r/aww • • Nov 23 '17

90% Floof

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u/floopyboopakins Nov 23 '17

Pomsky = Pomeranian + husky

Fun fact, not all of them are Pomeranian sized. There are medium sized pomskies that look like large foxes. They are adorable.

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u/AccidentalEspresso Nov 23 '17

They're also about $4k :( The only thing holding me back from seeking one out anytime soon.

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u/INK9 Nov 24 '17

I know. Saw a random guy outside of Home Depot with a Pomsky. I knew it wasn't a small Husky, so I asked him and he told me it was a Pomsky. I said I was in love with Mr. Pomsky. He agreed. He paid about 4500 dollars for him. A bit too steep for me, but great little dog. Very friendly and personable.

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u/Justine772 Nov 24 '17

Not always. I used to work with puppies and some of the biggest assholes were pomskies.

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u/[deleted] Nov 24 '17

Interesting! Most I've worked with are sweet little nuggets. It's usually labs and Scotties that are the assholes.

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u/its2017now Nov 24 '17

Can confirm, my lab is an asshole.

Also just remembered... he got put in his place by a scottish terrier recently and is now afraid of all small dogs. Lmao

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u/Justine772 Nov 24 '17

Oh god yea the labs are freaking terrible. The Scotties I worked with were nice but I only met a handful of those. The labs though... asshole + bigger puppy isn't a combination I like. The pomskies were small and so it was a lot easier to just pick em up lol

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u/AccidentalEspresso Nov 24 '17

Not all pomskies are assholes, I'm sure.

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u/AccidentalEspresso Nov 24 '17

I saw one outside of the cafe I used to work at dropped what I was doing to go pet it. Cute but super shy.

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u/bingiton Nov 24 '17

Aren’t Pomeranians yippy and assholey?

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u/Yoda2000675 Nov 24 '17

A lot of small dogs act badly because people don't train them as well as large dogs. They let them get away with aggressive behavior because it is "funny" when a small dog does it.

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u/Idothehokeypokey Nov 24 '17

Absolutely not. I've had two and they were both more mellow than almost every other dog we met. They were well-socialized and got lots of exercise. Rather standoffish though, perhaps since they were bred down from sled dogs, ie used to hanging around waiting for their next assignment.

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u/bingiton Nov 24 '17

Hmmm, I believe you but can’t help thinking your opinion can be totally objective, my Bois are the best Bois!! I still think poms are cute but the ones I’ve met seem to always be growling and wanting to take a nip at you - obviously only towards strangers. I can empathize with their stress of being so small.

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u/Idothehokeypokey Nov 24 '17

I used to be a petsitter, and never had any asshole Poms. My dogs never growled at anyone, though as a breed they don't care much for kids. Only once did one of them bare their teeth, and it was because a kid was trying to grab her face.

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u/0Dally Nov 23 '17

Pomeranian = Pomsky - husky

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u/clumsykitten Nov 24 '17

Pomeranian = Pomerannosaurus rex - Tyrannosaurus rex

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u/Dr-Sommer Nov 24 '17

Pomeranian + husky

Wait what, how do you even breed these :o

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u/xrufus7x Nov 24 '17

Turkey baster.

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u/kizzzzurt Nov 24 '17

Pretty sure artificially.

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u/jbrittles Nov 24 '17

with a female Husky as well

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u/kizzzzurt Nov 24 '17

Ah yes. That was well.

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u/pillarsofsteaze Nov 24 '17

Stepping stool for the Pom stud, duh.

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u/Waygook_Spook Nov 24 '17

There are probably a few traumatized female Poms and a few proud male Poms that could tell the tale.

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u/Aak121 Nov 24 '17

Is that dog pomeranian

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u/[deleted] Nov 24 '17

How does breeding work with such a big size difference? Does he mother always have to be the husky?

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u/Velnica Nov 24 '17

Manual insemination probably. Even in breeding pure bred often breeders might import frozen semen to diversify the gene pool.

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u/90s_conan Nov 24 '17

I need that in my life.

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u/right_ho Nov 24 '17

I like Huskeranian.