Q 01/05

The Pomeranian is named for Pomerania, a Baltic region now split between which two countries?

A) Poland and Germany

B) Denmark and Sweden

C) Germany and the Netherlands

D) Poland and Lithuania

Answer · why

A) Poland and Germany

The area is credited with the breeding that led to the original type, though it is not the breed's origin.

Q 02/05

The Pomeranian belongs to which type of dog, characterised by thick fur, a curled tail and pointed ears?

A) Sighthound

B) Molosser

C) Spitz

D) Terrier

Answer · why

C) Spitz

Under the FCI, the Pom is simply the smallest of five varieties of one German breed, known as the 'dwarf spitz'.

Q 03/05

What is the German name for the Pomeranian variety of German Spitz?

A) Kleinspitz

B) Mittelspitz

C) Wolfsspitz

D) Zwergspitz

Answer · why

D) Zwergspitz

It translates as 'dwarf spitz'; the Kleinspitz is the next size up.

Q 04/05

How many varieties of German Spitz are there, from Wolfsspitz down to Pomeranian?

A) Two

B) Three

C) Seven

D) Five

Answer · why

D) Five

They are separated only by size and colour, and the earliest German mentions date from 1450.

Q 05/05

German Spitz dogs were originally kept on farms for which roles?

A) Ratting and hunting

B) Herding and guarding

C) Pulling carts

D) Retrieving waterfowl

Answer · why

B) Herding and guarding

Some lines were bred smaller over the centuries until they became pure companion dogs.