POMERANIAN

pŏmˌərāˈnēən, breed of small, sturdy toy dog descended from the sledge dogs of Iceland and Lapland. It stands about 6 in. (15.3 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs from 3 to 7 lb (1.4–3.2 kg). Its double coat consists of a short, fluffy underlayer and an abundant, long, straight topcoat that forms a ruff of stand-off hair on the neck and a fringe of feathery hair on the hindquarters. Many colors are acceptable, e.g., red, cream, black, brown, sable, blue, white, and parti-color. The immediate ancestor of the Pomeranian was a heavier dog, sometimes weighing as much as 30 lb (13.6 kg). It was used in Europe as a sheepherder and became popular in England when a small specimen was brought from Italy by Queen Victoria in the late 19th cent. Today it is raised as a pet and watchdog. See dog.

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The Franco-German War of 1870-71
Book by Helmuth Von Moltke, Archibald Forbes; Harper & Brothers, 1907
Subjects: Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871
...Koblinski. Grenadier regiment: King Frederic William IV. 1st Pomeranian , No. 2. 5th Pomeranian Infantry regiment, No. 42. 6th Brigade: Colonel v. d. Decken. 3rd Pomeranian Infantry Regiment, No. 14. 7th Pomeranian Infantry regiment...
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Historical Dictionary of Poland, 966-1945
Book by George J. Lerski; Greenwood Press, 1996
Subjects: Poland--History--Dictionaries
...D. by West Slavic Pomeranians Pomorzanie , who were...twelfth century, Western Pomeranian towns and gentry quickly...Germanized, and the Pomeranian Bishopric of Kamien...In 1637, West Pomeranian principalities, ruled...
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Maginot Imitations: Major Fortifications of Germany and Neighboring Countries
Book by J. E. Kaufmann; Praeger Publishers, 1997
Subjects: Fortification--Europe--History--20th Century, Germany--Foreign Relations--1918-1933, Germany--Foreign Relations--1933-1945
...these fortifications irrelevant. THE POMERANIAN AND ODER LINES The OWB Line formed only...fortifications. Like the OWB Line, the Pomeranian Line also had been formally started...fortifications which later became part of the Pomeranian Line began in 1933. Some of the large...
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Germany's Northern Challenge: The Holy Roman Empire and the Scandinavian Struggle for the Baltic, 1563-1576
Book by Jason Lavery; Brill, 2002
Subjects: Baltic Sea Region--History, Hanseatic League--History, Holy Roman Empire--Foreign Relations--Sweden, Holy Roman Empire--History--Maximilian Ii, 1564-1576, Northern Seven Years' War, 1563-1570, Sweden--Foreign Relations--Holy Roman Empire, Sweden--History--Eric Xiv, 1560-1568, Sweden--History--John Iii, 1567-1592
...concerning the war, and those for the Pomeranian envoys mention the conflict only in...his correspondence with Erik. Then a Pomeranian envoy, the chancellor of the Wolgast line of the Pomeranian ducal house, Lorenz Otto, rose and...
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The Physical Geography of Western Europe
Book by Eduard A. Koster; Oxford University Press, 2005
Subjects: Physical Geography--Europe, Western
...Urstromtal led the meltwater of the Pomeranian ice margin to the river Elbe. West...channels. As soon as downmelting of the Pomeranian ice sheet started, the Thorn-Eberswalde...Meclclenburg, the hinterland of the Pomeranian phase is characterized by elevated till...
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Intermediated Securities, Legal Risk, and the International Harmonization of Commercial Law
Journal article by Luc Thévenoz; Stanford Journal of Law, Business & Finance, Vol. 13, 2008
Subjects: Commercial law, International, Investors, Risk, Securities regulations, Securities trading volume, Studies
...Congruent with market practices, the Pomeranian bank does not physically hold the certificates...securities depository (CSD). Whether the Pomeranian bank directly holds a securities account...securities through her account with her Pomeranian bank will probably be the relevant laws...
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Mastering Chekhov: Heifitz's the Lady with the Dog
Journal article by James Palmer; Literature/Film Quarterly, Vol. 19, 1991
Subjects: Men, Motion picture directors & producers
...the genteel lady in her white dress as she walks her white Pomeranian. When one of the men encounters the lady on the promenade...to find himself badgered by two men wishing to sell him a Pomeranian.5 The more important sequence depicts an evening party at...
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The Emblem in Scandinavia and the Baltic
Journal article by Ingrid Hoepel; Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 61, 2008
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, The Emblem in Scandinavia and the Baltic: Glasgow Emblem Studies, vol. 11 (Book)--Book reviews
...General of Pomerania, Carl Gustav Wrangel, in 1674. The fact that the emblems independently unite the Swedish lion with the Pomeranian griffins and Wrangels insignia provides evidence for the significance of Wrangel for Stettin and Pomerania. There is an interesting...
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The Language of Religious Liberty in the Swedish Constitution of 1809
Journal article by David Eric Jessup; Scandinavian Studies, Vol. 82, 2010
Subjects: Constitutional law--Analysis, Freedom of religion--Analysis
...Napoleonic Wars, Norway would enter into a union with Sweden under the Swedish crown. At the same time, Sweden ceded its Pomeranian territory in northern Germany to Denmark, handing over the last vestige of its seventeenth-century empire (see Scott 292...
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How Big is Our Subject? Brokering Disciplinary and National Cultures
Journal article by Mary Beth Stein; Journal of Folklore Research, Vol. 36, 1999
Subjects: Folklore
...I mentioned, one of the unique aspects of Fontanes style is meticulous attention to detail. Lengthy descriptions of the Pomeranian dunes, for example, reproduce for the reader the monotony of life in the region and give motivation to Effis decision to...
