Pomeranian Dwarf Spitz?

maisiescamp

Just wondered if anyone has an experience of this breed of dog?

We have been offered a 14 week old for £400, does anyone know if that is reasonable? The current owners said they paid £700 for him?

Just wondered what they are like with other pets, i.e Cats & dogs and most importantly what they are like with young children?

Any help or advice would be much appreciated?

ka7e

A quick check on the net seems to indicate £500 -650 as an average price, so £700 wouldn't be unheard of for a well-bred KC registered pup. You need to know exactly why they are selling on the pup and that it doesn't have any health problems.

A Pom pup would be fairly tiny and like any young animal should have a safe "retreat" away from young children. As long as your kids respect the pup's need for that and don't treat it as a toy, it should be fine.

A neighbour used to have one and it did seem to be a bit vocal ie yappy! They didn't have any other pets so I don't know how well they interact generally, but socialisation from a young age should mean they have no problems with other dogs and cats.

http://www.greatdogsite.com/breeds/details/Pomeranian/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomeranian_%28dog%29

KVet

Never heard of it before? Is it a Pomeranian or a Spitz? What is the dwarf part all about? Why are the current owners getting rid of him/her?

cheepskate_2

Dwarf Spitz us just another name for the pomerainian

Pomeranians are members of the toy group and are the smallest of the five sizes of German Spitz

Frugalista

KVet wrote: »

Never heard of it before? Is it a Pomeranian or a Spitz? What is the dwarf part all about? Why are the current owners getting rid of him/her?

With all due respect, I find it curious and somewhat alarming that a Vet would not know that a Pomeranian is a member of the Spitz family :huh:.

KVet

I've always known it as a Pomeranian. No clue about anything else. They teach us how to fix dogs mainly at vet school, not know their ancestry! Do people honestly think Vets know every breed of dog and cat under the sun? People come along with breeds we have never heard of before!

Frugalista

KVet wrote: »

I've always known it as a Pomeranian. No clue about anything else. They teach us how to fix dogs mainly at vet school, not know their ancestry! Do people honestly think Vets know every breed of dog and cat under the sun? People come along with breeds we have never heard of before!

Hmmm :think:. I would have thought that it was your (or indeed any practising Vets) business to know about different breeds/groups because of the different inherited traits/temperaments, etc, exclusive to those particular groups. After all this is your bread and butter. A Pomeranian is hardly a new or unusual breed and displays all the characteristics of a member of the Spitz group of canines.

It's no different than a doctor knowing the difference between African/Asian/Causican people - and thereby anything typical of their race. He wouldn't be expected to know every minority tribe/culture in the world but would know what group they belonged to.

However, I wasn't having a go at you - merely expressing my opinion that it was a little alarming that you didn't know. I regularly have to explain the little peculiarities and quirks of my own breed to my vet - luckily he is very receptive and open minded and appreciates that I have dedicated more years to this breed than he has been a vet. We can still all learn from each other .

OP why is this puppy being re-homed? Where was it purchased from? Are there any problems that they are not telling you about?

Please keep us updated .

hethmar

What is the background of the query though? Were you looking for a dog of this type and this one came up or is it just an offer out of the blue? Its just you seem very unsure about the whole thing.

sarabe

I would be wary of taking on any breed at that age unless attention has been given to the pup's needs in terms of socialising and habituation during the last few weeks. I have taken in second hand pups that didn't get the best start in life and it's hard work. I don't regret it one bit but I wouldn't have bought them.

Did they say why they no longer wanted the pup?

If they can't cope with puppy stuff like house training etc then it's possible that the pup has been getting into trouble and this may be detrimental to the character of the pup.

I would also question why they had no contract with the breeder to return the pup if they no longer wanted it which might suggest that he is puppy farm bred.

On the other hand he's probably a fabulous pup. Have you met him?

Fire_Fox

maisiescamp wrote: »

Just wondered if anyone has an experience of this breed of dog?

We have been offered a 14 week old for £400, does anyone know if that is reasonable? The current owners said they paid £700 for him?

Just wondered what they are like with other pets, i.e Cats & dogs and most importantly what they are like with young children?

Any help or advice would be much appreciated?

What do you know about the pedigree, have both parents been checked for whatever health issues are inherent in poms?Why are they getting rid of the pup so quickly - a good breeder wouldn't let one leave it's mum til perhaps ten weeks anyway. What the dog is like with other pets and children is going to partly depend on how well socialised he has been, I wouldn't pay £400 for a dog unless I knew quite a lot about his breeder and history.

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

Bought for £700, offered reduced for £400? Is this a used car?

I'd be suspicious of a serious genetic fault at a knockdown price like that.

And can you guarantee it is only 14 weeks, not 24 and getting aggressive?

Does the price go down if you hold out for another fortnight?

Avoid. Avoid. Avoid.