What is My Dog A Pom or Chiuahua?

Pom. But Chi mixed into him is possible.

You seem up-tight. Please relax. Even if he isn't pure Pom, he's still your dog and being mixed or a different breed than you originally though won't make him any less wonderful. Enjoy the cute little fellow.
I can understand how it is to be busting at the seams to know what breed a dog is. For a long time, I kept asking people on here over and over asking if my dog is really a Papillon/Sheltie mix and got a variety of answers. Some said probably, some said no, some said Corgi, some said Pomeranian.
I'm ashamed to say that I even got depressed at the notion that he may not have Sheltie in him because I had my heart so set on owning a Sheltie.

(On a side note, credible store or not, no reputable breeder sells to pet stores because they want to be the ones to screen homes so that the dog gets a good home.)

Gray Dawn Treader answered on 2/2/09. Helpful? / 2

Do you have any photos showing your dog standing, all four paws on the ground, from the side, so that we can see his build and structure, especially his body shape and tail carriage? That would be very helpful to eliminate any guesswork.

Looking at the "now" photo, he does not look like a Pomeranian to me, he looks like a long-coated Chihuahua.

On a side note, please know that there is no such thing as a "reputable" or "credible" pet store. ALL pet stores get their puppies from brokers and commercial breeders (puppy mills). They don't know whether dogs are purebred or whether they were "the run", as they have no involvement with the dogs until they arrive at their store like inventory. Most commercial breeders don't know which pup is which because they have so many at any given time. Pet store employees will tell you a dog is "the runt" to get you to buy it!!!

Abby K-9 answered on 2/2/09. Helpful? / 1

He's probably a little bit of both. Pet stores buy their dogs from breeders who are generally a tad bit less than ethical and it's no telling what his breed really is.

What matters is that he's yours and you love him very much.

In order to get a purebreed that you KNOW is a purebreed, you have to get it directly from the breeder, which is a much better bet for many reasons.

Miss Buddie answered on 2/3/09. Helpful? / 2

Looks like half pom and half chi to me because I see bit of both breeds in there lol. Very cute puppy dog regardless. Pet stores will never admit it but no reputable breeder sells to pet stores. The breeders are large scale breeding facilities known as a puppy mill. In fact most pet store workers dont even really know where their puppies come from. But no matter the pup is yours and you love him and you should seems like such a little doll.

Daisy answered on 2/3/09. Helpful? / 1

First, never buy from a pet store, they get their dogts from puppy mills, always go to the breeder and meet the parents and see the conditions. At this point, if you love him, does it really matter? Please stop the puppy mill torture industry, there are so many beautiful poms up for adoptions at local shelters, and they are for free.

Benji answered on 2/3/09. Helpful? / 1

He looks like a mix of both actually. What you could do is search "long haired chihuahua" and "pomeranian" on the interenet and see if you can find any of those show dog pictures and see if you can see any similarities (curly tail, body shape, ear shape, ect).

Unfortunately, I know that no matter how good you think the pet shop is most of the time their the worst possible place to buy a puppy (try googling "puppy mills". I work at an animal shelter and I've met people who bought $500-$1,000 dogs from "good" pet stores and they turn out to be mutts (one lady thought she was getting a purebred teacup poodle when it was actually a bichon mix).

Odie-Wan-Kenobi CGC, P4H answered on 2/12/09. Helpful? / 1

Omg! Your dogs looks like my Teddys twin! Or close..LOL I know I'm replying a little late, but I think you should relax.. Your dog looks like a pom to me! And if you check out the history of poms, they say in the info I've read up on that underneath all the hair they do resemble chihuahahs.. I could be wrong, but I think what your probably noticing is that his nose isn't super short like some poms? I wanted a baby face- which is the short nosed pom-- but sometimes they just grow out of it.. And then theres the hair factor- it all really depends on if you brush them daily and against the grain so their hair will stand up..
I say just enjoy your baby! :) Hes adorable!

Guest 743248 answered on 5/17/09. Helpful? / 0

Long hair chihuahua's frequently look like Pom's and vice a versa. My long chihuahua is 1/4 pom. His granfather on his mom's side was a black pom. His dad was a long hair chihuahua. I think Ian got the best of both parents. Most people that see him that have had chihuahua's know right away that he is a chihuahua, but other people take one look at his tail and think he is a pom. Either way, he is adorable. He is 8 years old now and I am just crazy about him.

In my opinion, the pictures of your dog looks like he is pom.

Guest 267978 answered on 9/8/09. Helpful? / 0