a current owner of two Akitas which i show, one I owner-handled to his championship, the other is pointed and on her way. I am an experienced ...

Pomeranian Hind Legs  I just bought my miniature pom she is a girl and spayed, she is absolutely adorable but the person i bought her from was not very clear. she is home with ...

Personality change  I have a 2 yr old Pom that was not in a very good home when I got her. She was never given her shots or proper dr. visits, etc. Due to that, she is now ...

My Pom has been lying around for 3 days  Hi,my pom has been lying around which is not normal for her. She is nine years old she will eat if I hand feed her she doesn't have a fever and when I ...

2 Yr old Pom   I have a 2 yr old Pom we recently moved, and now he is peeing in the house and hides when he knows we are getting ready to leave so I cant put im in his ...

my puppy is not barking  I have 3 months old pomeranian puppy. He is not barking since the day I bought him. What should I do with him?

Is this a Pom trait?  Our 10 month old tri-color Pom has just this last week developed a curious behavior. She stands and shuffles her feet, making little purring or growling ...

cracking defiance and ignoring commands  I have a pomeranian whos about 10 months almost a year old and he is defiant to everyone in the household. When we call him in from outside he sits and ...

Scared Rescue Pomeranian  My family and I are considering adopting a Pomeranian from a rescue shelter. It's almost a year old, and seems very scared. Although we can hold it, it ...

Barking all the time  I have a 4 year old pom that barks all the time at noises and when strangers and other dogs walk by the apartment. But she also barks when no one is around ...

Pomeranian Barking  i have a 3 month old pom and he hasn't barked since the moment i got him....is this something common for this breed?

What's Wrong With My Pomeranian?  I got Candy two weeks ago at a pet store and well Candy has a problem with biting. I know she's teething and we have plenty of toys and rawhide bones, but ...

Spaying and Violence in Pomeranians?  I have raised Pom's for 30+ years and this year I decided to have all my dogs spayed and neutered and just let them live out the rest of there lives without ...

Do poms go without eating for a few days?  I am puppy sitting a 9 month old pom. I am concerned about his eating habits . . . he hasn't eaten since Friday! Is this normal?

My newborn and my pomeranian  First of all I just had a baby July 8, 2009. I have a red haired pomeranian male and ever since I brought home my baby he has been using the bathroom in ...

my pom doesnt love me!!!  i have a 3 month old pom and he never wags his tail for me but with my dad its a different story,he loves him!! he jumps on him, licks him and wags his ...

Pomeranian puppy won't let people pet her.  I have a problem with my 2 and a half month female pomeranian puppy. everytime i try to pet her head or body, she always go all mouthy at my hand and try ...

Pomeranian has been really Needy  My Pomeranian started acting really strange about yesterday afternoon. Since then she has needed about ten times the attention she normally gets and basically,...

Pomeranian latching onto my arm  My female pomeranian is about 3 years old now and has gotten a happing of latching or hugging my arm. Why does she do this behavior?

left rear leg raising???  I have a 1 year old, 10 lb. chi-pom...really sweet dog with great disposition, good health, very energetic and playful, but a bit of a finicky eater. When ...

Weird behavior. Is she sick or hurt??  When I woke up this morning I noticed my Pom puppy was acting weird. She was just laying there on the floor not able to move. Then she just pooped right ...

Pomeranian Tail Wagging  Do Pomeranians wag their tails? My best friend owns a Pom & he has never wagged his tail even when he's happy, unlike my Papillon/Havanese who constantly ...

Pomeranian Phobias?  Are pomeranian's known to have more phobias than other dogs? Mine is scared of the wooden floors, if I change furniture around, cardboard boxes, etc.

pom after being spayed  I got my pom spayed about 1 week ago and she has been very mean and spiteful. Is this normal and how long will this last

Aggressive Male Pom Puppy  I have a male pom puppy about 8 weeks old. Sometimes out of the blue he starts growling and attacking my feet and hands. Why and what can I do to correct ...

barking  Do female pomeranians bark much ?

children and poms  I have had my poms for 5 years and my kids were very young when we got them and did fine the poms and kids grew up together...so if trained and taught ...

Pomeranians and large dogs  I have a nine month old black lab and I would like to get a Pom. I want a smaller dog. Will this be a problem with my black lab?

