Our Pomeranian Dog

Smokey Joe is a blue merle pomeranian who we bought as a puppy when he was around 8 weeks old. He was shy and just stared at me while his older brother danced around and gave me kisses. There was something about this little pomeranian puppy that just melted my heart. Not sure if it was the way he looked at me or what!

I think he was sitting back considering whether or not we were worthy of his time. So mellow and cute. Such a vast difference between him and our first pom.

We decided to call him Smokey, for a couple different reasons. His parents were both registered with names that had something to do with Bears. Probably because pomeranians tend to look like little teddy bears, especially when they are very little. So we named him "Smokey Bear", which soon became shortened to "Smokey Joe".

Don't ask me why my dog has a middle name, all of our animals seem to! We have a cat called Buster Brown, another cat called Tabby Sue, and then our pom, Smokey Joe!

Nothing like our old Pom, Smokey Joe is as mellow as they come. Just loves to lay around until we go out somewhere!

If you were to say to him, want to "___" insert any word here, his ears would perk up and he would spin in circles all excited. Even though he would have absolutely no idea what you were going to do. Unless you actually said "walk" or "go out back" or "go for a ride" "go bye bye". Any of these phrases animate this little puff of laziness like no other.

Oh, there is one more...Do you want a biscuit?

Smokey thinks she is cute!

Our Smokey Joe likes to do this think we call "the Twitch" He lays on his back and moves his feet really fast together like he is doing exercises.

He seems to do it just for fun all the time.

We can also get him to do it on command.

It is so funny!

People often think maybe he is having a seizure.

We wonder if there are other Pom's in the world that do this twitching thing.

Smokey thinks the dog on this book looks just like him!

There are certain needs that all dogs have.

They need love, discipline, food, water, exercise and health care.

Dental care:

We had been feeding our pom those little teeth cleaning treats, but it was not quite enough. I started cleaning his teeth with some teeth cleaning wipes. I really wished that I had started doing this when he was really young.

The easiest way to get them to let you do this is to sneak in from the side of their cheek, just wrap the wipe around your finger and have them on your lap petting them. Then sneak the finger into their mouth and scrub the teeth and gums. Slowly they will get used to it.

It is really important to do this all the time. It is expensive and dangerous to your dog to have to have his teeth cleaned at the vet.

We had to take Smokey in last year, I actually got really emotional when I looked up his birth certificate and realized that he is almost 10 years old. Time passes so quickly.

We ended up having them neuter him too, which is better for the dog. Less chance of getting testicular cancer among other problems.

The veterinarian said that he is in great health, which made us feel very happy. Knowing his age, one can't help think how quickly time is passing by.

Nutrition:

It is important that your dog gets the right nutrition. Find a good dog food and stick with it. Most poms are sensitive to diet changes and can easily get their digestive system upset if they vary from their normal diet.

As hard as it is to resist those liquid black eyes, people food is not good for your dog. Stick to what you know is right for them.

Thanks for stopping by to meet Smokey Joe, my cute little Pomeranian.

Drop a note here, would love if you all would say hi, tell us about your dogs or cats.

Have a great day!

Linda