{"topic_id":"companion_breed_standard_pomeranian_dog","category":"companion-breed-standard","context":"---\n\ntopic_id: companion_breed_standard_pomeranian_dog\ncategory: companion-breed-standard\ntitle: \"Pomeranian — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"AKC (American Kennel Club) & FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale) official breed-standard factual data for Pomeranian, extracted verbatim (field values + section outline) from source_file; C1 substring-verified. Pulled 2026-08-02.\"\nsource_file: pdf-raw/breed-standard/pomeranian_combined.txt\ndate_parsed: 2026-08-02\ntokens_estimated: 0\nverification:\n  method: paraphrase\n  claims: 11\n  passed: 11\n  date: 2026-08-05\nrecovered: false\npath: companion-breed-standard/companion_breed_standard_pomeranian_dog/01_companion_breed_standard_pomeranian_dog.md\nsource_document: \"AKC (American Kennel Club) & FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale)\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"AKC (American Kennel Club) & FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale)\"\n  title: \"Pomeranian — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)\"\n  url: \"https://www.akc.org\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-08-02\"\n  ref: \"Official breed standards (factual data points + section outline extracted verbatim)\"\n  doc_type: \"official kennel-club breed standards\"\n  needs_review: false\nlicense: paraphrase\ncopyright_note: \"Sources (AKC/FCI breed-standard texts) are not openly licensed; per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3 every claim is a paraphrased derived fact summary (numbers and proper nouns preserved, sentences rewritten), not a verbatim quotation.\"\nauthority_tier: T1\nauthority_tier_basis: \"T1:kennel-club-breed-standard\"\nauthority_tier_date: 2026-08-05\n---\n\n# Pomeranian — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)\n\n## Claims\n\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The breed's country of origin is Germany; the Pomeranian is the Toy Spitz variety of the German Spitz.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* FCI places it in Group 5 (Spitz and primitive types), Section 4 European Spitz, with no working trial; its FCI standard is number 97.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Its stated use is as a watch and companion dog.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* AKC weight is 3 to 7 pounds, ideally 4 to 6 for show; FCI gives the Toy Spitz height as 21 cm plus or minus 3 cm, with weight matched to size.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The coat is a double one, with a long, straight, firm topcoat standing off the body over a short, dense, cotton-wool undercoat; it forms a neck ruff and a bushy tail carried over the back, and must not be wavy, curly or shaggy.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Every colour, pattern and variation is accepted and judged equally; FCI lists white, black, brown, orange, grey-shaded and other colours for the Toy Spitz.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The temperament is outgoing and lively, showing high intelligence and a vivacious spirit, making a fine companion and show dog; it is neither timid nor aggressive, and is attentive and devoted to its owner.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Disqualifications include eyes that are pale blue, blue-marbled or blue-flecked (AKC); FCI also excludes aggression or extreme shyness, clear physical or behavioural abnormality, a fontanel gap, overbite/underbite/crossbite, ectropion or entropion, ears not fully erect, definite white markings on non-white dogs, and any off-list colour.\n","sources":["companion-breed-standard — Pomeranian — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type) (retrieved 2026-08-02)"],"source":{"authority":"companion-breed-standard","title":"Pomeranian — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)","url":"https://www.akc.org","retrieved":"2026-08-02","ref":"","doc_type":"official PDF","source_document":"AKC (American Kennel Club) & FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale)","verification_file":"pdf-raw/breed-standard/pomeranian_combined.txt"},"source_document":"AKC (American Kennel Club) & FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale)","source_file":"pdf-raw/breed-standard/pomeranian_combined.txt","trust":{"authority_tier":"T1","fidelity":"paraphrase","license":"paraphrase","display_grade":"C"},"tokens_estimated":600,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}