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Germanic Towns in Southern Brazil: Ethnicity and Change
Magazine article by Daniel W. Gage; Focus, Vol. 44, Spring 1994
Subjects: Brazil--Emigration and immigration, Germans in Brazil--Behavior, Germans--Behavior, Germans--Brazil
...Germanic city in Brazil. Pomeranian Protestants founded this...outlying rural areas, the Pomeranian dialect of Low German is...convictions isolated the Pomeranians from the more worldly German...the "Festa Pomerana" (Pomeranian festival), a ten-day...
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Four-Legged Friends: Celebrity Women and Their Dogs
Magazine article by Monica Jones; Ebony, Vol. 62, August 2007
Subjects: Celebrities--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Celebrities--Social aspects, Dog owners--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Dog owners--Social aspects, Dogs--Appreciation
...The Wayans Bros., Anna Maria Horsford has had Cookie, a Pomeranian, for five years. "Weve always had animals. I grew up in...loved dogs," she says. Years later she received her first Pomeranian as a gift from a boyfriend at the time. She named the dog...
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The Neocons vs. the Realists
Magazine article by Joshua Muravchik; The National Interest, September 2008
Subjects: Foreign policy, Neoconservatism--Analysis, Realism (International relations)--Analysis
...up the realist position when he commented that stemming mayhem in the Balkans was "not worth the healthy bones of a single Pomeranian musketeer." To be sure, most American realists today would offer disaster relief to save foreign lives, but they would...
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Schleswig-holstein: the Warship That Fired the First Shots of Wwii
Magazine article by Blaine Taylor; Sea Classics, Vol. 44, December 2010
...evidence of its existence is available. We know that by 997 it was already a fishing and commercial center; a seat of the East Pomeranian rulers who - for most of the time - recognized Polish sovereignty. In 1235, Gdansk obtained its charter, and was given...
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Folly & Failure in the Balkans
Magazine article by Tom Gallagher; History Today, Vol. 49, September 1999
Subjects: Balkan Peninsula--Social aspects, Ethnic attitudes--History
...has needlessly fanned the flames of nationalism. BISMARCKS OPINION THAT THE Balkans were not worth the bones of a single Pomeranian grenadier has long been heeded by hard-headed statesmen from Disraeli to Kissinger who warned against active involvement...
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Relative's Stuffed Pomeranian a Steiff Toy from 1930s
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), February 20, 2011
...Poland. The popularity of the Pomeranian can be traced to the British...But at that time, the Pomeranian was a larger animal -- Charlottes...important proponent of the Pomeranian breed; she bred them in...tried to import the smallest Pomeranians she could and also tried...
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Neighbors Charged in Theft of Gracie the Pomeranian
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), August 5, 2011
Subjects: Theft
...Neighbors Charged in Theft of Gracie the Pomeranian. Byline: Danielle Gensburg dgensburg...mans home in June and stole his white Pomeranian dog, Gracie, turned out to be the...missing. Roberts owned another black Pomeranian, Cody, and two cats, all of whom...
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31/2 Years for Only Stealing Dog
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), April 2, 2010
Subjects: Cruelty to animals, Dogs, Pet industry
...2 years in prison for swiping two Pomeranian puppies from a Lombard pet store in...veterinarian reported treating a female Pomeranian puppy that died after being shot in...Arnold emphatically denied harming the Pomeranian. He apologized Thursday before DuPage...
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Dog's Owner Looks for Some Recourse
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), December 13, 2010
...Dolce never had a chance. The 5-pound Pomeranian was attacked, ironically, inside a...took Dolce in its mouth and shook the Pomeranian around, Mengarelli said. "I actually...before his death and have owned another Pomeranian, Lindsay, for eight years. Mengarelli...
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Dog's Owner Looks for Recourse
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), December 13, 2010
...never had a chance. The five-pound Pomeranian was attacked, ironically, inside a...took Dolce in its mouth and shook the Pomeranian around, Mengarelli said. "I actually...before his death and have owned another Pomeranian, Lindsay, for eight years. Mengarelli...
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Pomeranian
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
POMERANIAN pom ra ne n, breed of small, sturdy toy dog descended from the sledge...sable, blue, white, and parti-color. The immediate ancestor of the Pomeranian was a heavier dog, sometimes weighing as much as 30 lb (13.6 kg...
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Chow Chow
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...authorities contend that it is a basic breed and the progenitor of the Samoyed, the Keeshond, the Norwegian elkhound, and the Pomeranian. Whatever the truth of its origins, it was used as an all-purpose hunting dog in China 2,000 years ago. Its name derives...
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Pomerania
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Polish Corridor ). After the outbreak (1939) of World War II, Germany reannexed the independent state of Danzig and the Pomeranian region of Poland. These areas were returned to Poland in 1945. Pomerania continued as a duchy of the Holy Roman Empire until...
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Toy Dog
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Chihuahua , English toy spaniel , Italian greyhound , Japanese spaniel , Maltese , miniature pinscher , papillon , Pekingese , Pomeranian , pug , Shih Tzu , silky terrier , toy poodle , toy Manchester terrier , and Yorkshire terrier . See dog...
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Dog
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...and herders, are the collie , the German shepherd , and the St. Bernard . Such diminutive pet dogs as the Pekingese , the Pomeranian , and the pug belong to the toy dog class. The nonsporting dog group is a class of dogs bred principally as pets and companions...
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