The Pomeranian in build and appearance is a cobby, balanced and short coupled dog. He exhibits great intelligence in expression and is alert in character and deportment. Cobby-A cobby dog is as long or shorter than he is tall; try to picture him as a square. Balanced- A balanced Pomeranian displays legs in proportion to his body: neither so short as to make him appear dumpy nor so long as to make him look like he is walking on stilts.

The average weight of the pomeranian is three to seven pounds. The ideal for show is four to five pounds.

Head: The head should be well proportioned to the body, wedge shaped,with a fox like expression. Bright,dark in color, medium in size, close together. Pigmentation around eye rims must be black, exempt self colored chocolates and blues.

Ears: Small, carried erect and mounted high on the head placed not too far apart.

Skull: Not domed in outline. A round or domey skull is a major fault in shows.

Muzzle: Look for a pronounced stop with a fine but not snippy muzzle. Pigmentation around the lips must be black, except in chocolates and blues.

Bite: The teeth must meet in a scissors bite in which the inner surface of the upper teeth meet the outer surface of the lower teeth.

Nose: Pigment on the nose must be black, except chocolate and blues.

Neck: The neck is rather short, it's base set well back on the shoulders. Top line: (backbone) is level.

Body: Cobby, well ribbed, and rounded.

Chest: The brisket is fairly deep and not too wide.

Tail: The tail turns over the back and is carried flat and set high.

Shoulders: The Pomeranian is not straight in shoulder, but has sufficient lay back to carry the neck proudly and high.

Forelegs: Straight and parallel, of medium length in proportion to a well balanced frame.

Pasterns: The Pomeranian should stand well up on his toes, not down in the pasterns.

Dew claws: Dew claws should be removed by the breeder at three to five days old.

Hindquarters: Angulation-hindquarters and forequarters should be equal in angulation.

Legs: The hocks are perpendicular to the ground, parallel to each other from hock to heel,turning neither in nor out.

The Pomeranian moves with a smooth, free, but not loose action. He does not elbow outin front nor move wide or cow hocked behind. He is sound in action, very graceful.

The Pomeranian exhibits great intelligence in expression, and is alert in character.

Red: A true red comes close to a rich Irish Setter color. Black tipped hairs on the coat make the dog a Red Sable. Orange: The most popular of Pomeranian colors, Orange is clear and bright, ranging from a deep rust through a rich gold, to a blonde shade.

Black: The glimmer of a rich blue black sheen is more desirable than a coat dusted with a rusty tint.

Blue: One of the rarest of colors, it is slate gray with a bluish tint. A gray dog must also have a blue nose.

Chocolate: This color looks like a rich chocolate in hue: the nose must also be chocolate.

Cream: The cream color flows evenly throughout the coat with no shades of white or yellow.

White: A pure snow-white color. With no shades of yellow behind the ears or on the coat. The nose and eye rims must be black.

Black and Tan: Black being the dominate color with specific markings of tan color. Much like the markings of a Rottweiler.

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