Buying a Pomeranian

Potential-Monke

Howdy! Herself has finally decided on what she wants for xmas, a Pomeranian. What i'm wondering is the following:

Is keeping a Pom expensive? I know absolutely nothing about keeping dogs, so the more detail the better!

Is my house going to be destroyed? I know poms like to chew, but will it start eating into my lovely mahogony fireplace (among other things)?

I own the house, it's in a quiet enough estate. We have neighbours who have dogs too, and all they do is bark, bark and bark some more. Will this have an effect on the pom?

Finally, anything i should know about poms in general? I have looked at articles and the such, but i'd love to have someones personal opinion.

Cheers!

TooManyDogs

Hey, first I'll give the advise that most of the posters here will give, it's not a great idea to have the puppy for the actual day, unless you normally have a very quiet Christmas then it can be very stressful for a dog to settle into a new house. Along with that most repetuble breeders and rescues wont home a dog near the christmas period.

My experience of poms is that they're very funny little dogs. They smile, seriously! They grin when they see you, it makes me laugh all the time. I've always found them to be quite vocal so can be a bit barky. Their coat does need daily brushing, right down to the undercoat. It can be easy to think you're doing a good job by brushing the top and missing the undercoat all together. They're game little dogs with a great personality as long as they're not turned into handbag dogs.

I'd say go for it, give her a nice photo/picture of one on Christmas day and then go looking for a breeder or rescue

andreac

Poms are a toy breed and are very yappy dogs so if you get one it will probably join in with the other dogs in your area barking too, lol:D

Even though they are small they are feisty little dogs with loads of energy. They have a really fluffy coat so will need a lot of grooming to stop the matts in the coat.
Im not sure if they are non shed or not, maybe someone else knows?

I dont own so cant give first off experience on owning one.

If you get one you can get a crate which will stop any unnecessary chewing of your house.

adser53

Hi PM, welcome to the forum. The question you've raised has come up a couple of times recently so it'd be worth searching for them here.
Essentially, and I'll try to keep this short and sweet as your a self-admitted dog newbie
The first thing to look for is a responsible breeder and there's loads of threads about that on here. BUT, very few, if any, good breeders will have litters near Xmas because the amount of pups gotten as gifts willy nilly that are then abandoned and/or put to sleep.
Poms are a breed that puppy farmers love. they're small, expensive and popular. I'm not sure if your familiar with the term but these farmers breed for profit and churn out dogs by the bucketload that have horrific behaviour and health problems so avoid them like the plague. Again, there's loads of threads on here about that. I'd post up links to other threads but cant as I'm typing this on my phone.
As for Poms themselves, I've had only little dealings with them but in my experience they require a lot more exercise than youd imagine for the size of them, they can be VERY yappy and cranky (and sometimes snappy) if not socialised properly with other dogs and people, they can have nervous issues and will chew if they're bored or unexercised. Like I said, my experience is limited with them bit thats just my opinion and I'm open fir correction by a more experienced owner
hope thats enough to get you started, feel free to ask if you have any more questions

Potential-Monke

Ah i won't be getting one for actual xmas, it'll be shortly after it cuz neither of us will be at our house for xmas. I don't mind all the playful stuff, and she'll be taking it for walks, and she'll be in charge of all the grooming, etc.

Cheers peeps!

Cherry Blossom

One thing to add just! The best time to find one from a reputable breeder which is important because of the reasons other posters have stressed will be from late February on. The reason being that a lot of the good breeders prefer to have their pups in the warmer weather. They only have a certain amount of contol and this is one way of ensuring their pups get the best start in life, after they leave the breeder they have no control over how they are kept and it avoids any pups being left to live outside in the freezing cold when they are at such a fragile age.

rabbit.84

you should contact your local dog rescues as they do get pure breeds in. It would be easier to get an older dog and not a pup anyway. and just as cute

Myyra

There's a lovely pom looking for a home on irish animals here, always a worthy option to rehome instead of buying a pup
http://www.irishanimals.ie/dublin_homes.html

Ste-

I'd echo what most of the above posters say.
Poms are great fun! They do tend to get OCD sometimes tho.
Really affectionate dogs too. Really playful I agree about walks, they love to get out and make a great fuss when you bring them out.

portgirl123

Myyra wrote: »

There's a lovely pom looking for a home on irish animals here, always a worthy option to rehome instead of buying a pup
http://www.irishanimals.ie/dublin_homes.html

Jesus have never looked on this site before, the amount of dogs and cats looking is absolutely discusting(sp). It is heartbreaking to look at. cant believe there is so many looking. i knew it was bad but didnt realise. i can promise whenever i will be on the lookout for another dog i will never buy one again.

mollymascara

I would have to agree with previous poster in regards to Pom personality, coat care, training crates can be good also, socialisation is also very inportant, both with people and other animals etc.

All pups will chew to a certain extent, but if it is dealth with early enough it shouldnt become a problem.

As with all pets but more so pure breeds, I would strongly advise Pet Insurance. It is relatively inexpensive and very worthwhile.

Hope all goes well with the new puppy!!

Sigma Force

Christmas means losts of small bits around the house like decorations etc. so be careful with a small pup they swallow everything within seconds.
They are a lovely dog but need socialising or they end up suffering from small dog syndrome and become yappy n snappy but then any dog can if babied too much it's just with small dogs they don't seem intimidating but it's when they grow up they can become a nightmare.

You say she is going to walk the dog etc. but you need to make sure you are both involved in walking the dog, and training etc.
If you are house proud then perhaps reconsider though there is a good chance a pup will chew expensive furniture etc. seriously small dogs are big chewers. Our Papillon has chewed up the couches and chairs, they're only cheap anyway and we were prepared and not all that house proud and he's got company most of the time and kept busy so don't get any pup if you are worried about furniture.