The kennel journal
The Pomsky: A Trend Where Anything Goes
The Pomsky came into being 20 years ago in the USA, out of a human desire to pair two primitive dogs with completely opposite characters. On one side, a Toy dog of a few kilos, fonder of being carried than of long walks, vocal, and glued to its owner. On the other, a large dog of around twenty kilos, highly athletic, gifted with great intelligence, a formidable hunter, and independent. The Pomsky was a hit almost immediately and became a fashionable dog.
The aim of that pairing? To obtain a small to medium-sized dog resembling the Husky, with a gentle, devoted character. In short, to turn the Husky into the perfect little family dog.
Little by little, and thanks to social media, the Pomsky gained in popularity and is attracting more and more adopters and breeders.
And so a trend where anything goes was launched.
I want a Pomsky tomorrow!
Here comes the famous, adorable mini Husky at a premium price, and plenty of people fall for it. But the Pomsky remains a dog with needs. It requires attention, care, patience, love and respect.
A Pomsky, like any dog, is not house-trained in two days. A puppy chews shoes, a puppy cries during the first nights, a puppy needs taking out, a puppy plays with the cats, a puppy does not understand you, a puppy is not being difficult, a puppy is not testing your limits.
Like every dog, a Pomsky acts according to its motivations. So it is important to do your research and read recent articles about training and about the relationship to build with your puppy. The more your dog trusts you, the more it will listen to you.
It is also possible to work with a dog trainer to help you build a good relationship.
In any case, it is important to do your research and ask a lot of questions before committing.
I’ll make my money back on my puppy quickly
The Pomsky trend makes for an expensive dog, so you may as well recoup the cost by breeding from it or offering it at stud on a classified ads site.
I do not think that is the right approach or the right way to think about it. Being a breeder is a genuine profession, or a genuine passion. Beyond simply buying a female and finding a male Pomsky in the classifieds, it means studying the lines in order to avoid inbreeding or health problems, being able to step in if a puppy is unwell or a whelping is difficult, providing early stimulation for the puppies, finding the right adopters, and knowing how to advise and guide them.
What is more, it is strictly forbidden for a private individual to sell a non-LOF puppy. They risk a 7,500 euro fine, on top of all the problems with adopters should health issues arise. So it is important to question breeders and to check that they do indeed hold a SIREN number and the ACACED (the certificate of competence required to be a breeder).
A Pomsky, yes — but a cheap one!
The Pomsky is a dog sold at a premium price. True, but that can be justified. A serious breeder will buy most of their dogs in the United States. The purchase cost of a Pomsky for breeding ranges from 7,000 to 20,000 euros. Health tests then have to be carried out on the breeding stock. Not every female conceives every time. A good breeder will seek out outside studs in order to improve their lines and to help improve and develop the breed.
To my mind, if you are looking for a cheap Pomsky at 1,000 to 1,500 euros, you would do better to look at another breed that will be just as sweet, rather than paying that price for a puppy that will be a fake Pomsky with behavioural problems and questionable genetics.
Unscrupulous breeders
A genuine race for litters and for money. A real scourge for the breeding dogs, who find themselves pregnant or offered at stud in the classifieds while barely more than adolescents. Trends move fast, so you may as well collect all the money you can.
The mothers then go through litter after litter, and the males cover females from all over. A miserable life in a five-square-metre pen, in order to produce puppies at premium prices and make their owner rich.
Today, prospective Pomsky adopters can make an ethical choice and push back against unscrupulous breeding.
The same goes for the health tests and the Embark test carried out on the breeding stock. The breeder must be able to show them to you. Since a Pomsky is a non-LOF dog, you will never have recourse against a breeder who sells you a cross between five breeds. A Pomsky must come from a Husky and a Pomeranian.