Valuable French bulldog missing 

She’s the size of a five pound sack of flour and the owners of the Ballard Pet Store believe someone slipped her out of the store under his coat Monday night. Find Out More…

A Pomeranian breeder is mourning at least one of her pets after a fire consumed her Buena Vista Township home. Adrienne L. Jordan, 63, has taken refuge with eight of her 11 Pomeranians at a relative’s house, firefighters said. She arrived at her one-story yellow home, 4080 N. Find Out More…

t Saturday, Dec. 16: Carrollton students likely are at low risk of contracting meningitis from a coach who fell ill late this week, district officials are telling students and their families. … Find Out More…

National Dog Adoption Net on Web

WOOD - ROCKFORD, Ohio (AP) - It’s a good thing the 25 wet noses sharing a farmhouse in western Ohio all belong to small dogs Denise Clark, a financial analyst, became a happy customer after failing to find a black Pomeranian at a Massachusetts shelter
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Rescue Me
Boston Globe - A family has come to take home Bailey, a feisty 11-month-old Pomeranian. He s their first dog, and one of the three young sons On this rainy Saturday at Boston s first permanent animal shelter, founded in 1899, there are about 30 cats, six dogs
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Achoo! Are any pets really allergy free?
MSNBC - Jennifer Fabian loves dogs, and they love her. But her body betrays her every time she pets them or is even in the same Fabian has less severe reactions when she pets the neighbors bichon and Pomeranian than when she visits friends who have
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Rescued puppies get new homes

Nashville Tennessean - GALLATIN Bella, a snip of a dog, left the old Critter care Clinic Friday wrapped in a yellow baby blanket and the arms give it lots of love and care,” said Lisa Southern, of Westmoreland, whose daughter Kendra was holding their “new” Pomeranian. Find Out More

Philadelphia Inquirer - Henderson called the police and spent the day spreading flyers with information about his dog. He got a call Wednesday night from a family in Moorhead, Minn., telling him a Pomeranian matching Shorty’s description had been found running in their Find Out More

Huckleberries Online

Spokane Spokesman-Review - that financial freedom is more important here . * Bre /To Blog or Not to Blog struggles with her diet at the one-month mark as she watches weight melt off her husband (”those darn guys lose weight faster”) here . * Stebbijo /Your Choice can’t believe hot dog Go

Valuable French bulldog missing

Seattle Times - The rare dog, which had a price tag of nearly $2,600, was purchased from a breeder in Nebraska and had only been in the Six months ago some teenagers came in, distracted the staff and stole a Pomeranian. He drove for hours around Ballard trying
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dog who alerted family to fire being put up for adoption
Bismarck Tribune - Hunter and Riley, a dachshund-Pomeranian mix, are being put up for adoption. “We tried him (Hunter) in the hotel for two days However, they WILL keep the cockapoo who they probably paid a breeder good money for! Too ironic!” Cahnee wrote on December
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Socializing Your New Pomeranian Dog

Below are some helpful tips on how to socialize your new Pomeranian dog with existing pets in the household, with your friends, and with other people’s animals.

Socializing with Existing Pets: Make an initial contact with other dogs outside the home. If you can, take your existing pet (or pets) for a walk and have a friend meet you somewhere with your new dog. Take a long walk so the dogs can get used to each other. Switch dogs on your walk.

Take all the dogs back to the house. Switch dogs and have a tour of your home, with all dogs still leashed. Let your existing house dogs loose, but keep the new Pomeranian tied to you. If the new dog tries to mark the house anywhere, correct him with a sharp jerk and a stern “No!” If any of the existing dogs try to mark, correct them in the same manner. Explain to all, in no uncertain terms, that marking will not be tolerated. In addition, when you feed the dogs be sure to feed the established pets first and stay near the new dog while he eats.

Most established pets, if already well socialized, will enjoy a newcomer as long as the newcomer is friendly and is introduced in the manner described above. If you find you have brought in a troublemaker, you must remain the Alpha dog. If you are not willing to assume that responsibility, take the dog back.

Socializing with Your Friends: While puppies always generate warm feelings, adult dogs do not. It is especially important that they make a good impression on your friends and neighbors from the start, especially if you already have other pets. Set rules for your Pomeranian immediately.

No jumping on friends; keep your Pomeranian leashed the entire time friends are at home gatherings for the first few weeks to make sure your dog does not try to jump on them. No barking when the doorbell rings; no running out the door when you open it for guests; make him sit at your side and ask the guests to ignore him until everyone is in and he has a chance to evaluate the new people. Let him approach them for petting if he is calm; if not, wait until you have established the control you need so as not to make a spectacle of yourself and the dog.

When he can accept guests, make sure he does so with all four feet on the ground. It is easy for a dog to try to explore with his paw as well as his nose. If you are firm and consistent from the first guest on, you not only will eliminate obnoxious behavior but will instill acceptable behavior. The end result: Your friends will welcome his addition to your family.

Socializing with Other People’s Animals: The same logic applies here as with your other animals, so use the same type of rules. Take long walks on which you know you will meet friends doing the same with their animals. Contain and restrain your dog from barking at other animals as they approach. If necessary make him sit at your side.

Always allow thorough sniffing from both animals, as this is their way of saying hi. If at all possible, invite friends and their animals back to your home and allow the dogs to play by themselves. This solves many problems the everyday pet owner may not think about and he will find the dog much more relaxed and easier to handle.

The celebrity set goes barking

Daily Telegraph - The Chihuahua’s miniature brothers in crooked arms - the Pomeranian, Pekinese, Maltese, Bichon fris and Yorkshire terrier time in history and Hilton has been asked to host a television reality show this autumn called America’s Cutest puppies
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Owners parade pets to help area shelters

Myrtle Beach Online - The thoroughbreds are great like Shelby, but there are too many dogs at the shelter that need homes.” Conway resident Linda On Saturday they had their 5-year-old Pomeranian, Palea, with them. “She’s the best behaved of them all so she gets to come Continued

Town Hall - Jerry Henderson watched helplessly out his kitchen window on Wednesday as someone snatched his Pomeranian from his front yard house foster children only in licensed facilities, in a lawsuit prompted by the use of a conference room to shelter Continued

Boston Globe - A family has come to take home Bailey, a feisty 11-month-old Pomeranian. He s their first dog, and one of the three young At the moment, the cages are occupied by two felines, Tara, about 7, and Speedy, about 6, who have been at the shelter Continued