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Size and lifespan
- Size
- PomeranianSmall
- Typical adult height
- Pomeranian25–27 cm
- Typical adult weight
- Pomeranian2–3 kg
- Typical lifespan
- Pomeranianfrom 12 years
Exercise and care
- Exercise
- PomeranianLow: usually content with short daily walks
- Energy
- PomeranianLively
- Grooming
- PomeranianSeveral times a week
- Shedding
- PomeranianTends to shed a lot
- Training
- PomeranianGenerally trainable with consistency
- Barking
- PomeranianCan be vocal
Home life
- Home
- PomeranianOften adapts to flats and smaller homes
- Time alone
- PomeranianUsually copes only with short periods alone
- Owner experience
- PomeranianSome dog experience helps
Living with others
- Children
- PomeranianUsually better with older, calmer children
- Other dogs
- PomeranianUsually sociable with other dogs
- Cats and small pets
- PomeranianVaries with the individual dog
These are typical breed tendencies from reviewed sources, never a promise about an individual dog. Read each guide for the detail and ask the breeder or rescue about the dog you are considering.