Pomchi

The extremely small designer dog, crossed between the Pomeranian and the Chihuahua, Pomchi, has round head, round eyes, medium-size pointed ears and a muzzle narrowing towards the nose-end.

Pomchi Pictures

Temperament

The good-natured and affectionate dog, that is ready to do anything for its family by virtue of their fearlessness, sometimes acts stubborn, refusing to obey even the master and the family. These excellent watchdogs would wake up the whole family barking, even with the slightest provocation.

Care

• Exercise

• Grooming

• Health Problems

Pomchis naturally exercise moving around the owner’s house/apartment daylong and thus not needing much daily exercise, except their need of fresh air and using toilet, for which a few short walks is okay. Keep them away from larger dogs and animals.

An everyday soft-bristle brushing and trimming the coat when needed is enough. Also, clean their eye for any discharge, which might cause bacterial eye-infection, and brush their teeth weekly. Bathe them when they are actually dirty.

Being a relatively newer breed, no data about specific health conditions are available, except genetically transmitted diseases including oral health problems, ectropion, hypothyroidism, skin disorders, progressive retinal apathy, epilepsy and cataracts.

Feeding

Compared to size, the pomchis have a big appetite. Opt for food containing lots of lean animal protein, like lean meats, including lean hamburger, white breast chicken meat and fish. Complex carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals are also important in their diet chart, but avoid commercial dog foods, since they contain fillers leading to blood sugar problems, as also can affect the sensitive stomachs of toy breeds. Avoid simple-carbohydrate foods and processed grains. Serve different kinds of meats like organs, including liver, kidney and brain, and also vegetables. They are fond of potatoes (sweet or regular). Other than that, baby zucchini, carrots, spinach and broccoli are also good, however, corn is not. For starch, supply them with rice, and pasta. All this should be in a proper ratio – 40% meat, 30% vegetables and 30% starch approx.

Training

An affectionate training, full of treats and praises, would make the training easier, since the stubborn pomchis cannot digest harsh or strict training techniques. Socialization training should continue from its puppy-day to adulthood. Try understanding the signals of this intelligent dog to make the potty-training much faster.

Interesting Facts

The teacup pomchi is a term used by puppy mills and the backyard breeders to describe an abnormally small variation of the pomchi, which are no doubt cute and much sought for, but are very much prone to developing serious health conditions.

• Pomchis have exceptional love for humans.
• The pomchi lovers have planned to continue developing this cross breed until it successfully passes through seven generations.
• This dog is said to have originated in the United States.