If someone told you that many of the so-called "teacup dogs" you saw in TikTok and the national video used to look as tall as nearly 1 meter Alaska, would you believe it?
Teacup dog: A dog that can be put into a small cup, but in fact, there is no such dog breed, it is a gimmick made by the merchant, in fact, it is a miniature dog that was just born, such as Pomeranian and Chihuahua. Most of the domestic "teacup dogs" are Hiromi, because Bomei is furry and more likely to attract the attention of girls. There will be more foreign words such as Maltese, Chihuahuas, VIPs, etc.
Adult Bomei vs. Adult Alaskan body type
I believe that many people are very difficult to accept such a big gap, but it is true - Pomeranians once grew very close to Alaska! Because Pomeranian itself is a sled dog – the same sled dog as the husky, Alaska, and Samoyed!
The reason why they now have such a big difference in size is that there is a person who "takes great credit" - that is, Queen Victoria of England (May 24, 1819 - January 22, 1901), who single-handedly transformed Pomeranian from a tall sled dog into a pocket toy dog, and her body size was reduced by more than 50%.
Queen Victoria's dog
The first modern Pomeranian was called Marco, which was from Florence, Italy, and when it met Queen Victoria of England in 1888, the Pomeranian breed began to appear, because Victorians loved this "deformed" dog very much!
This Pomeranian named Marco is different from its siblings in that it has an innate genetic variant and is much smaller than the other siblings!
Pomeranians are a very old dog that originated in the coastal areas of Germany and Poland, which are equally old. They are descendants of Icelandic sled dogs! They were once working dogs and were even used as sheepdogs.
It was not until 1767, when Queen Charlotte, the wife of King George III, brought two Pomeranians to England that the breed began to become a pet dog and, in a very short time, became the preferred dog of nobility and celebrities. They were also the first ever dogs to live at Buckingham Palace.
When Pomeranians met Queen Victoria, they weighed an average of around 30 pounds (about 13.6 kilograms), but then they began to change.
Marco was at the root of all this change, as he was born with stunted growth, which resulted in a much lighter weight than his siblings, and was therefore favored by Victoria, and based on it, he continued to breed, resulting in smaller dogs. It is said that there are as many as 30 Pomeranians in her royal kennel, which is fully the size of a breeding farm in the modern sense.
According to historians, the average Pomeranian has decreased by 50% in her lifetime!
Comparison of queen-bred versus uncultured Pomeranians
Below is the ancestor of the modern Pomeranian, Marco.
Now the Pomeranian has completely lost the ability to pull sleds and shepherd sheep, and has become a toy dog in the true sense, I don't know if it is lucky for them? Or is it unfortunate?
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