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Turi The Pomeranian

Marco on the Queen's Breakfast Table by Charles Burton Barber - 1893.jpg

Have you ever wondered who founded the sweet and precious Pomeranian breed? Well, Queen Victoria is known as one of the founders of the great breed. They were originally way bigger and looked like their Spitz sled dog ancestors. But that would change once the Queen decided that she wanted them to be smaller.

She bred them down to size promptly. At a point in time, she had 35 dogs. But when her time came, she only asked for one dog to be by her side and that was Turi. He stayed next to her until it was time to close the curtains for good.