Pomeranian Personality & Behavior

Pom acting strange  My seven year old Pom Has been staying in her bed all day and wont walk anywhere. I noticed the other day that she was Limping, I kept an eye on her and ...

Underweight Pomeranian  I believe my 9 months old Pomeranian is underweight. I feed her 1/4c (59ml) ones a day. The last time I went to the vet which was about a month ago she ...

Pomeranian Barking  Why does our pomeranian bark us out the door?

How To Stop Pomeranian Barking  How can I get my Pomeranian to stop barking at my boyfriend?

New to Poms, lots of questions.  Hi there! So we adopted a little Pom, his name's Buddy- 9 months old. Very sweet and affectionate. Well mannered, sort of housebroken but we're working ...

pomeranian peeing on stuff  Hello, I have a 11 month old pom and he is peeing on stuff if he gets mad at you. I really love this dog and I just dont know what to do. My husband and ...

my pomeranian acts like he is scared of hardwood  We just got him about 4 weeks ago. He was fine at 1st but the last few days on the hardwood he will walk backwards and like scopes out the area the runs ...

Pomeranian born with no tail  Hi
Is it common in this breed to be born with no tail?

My Pomeranian Wont Stop Chewing!  Bentley is my first pom. I totally adore him. However he has had a chewing habit since we got him at 8 weeks. He has chewed all the legs of my chairs, coffee ...

Pom Gon' Crazy  Hey, I have a 9 month old pom and whenever he gets too excited, he starts running back and forth down the hall and when he gets to the couch he does this ...

Found Pomeranian  Hey Guys,

My neighbors found an adorable Pomeranian male on the side of the road! We live out in the country and believe this poor dog was dumped ...

Strange Behavior from our 16 year old Pomeranian  Our 16 year old Pom, Taz, has always had quirky personality since we adopted him last year. But here recently he's begun just lying under my bed and making ...

Terrified Pomeranian!  We just bought a 9 month old pomeranian girl and she's terrified of everything.
We got her from a lady who was a breeder and the county was making her ...

Agressive Pomeranian Male (9 weeks old)  Hey all..
I'm a first time dog owner and i do not know what to do! I got my puppy a week ago (He is 9 weeks old, 1.4 kg) and my experience has been terrible ...

My 2 Months Old Pomeranian Doesn't Stop Whining At Night.  Hi everyone. So this is the 2nd night in my house for the pomeranian. He just will not be quiet if I leave him alone at night. I've read that if he starts ...

Experienced Pom owners - If you had to choose, female or male?  Hi, I was just wondering what peoples preference was over a Pomeranians sex. Do you prefer a male or a female, and why? I see people talk about other breeds/...

Just curious but why do Pomeranians Spin?  I have a pomeranian chihuahua mix and also another medium sized dog and whenever I let them out and they actually listen and come back in the house when ...

Pomeranian scared of other dogs  My pomeranian is 1 years Old and we take her for walks once a day, But wen she sees another dog, even a smaller dog then her she curls into a ball and ...

Concerns about my new puppy  Hi. I'm a first time pomeranian owner. Dolly is two and a half months old, she was a bit sick from deworming when I picked her up. She was a little tired,...

pomeranian aggression and barking  I have a two year old pomeranian,If I take him outside the house and there's a person walking in front of our house, he'll run right up between the fence ...

Scared POM  Hi there,
I recently purchased a 6 month old pom and he is scared/untrusting of everything. I have received recent news that the dog was picked on by ...

Pomeranian Barking  Hey, I just got a Pomeranian for my birthday last week and he is non-stop barking or crying. It's driving my family and i crazy - help me.

What food to be given  I have 2month (female) pomeranian, it doesn't drink milk properly can we give her normal biscuits. if we give her chapthis, dosa or bun it vomits. At what ...

Biting Pomeranian puppy  My Pomeranian puppy is 13 weeks and keeps chewing on hair and peoples faces! How do I make her stop? She is so adorable and we want to hug her but she ...

Pom mix chewing up linoleum floor when we leave  How do I stop my pom mix age 9-10 months from chewing up the linoleum floor when we are gone? I just left to go to get my haircut and was gone 1 1/2 hours....

Differences between Male and Female Pomeranians  Hello!
I am interested in getting my first dog, a pomeranian. My husband tells me that male dogs are generally much more aggressive than females. I ...

Pom repeatedly pees and poops around house after just being out  We have a 1.5 year old Pom, he's the sweetest dog. He loves our toddler, loves to be brushed and play with other dogs. He seems generally happy. He will ...

Size of my female Pomeranian  Hello,

I have a lovely 7 months old girl Pomeranian called Klouski. She is already spayed and is around 6lbs.
I wanted to know if she is going to ...

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 ...

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?

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 ...

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 ...

Copper attacked me!  I was gently petting my pom & all of the sudden I heard a low growl & then jumped up & started attacking my hand. Small puncture wounds but nothing major ...

My Pom won't eat his food.  My girlfriend and I just bought a 12 week old Pom and he is the most adorable thing ever! However, he doesn't eat much of his food at all. I feel that ...