Do pomeranians have weak bladders?  When my dog gets really excited she tends to urinate. Especially when people come around. It's become kind of an issue. Is this normal and if so is there ...

Male Pomeranian Aggression  We have 2 male poms, Joey (9 months) and Bailey (8 month) along with two other olders poms, ages 11 and 8 (older ones are both spayed and neutered). Our ...

Pomeranian only likes me  So I adopted a 7 month pomeranian puppy 2 days ago, he is the cutest little thing and very playful. Since we got him, he is always following me around ...

My Pom cries and barks when i leave for work  Hello,

I have a 6 month old Pomeranian. I love him very much, but raising him was/is very hard. From the minute I got him, he was very attached to me....

Sudden strange behaviour  Any body else have this happen? Started about two days ago. He went from his usual perky self and did a 180 personality wise we can figure no reason why ...

8 month Pomeranian won't let us get her  We have an 8 month old female pomeranian that we got from a pet store when she was 3 months old. We praise her and give her treats but we can't get her ...

10 yr old Pom started biting people  I have a ten yr old Pomeranian who all of a sudden biting strangers even when she is the one who comes up to the person. I am thinking maybe a child ...

Lethargic pomeranian  I bought my pom about one and a half months ago, and I noticed she is very timid and unenergetic. I read that her breed is usually a bundle of energy, but ...

biting  Is it normal for my 9 week old Maltipom to constantly bite?

Kneading   My toy pom, Jamey is now 3 months old and an absolute joy to us. The only thing that bothers me a bit is the continuous chewing on my hands or feet. They ...

Tough little customer  I don't have a pomeranian but there is one in the neighborhood whose personality just cracks me up. First of all his owners are not good owners because ...

My Pom is scared of other dogs  How do I get my Pom to not be scared of other dogs? He drops his tail and sits down it the presence of other dogs whether they are small or big.

Dog Sitting & Behavior Change  We are dog sitting for my son's pomeranian. My son has been gone for about a week and I spend alot of time with him. He is either with me or my secretary ...

Pomeranian Agression  My 5-y/o Pom, Korkie, has within the last year steadily gotten more aggressive. She has always been a little head-strong, but she is at an all new high....

Tail wagging  Is it normal for a pom not to
wag his tail? I know he is happy.
He prances and spins when he is
happy but no tail wagging. My
female pom is a big ...

why is my pom urinating in the house all the time  We have two poms 8 and 9 years old.
we have all hardwood floors in the house, two sets of doggie beds,and several throw down carpets different places....

pomeranian puppy tails  My pomeranian puppy's tails are still straight. When will they curl over their backs?

Pomeranian Pooping In The House  I have taken in my friend's pomeranian and he used to poop on the wee wee pad which was great. But we notice that whenever we are home now, he would poop ...

fearful behavior toward owner  how do we correct out pomeranian fearful behavior of us?
she hides everywhere, and when called, runs the other way. accepting of everyone else.

Pomeranian Nipping  I have a 4 month old male pomo and over the last week he as nipped at 2 people. I want to make sure this doesn't become habit. How can I stop him from ...

Pomeranian unable to relax outdoors  My 3 1/2 Y.O. Pom Raskal is a great dog. He is very sweet, good with people and a good dog in a lot of ways. Don't get me wrong, he has been trained ...

2 yr Pom Acting Strange  I have a 2 yr female pom that has just recently started to act strange. I went away for 3 days and since I have been back she has been carrying a certain ...

a rescued pom  On saturday 2/28/09, I received an email from the humane society telling me that Alvin was up for adoption. I rushed to the shelter to take a look and ...

I am having contact issues with my recently rescued Pom  I have recently rescued a four-year-old male Pomeranian that we have named Jax. He is house-broken and crate trained, so even though we do not have much ...

Pomeranian Aggressiveness  I might be getting a red Pomeranian female of one year with problems being a little aggressive. I have 2 other maltese dogs that aren't too old but I'm ...

Pomeranian and cats  My Pomeranian is scared of my cat. Is that normal or is something wrong?

Barking  My puppy barks for no reason and when commanded to stop, he becomes defiant and continues, almost like he is on a roll and can't stop until the last bark ...

Poms Behavior  I have a three year old male pom and for three days he has been acting under the weather, meaning he doesn't bother much with the other poms and cocker ...


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