Welcome to the all new Pomkins website where we have featured sections on different aspects of Pom ownership. Here you will find -
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Unique biographical pedigrees which focus on tracking back (up to 35 generations) through one extremely interesting line
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Everything you need to know about grooming your pet Pom - including trimming those pesky nails.
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Activities our Poms participate in from Agility to Showing, not mention some good old fashioned fun
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Pom 101 will help you with everything you wanted to know about Poms...and then some
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There is also a statistical look at UK show results through the past decade
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Mr Darcy - Toybox Mr Gollywog at Dunnichen 17/11/96 - 04/02/10
With great sadness in my heart I have to say yesterday afternoon I lost the most wonderful, charismatic little fellow anyone could have ever have known … Mr Darcy.
I was lucky enough to be able to adopt Mr. Darcy nearly 8 years ago and from the moment I saw him it was like true love, which is why I called him Mr Darcy.
Over the years he has brought so many smiles and so much happiness – that it’s hard to comprehend that he is gone.
He was a registered neuter and only had 7 teeth to his name in the early days, but despite that, his exceptional movement and showmanship gave him a wonderful career in Veteran, the epitome being when he placed 3rd in a very large stakes class a couple of years ago under the famous dog-man, Frank Kane.
He was the poster boy for my campaign to the Kennel Club to extend Crufts' qualifications in Veteran classes to 1st, 2nd and 3rd as opposed to only first place and his photo with the caption ‘Not ready for the Zimmerframe yet’ won the heart of the likes of columnist Robert Killick who championed our crusade and wrote about his (and other Veterans) plight in Our Dogs. The KC approved the suggestion and since then a greater selection of Veterans have now been able to attend Crufts with their owners.
Mr Darcy was also a strong contender in Brace classes with Leroy and the pair knocked the socks off many judges and won several Braces – the highlight being their win under Judge Stuart Mallard at SKC in a well entered class comprising of Utility, Toy and Working dogs.
Mr Darcy turned to film-making in his twilight years and features in many of our You Tube movies – including the classic 'Mr Darcy dreams of Miss Sarie'.
He left his mark in the world through his beautiful progeny, one of his daughters is an Irish/UK Champion record holder and another one of his other lovely daughters Mouse now lives with us.
He will be sorely missed by all of his family and friends.
I feel blessed to have met my special little heart dog and to have had him in my life.