Poms and Hardwood floors....  How do Poms do on hardwood floors? Do we have to accept our brand new floor being scratched up?

Nipping Pomeranian  I have a pomeranian that keeps nipping at my shepherds back, behind the neck and on top of the tail (not hard) - why is that.? The other dog does not have ...

New Pomeranian Scare of Us  We got a 4 month old female pom, in December for Christmas. She runs from us when we go to pick her up, and even if we just go from sitting to standing ...

New Pom/Old Pom, long story  Please help!!! I rescued Bear 2 yrs ago from the shelter, he is about 6 yrs old ,only 5 1/2 pounds and would spin like he was going to go right thru the ...

sad pomeranian  My boyfriend and I decided to get a pomeranian puppy about one and a half weeks ago. The pomeranian, Kirby, is 13 weeks (4 months) but he does not have ...

7 week old Pomeranian puppy  My boyfriend and I just got a 7 week old female Pomeranian a week ago (She was 6 weeks old then). The first 20-30 minutes we had her she seemed so sweet....

Pomeranian growling  Why do pomeranians growl so much?

Pomeranian Crying & Not Eating  My Pom is not eating dry foods, only treats. She is also crying, leaving a black stain under her eyelids. Is this normal or is something wrong?

growling pomeranian  My puppy growls and bites out of nowhere... Why?

7 weeks and aggressive with me and litter mate  Hello my name is Michelle and my girfriends pom had puppies and i am going to be taking one. I choose the puppy i wanted when she was 4 weeks old. She ...

Is it normal for my 2 month old prom to growl at me when I don't let him do or have something?  When my family and I are eating our breakfast, lunch, or dinner, and our 2 month old pom comes up to each of us and is begging for the food, we just ignore ...

Help With Pomeranian  Today my Pomeranian was completely fine in the morning, then at lunch time we were eating and he bit a little kid. He was barking non stop... and he is ...

My male is about to turn 5 and is changing  Hello, my male pomeranian is about to turn five this September. Hes been changing, misbehaving...he was neutered at the age of 3. Which helped with some ...

Picky walker  I have a pomapoochoo (pomerian, poodle, and shih tzu mix). She looks like a tiny pomeranian, weighs 4 pounds and is fully grown. She will NOT walk on ...

Pomeranian pees when excited  hi there i have a pom who is nearly 2 years old i am wondering why he only pees on my partner and no one else
please help me

pomeranian crying  We have a 11 year old female pomeranian who suddenly started a crying/whining behavior mostly in the evenings and is restless and seems to crave annention....

Barking Pom  My pomeranian barks and attacks my chihuah when we are playing with the chihuah...why is that?

My 3 year old pom is scared of my boyfriend  My 3 year old pom moved in with me, my boyfriend and two other dogs about 2 months ago. She is great with the other dogs, but is very scared of my boyfriend....

toys  i have a 3 year old pomeranian...i adopted her from a shelter i think she was abused before and shes in a good home here with me but i really want to know ...

Pomeranians & Bugs  my pom loves to rub her face on bugs she finds outside...why does she do this...i remember reading something about that behavior when i first got her but ...

My pom acts afraid of me  My pom runs and gets under the couch when I call her. She still wants to go in the car and be in the same room where I am. She comes and barks for me ...

My 5 month Pom has gone off his food   My 5 month male Pom, Coco, is fed twice daily, once in the morning and then late afternoon. We changed his food (after consultation with the vet) about ...

My Pom Beautyful is jealous of my boyfriend..  Beautyful has been around my bf since she's been a baby she is now 3 1/2.
She acts out really bad.. Beaut is litter boxed trained and she goes out for ...

Pomeranian puppy barking at my feet  Everytime I walk down the garden..He runs behind me and tries biting my trouser leg and jumping up to me..It gets very annoying..

Can you suggest anything ...

my pom is eight weeks old  His daddy is a toy pom,mostly white with a little brown,the mother was a reg size pom more brown.My pom is full black.what size will he be?toy,or reg size?...

3 Yr Old Pomeranian spins constantly to the right  Rex is a 3yr old rescue and I've had him for a year now. He constantly spins to the right--like Zoolander, he "can't hang a louie!" Big circles, small ...

Pomeranian Potty Training  We have a 4-month-old pom that we got about 3 weeks ago. He keeps peeing & pooping inside. This often happens soon after we bring him back indoors, which ...

Pomeranian born without a tail  My Pom was born without a tail...is this normal?

MY DOG JUST HAD THE SNIP AND ....  MY 1 YEAR OLD POMERANIAN JUST GOT THE SNIP. BEFORE HE GOT THIS HE WAS LOUD, HYPER, AND FUN LOVING BUT SINCE HE GOT THE SNIP HE LIES UNDER THE BED AND SOFA ...

Unexplained Aggressive Pomeranian Behavior  My mother's 8 month old pom has recently displayed an unusual behavior. She will lay down to take a nap, and suddenly start growling (not yet asleep). She ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...