The Pomeranian (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908. Excerpt: ... CH. RUFFLE: Owner, Mrs. F. Barnett. Breeder and Pedigree unknown. Pomeranian imported from Italy and a white bitch from Germany." Our Pomeranian, therefore, under different names, is found in most countries in Europe, and the probability is that he emanated from Pomerania, having been introduced into that province at a very early date by an emigration of a branch of the Samoyad race from the shores of the Arctic Ocean. Be this as it may, his antiquity in Southern Europe is rendered certain by representations of dogs of th- Spitz type in stone and bronze, found in Greece, as the accompanying reproductions prove. Portion Of An Engraving Of A Group Of Winged Horses With Small Dog Of The Spitz Type. From A Bronze Jar Of Greek Workmanship Of The Second Century, In The British Museum. Relief In The Street Of Tombs, Athens, Showing A Small Dog Of The Spitz Type, B.C. 56. Reproduced by the kind permission of Messrs. Cassett and Co., from Leighton's "New Book of the Dog." CHAPTER II. RISE AND PROGRESS. It is difficult for those of us, who have taken up the Pomeranian as a fancy any time during the last ten years, to imagine a period, when Pomeranians were scarce in England, and were possessed by a very few owners. For twenty years, before 1890, the progress made by this breed in the public favour was slow, and it seemed at one time that he never would become popular. Nevertheless, after this year, he suddenly jumped into popularity, and ever since the formation of the Club in 1891 he has enjoyed an unbounded and unprecedented success. From receiving scant recognition at a few shows, he can now command not only the largest classification at all our important shows, but also the greatest number of entries. I have carefully traced his ascent by drawing up tables...