What you can do?
We want to live in a world where animal cruelty doesn't exist right?
Well this all starts with the choices we make ourselves. If we keep on buying puppies from puppy mills and horrific resellers who only think about their wallet, it will never stop!
If we put aside our selfish wishes to having a puppy in our time frame. Which sometimes means that we have to wait.
Waiting a year for a healthy well bred dog you can welcome into your family shouldn't be an issue. Also there are Pomeranian's in shelters waiting to get adopted by loving people. So please think carefully before buying a puppy if you shouldn't check to adopt an animal first.
Contact a breeder who is connected to a spitz club in your country or attends shows. Who does all the according testing and only sells with a contract. Don't be afraid to ask questions. A reputable breeder will be happy you ask them and ready to answer the best to their knowledge. After all a breeder should be passionate about the breeding process and show you around with pride for the dogs owned. Also a good breeder will ask you many questions to see if you're a fit person to buy a dog of this breed.
Make sure you meet the breeding animals of the puppy you visit. The mother should be in a good condition as should the father. See how the dogs are kept and if they appear enthusiastic. The interaction between mother and puppy should be good and no sign of aggression noticeable.
The weight of a puppy is very important if a puppy is under 800 grams at 10 weeks of age it can be an indication something is wrong with the puppy. The breeder should keep the puppy longer in that case and see if the weight will improve over the coarse of two weeks.
Make sure a puppy always gets the right vaccinations and deworming treatment and that the guidelines are followed. If a breeder doesn't want to vaccinate yet make sure a trustworthy titter test has been done instead. In most countries the first vaccination of toy breeds is between 6 and 8 weeks of age depending on the country.
This vaccination should include:
-Distemper
-Parvovirus
-Adenovirus
-Parainfluenza, Bordetella
The next vaccination should be between 9 to 12 weeks depending on the country.
Vaccination should include
-Distemper
-Parvovirus
-Adenovirus
-Parainfluenza, Bordetella
-Leptospirosis
Most reputable Pomeranian breeders will not let the puppies go before they have an age of at least 10 weeks. The reason for this is because of the size and fragility of the puppies. If a breeder hasn't done the second vaccination make sure you do it in time yourself. However this can only occur when you live in the same country as the breeder. If this isn't the case the breeder is required by law to give all the necessary core vaccinations and to wait until at least 15 weeks before a puppy can be brought to another country.
Even if you pick up the puppy yourself without a valid rabies vaccination this is against the law and prohibited by EU regulations. Doing so might result in your puppy being placed in custody of the government to make sure anti bodies of rabies are found. This will take anywhere from a week to 21 days and if the test can't be carried out correctly this might end in putting down the puppy. To ensure no risk is being taken in contracting the rabies disease in their country. Be aware that all the costs of these tests and keeping your puppy in their lab facilities are going directly to you. Since it's ''You'' who broke the law doing so and creating a rabies risk this way.
The third vaccination should be given between 12 and 16 weeks depending on your country and of course the date of the previous vaccination. A booster for leptospirosis should be given 4 weeks after the first vaccination not later else the first vaccination needs to be done once more.
Also if your puppy is traveling from: (for example Germany to Holland). A rabies vaccination is required at the earliest of 12 weeks of age and a 21 waiting day period starting from the day after the vaccination date.
I endorse buyers of puppies to titter test your puppy at the age of 16 weeks. Not only will you get a good indication of the immune levels against the three main core vaccinations but also an extra check up is much appreciated for toy breeds like the Pomeranian. My own vet recommends doing this so I stand behind this great protocol. Since sometimes vaccinating too early has the opposite effect and your puppy might not be protected accordingly.
If a breeder tells you about testing on heritage diseases always make sure you see the test results. Also if your buying a FCI Pedigree Pomeranian make sure the dogs are being bred according to FCI Standars you can read about them over here:
https://www.fci.be/en/Breeding-42.html
Many breeders have a FCI logo on their website but if you want to make sure your breeder is really a FCI member please make sure to search for his kennel name in the data bank over here:
https://www.fci.be/en/affixes/
If you have taken all these steps correctly, you have done all you could possibly do to buy a healthy bred Pomeranian puppy. Congratulations you took responsibility for a beautiful living creature who is now a beloved member of your family.
If a health issue still occurs in this case it's simply bad luck. The breeder can't be held accountable for every thing that goes wrong in the life of a living being but they should try their best to help. If your puppy gets sick within the first year of buying and you have a contract which indicates that the breeder is responsible for illnesses occurring within the first 12 month period. You should contact the breeder as soon as possible and try to resolve the issue together.
Also please be smart and invest about 50 euros a month for a good pet insurance. It might come in very handy someday and you will regret not having done it when some costs of surgeries can approach thousands of euros at once. Also save some money yourself for things that aren't covered by insurance like patella luxation. Since this is so common in toy breeds, count on having to do this surgery and research a good orthopedic or specialist vet and make a expenses report just in case. A good preparation is everything.
Pomeranians are an exspensive breed if the initial cost of a purebred is just too much for your financial status. Try your local shelters and put yourself on the waiting list for a Pomeranian. So many Pomeranians end up in the shelter due to various reasons and they are waiting for someone with passion and a loving heart to give them a beautiful home.