Pomeranians

[borzoimom]

But, I have a question...pardon my ignorance, but has the breed standard changed? By that I mean, I remember Poms being much bigger dogs. It has only been in the last say 15 years that they seem to have become pocket puppies. Did the standard call for a larger, sturdier dog at one time? I honestly don't know if it did or didn't, I am just asking.

They do change the standards, but I forgot when the last time it was they changed it. Could have been quite awhile ago. I will do some research and let you know.
They keep saying they are going to change the written standard in the Borzoi- the main reason is the height requirements. The current standards are now considered way too small and in 2010 the Silken Windhound will be added and the current standard that was reviewed shows a silken wildhound tops at the bottom of the Borzoi. They are trying to avoid the beagle situation that occured in 1957 when they seperated the sizes. You can have a 15 inch and a 13 inch in the same litter... We do not want that in the Borzoi.

[borzoimom]

Here is the beginning of the history- still looking for when it changed.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomeranian_(dog)

[borzoimom]

Here is another one- they are saying 1909... http://www.barkbytes.com/history/pomran.htm