Welcome to Pom Beach Pomeranians!
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We are located in the small town of Three Hills in central Alberta, Canada. We breed only a small number of select dogs. All of our puppies are raised underfoot and all of our breeders and pets live as companions, not in kennels. We believe in furthering the breed and promoting the characteristics that first made us fall in love with poms. This is temperament, conformation, health, loyalty and all the things that make a great family pet.
Our goal is to continue to produce parti-coloured poms that can compete on an equal footing in the show ring with the more traditional colours, while maintaining strong health and good, loveable temperaments. Colour is not the only goal, of course- breeding healthy, friendly dogs has always been our primary focus. While show-quality partis are a challenge due to a certain bias towards the traditional colours, we are still enjoying the journey and continue to learn and improve.
Pedigrees are researched before breeding. We do Embark DNA testing on all our breeding dogs so as to help avoid possible genetic problems. Although DNA testing is still in it's relatively early stages, we support the continued research and this will help add to the database so that research can be developed to uncover new tests. We also support the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA) which is the main body for physical testing. We find it is important to both do OFA and DNA in order to help screen for potential health issues.
We show our dogs and encourage the showing of our puppies in both conformation and performance classes. This helps us to stay competitive in achieving our goal in breeding quality dogs that match the conformational standard of excellence in the pomeranian breed and maintain goals of health, athleticism and intelligence. We also very much encourage the use of pomeranians as service animals, and we strive to produce some dogs who have the dispositions and qualities for that job.
A note on size: There is a continuing trend in the toy dogs for "teacup,micro,pocket or purse" dogs. The pomeranian breed standard does not have different size divisions and a reputable breeder will not sell a dog as a "micro or teacup pom". Although the extremely small poms are fashionable and cute; we do not breed specifically for this as many of these come with health complications, or are at higher risk for these complications. Many of those dogs are also poorly bred with heavy influxes of inbreeding, or using "runts" in order to get a desired size while giving up quality in other characteristics or health. We believe in animals that are able to free whelp their litters (the really tiny ones do not have the space in their pelvis to be able to pass puppies through naturally and often require painful c-sections), and we strive for healthy dogs that match the breed standard. This will not only make for happy, healthier pets, but also further the longevity of the breed as a whole as we strive to improve it. In the end we believe it much more desirable to have a healthy pet than be able to fit it in your purse.
The standard size for Pomeranians is already quite a small dog. The weight of a Pomeranian for exhibition is 3-7 lb. (1-3 kg). The ideal size for show specimens is from 4-5 lb. (1.8-2.3 kg). Some of our poms mature on the smaller end of the spectrum, while others are on the higher end. There are charts online, but they can be quite inaccurate (especially at younger ages). Poms have a way of surprising you, but it also helps to know your lines and how they typically grow. With the onset of DNA testing, it is helping to be able to best match a pair so that they complement each other. There are currently 5 genes that can identified that affect size, and recent discoveries are finding that there are likely several more, so estimating size is not an exact science at this point.
Please visit the other pages under the "Home" tab to see more about us and our breeding practices.
Our goal is to continue to produce parti-coloured poms that can compete on an equal footing in the show ring with the more traditional colours, while maintaining strong health and good, loveable temperaments. Colour is not the only goal, of course- breeding healthy, friendly dogs has always been our primary focus. While show-quality partis are a challenge due to a certain bias towards the traditional colours, we are still enjoying the journey and continue to learn and improve.
Pedigrees are researched before breeding. We do Embark DNA testing on all our breeding dogs so as to help avoid possible genetic problems. Although DNA testing is still in it's relatively early stages, we support the continued research and this will help add to the database so that research can be developed to uncover new tests. We also support the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA) which is the main body for physical testing. We find it is important to both do OFA and DNA in order to help screen for potential health issues.
We show our dogs and encourage the showing of our puppies in both conformation and performance classes. This helps us to stay competitive in achieving our goal in breeding quality dogs that match the conformational standard of excellence in the pomeranian breed and maintain goals of health, athleticism and intelligence. We also very much encourage the use of pomeranians as service animals, and we strive to produce some dogs who have the dispositions and qualities for that job.
A note on size: There is a continuing trend in the toy dogs for "teacup,micro,pocket or purse" dogs. The pomeranian breed standard does not have different size divisions and a reputable breeder will not sell a dog as a "micro or teacup pom". Although the extremely small poms are fashionable and cute; we do not breed specifically for this as many of these come with health complications, or are at higher risk for these complications. Many of those dogs are also poorly bred with heavy influxes of inbreeding, or using "runts" in order to get a desired size while giving up quality in other characteristics or health. We believe in animals that are able to free whelp their litters (the really tiny ones do not have the space in their pelvis to be able to pass puppies through naturally and often require painful c-sections), and we strive for healthy dogs that match the breed standard. This will not only make for happy, healthier pets, but also further the longevity of the breed as a whole as we strive to improve it. In the end we believe it much more desirable to have a healthy pet than be able to fit it in your purse.
The standard size for Pomeranians is already quite a small dog. The weight of a Pomeranian for exhibition is 3-7 lb. (1-3 kg). The ideal size for show specimens is from 4-5 lb. (1.8-2.3 kg). Some of our poms mature on the smaller end of the spectrum, while others are on the higher end. There are charts online, but they can be quite inaccurate (especially at younger ages). Poms have a way of surprising you, but it also helps to know your lines and how they typically grow. With the onset of DNA testing, it is helping to be able to best match a pair so that they complement each other. There are currently 5 genes that can identified that affect size, and recent discoveries are finding that there are likely several more, so estimating size is not an exact science at this point.
Please visit the other pages under the "Home" tab to see more about us and our breeding practices.
Breeding for Quality and Temperament!
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