I am just curious the thought/decision process behind you picking a Pom (if any)? Did you have any other dogs before or maybe what would you had picked otherwise?

For us, it was some semi thorough research. I also had grew up with a rottweiler, so I definitely don't want a big dog. We lived in a flat where even having a medium size dog will be a pain and we don't need a car in London. I also wanted a dog that is small, light (can easily carry on the tube) and looks cuddly. We were considing a Shiba but GF found out they tend not to be very affectionate and stubborn (yes poms are stubborn). She was very hesitant to get a small dog and now she found Chewie too big (2.8kg) and want a small Chihuahua. For me she is the perfect size and easy to travel with.

My new baby!! Probably a little hard to tell cause she’s only 9 weeks! But do we think she’s gonna be a fox face or teddy bear?

Screenshots from vids of her chasing me. I revisit this when I need a giggle

Thank you all for the good energy, well wishes, and prayers.

My Mila is strong but I am not and your words helped me get through this. Thank you pom family ❤️❤️❤️

Of course we had to buy it.

This is Leo! 🥰 My 8 year old baby

When Hank is ready for bed, there’s no stopping him! Took his baby, the headless and squeakerless lamb, to bed too.

Romey is one yes old now we were a little unsure how flufffy he’d get even though his parents are standard poms luckily he’s puffed out now and very handsome looking less like a little kangaroo or or dingo though he’s still called fox wolf and husky looking 🥰 Happy birthday Romey

We need a new harness for Marlow. He’s outgrown the one he has and it doesn’t leave much room for shoulder flexibility. What would be the best harness to get? Preferably something with free shoulders and definitely no collar.

This is Cocopuff's "I was sleeping but I heard noises in the food room" look. 10/10

He got a bath before this happened, but Goose thought he needed to be cleaner

We where told we had to sedate ours due to his aggressiveness. The medication we were given does calm him down. Anyone else with the same issue?

Nala now and then❤️

Hello!

My 2.5 year old Pom has had bouts of hacking and coughing since he was about 1. The coughing would happen very randomly and would go away once I would give him a treat or water. I didn’t think anything of it and thought some of his furs floating on the floor was getting into his throat and started vacuuming every day. I learned about collapsing trachea through this sub and decided to take him to the vet for an x-ray.

It turns out that he has a mild collapsing trachea 😭😭😭 I feel so upset because he’s only 2.5 years old and I don’t want this to get worse. He’s a bit overweight so the vet recommended that we put him on a diet and said that it would help with the collapsing trachea. She said I can get an air purifier and eliminate scented candles from my home (which I don’t use anyway), and monitor his coughing episodes to see what triggers it. Sometimes he’s just laying down and it’ll happen other times he’ll be excited, for example, when a family member comes home. She said to not get him excited, but he’s naturally such a happy and playful dog and I can’t imagine just having him bored for the rest of his life because I’m reprimanding him for playing.

Is there anything else I can do to prevent this from getting worse?

I know that shaving a pom is a no no, but I have noticed that even now when the spring has come he does pant very much and gets very warm. I have tried cooling mats and using a harness that is made for soaking in cold water but nothing seems to help. Can some of you lovely pom parents show me a picture of how much I can tell the groomer to cut, so I can show the groomer for reference?

I’m so grateful for this community!❤️