| There has been a growing demand for the | | | | in between litters. At least a season or two is |
| Pomeranian breed in recent years, what with so | | | | recommended, but a quality Pomeranian may wait as |
| many celebrities in Hollywood sporting their little | | | | many as three seasons before breeding a female for |
| bundles of fluff wherever they go. The Pomeranian is | | | | a second time. |
| certainly one of the most elegant small breed dogs, | | | | When you purchase your puppies from pet stores, |
| but many people are not aware of their affectionate | | | | you are helping the dishonest Pomeranian breeder to |
| nature. A growing awareness of the desirability of | | | | stay in business. It is most important that you realize |
| the Pomeranian as a family pet has left many a | | | | a respectable breeder would never dream of selling |
| respectable Pomeranian breeder in the dark as to | | | | even a single pup to a pet store where they have no |
| how best to keep up with the onslaught of orders. | | | | control over where their dogs are placed. Quality |
| Because there are many steps that a respectable | | | | Pomeranian breeders are most concerned with the |
| Pomeranian breeder must take in order to ensure | | | | health and quality of life their pups have, and often |
| that each litter he or she produces is healthy, and | | | | will refuse to sell a potential buyer a dog if they don't |
| that the prospective owners are going to give the | | | | feel they can provide the best home. |
| pups a good home, many people are becoming | | | | Don't be fooled by pet storeowners who do their |
| impatient and purchasing their dogs from local pet | | | | best to tell you that their puppies only come from an |
| stores who have been supplied by puppy mills. These | | | | honest Pomeranian breeder. These pet storeowners |
| puppy mills produce pups en masse, and often deliver | | | | are highly trained in answering that question, as the |
| dogs to the pet stores that are sick and even dying. | | | | world's awareness of the atrocities of puppy mills |
| Puppy mills are a nightmare to an honest Pomeranian | | | | grows. But nevertheless, do not be fooled when a |
| breeder. These mills churn out as many puppies as | | | | pet storeowner tells you that he or she only buys |
| possible in a single year, often breeding females as | | | | from a local breeder. You'll only set yourself up for |
| soon as one litter is delivered. This is dangerous due | | | | heartache when your new dog turns out to be |
| to the fact that small breed dogs need time to heal | | | | potentially fatally ill. |