Best toys for a Pomeranian
A Pomeranian does best with toys sized for a genuinely small jaw — soft plush, small squeaky toys and light tug ropes rather than anything built for a much bigger dog. Their high energy and confident, often bossy personality also means enrichment toys that give a small dog something to do earn their keep just as much as anything to chew.
Why size and weight matter more than usual
A Pomeranian typically weighs only a few kilos, with a correspondingly small mouth and jaw strength to match. A toy designed for a medium or large dog is often too big to grip comfortably and can be more of a trip hazard underfoot than something they can actually play with.
Look for toys explicitly sized for small or toy breeds. Anything with small, easily chewed-off parts — plastic eyes, small bells, loose stuffing — is worth avoiding regardless of the dog's size, but it matters more here because a Pomeranian's small mouth means even a modest piece can be a choking risk.
Plush and squeaky toys suit the breed well
Pomeranians are typically food- and play-motivated and often enjoy the noise and texture of a squeaky plush toy more than a hard rubber chew. A soft toy sized for a small dog gives them something satisfying to carry around and shake without the toy fighting back the way a much tougher chew would.
Many owners find their Pomeranian treats a favourite soft toy almost like a comfort object, carrying it from room to room. That is entirely normal for the breed and a good reason to have a couple of soft toys in rotation rather than just one.
Mental enrichment for a busy, confident little dog
Pomeranians are alert, often vocal, and can get bored quickly if a day is all naps and nothing else. A small treat-dispensing toy or a simple puzzle feeder gives that energy somewhere useful to go and can take the edge off excess barking that boredom often drives.
Rotate two or three toys rather than leaving everything out at once — a toy that disappears for a week and comes back tends to get played with far more enthusiastically than one that has been on the floor permanently.
What we stock for this breed
Everything below is in stock with us, priced with delivery worked out, and packed and posted by hand in the UK.
Kowloon All Senses Branch Bone Bacon
A 15cm bacon-scented rubber branch bone, for chewing, fetch and dental play
£4.19
Guru Distracto Pod Bone
Medium Guru suction treat pod for paste-based distraction on hard surfaces
£5.19
Kingdom Fruit Rope Dog Toy
A plush fruit-shaped rope toy with a squeaker in both the head and the body
£6.99
Inflatable Herding Ball for Dogs with Pump
A large inflatable herding ball with pump that taps into your dog's chase instinct.
From£19.99
Plush Strawberry Snuffle Mat
An interactive foraging mat with removable plush strawberries that hide treats and kibble. Encourages natural snuffling and slows feeding, providing mental enrichment for dogs, rabbits and guinea pigs alike.
From£13.99
Durables Toy Crocodile
A crocodile dog toy from Red Dingo's Durables range: a 150g character toy for fetch, tug and carrying about, backed by Red Dingo's five-year guarantee.
£20.49
Tuffy Junior Zoo Hippo Dog Toy
A junior-sized Tuffy hippo built in bonded layers with webbed, multi-row stitched seams, light enough for smaller dogs and puppies, that floats and is machine washable.
£18.99
Ancol Orva Puzzle Ring
A 30 x 3.5cm dog puzzle ring for treats or paste, with a built-in lick mat
£21.99
Sportspet High Bounce Glow in the Dark Balls
Sportspet High Bounce glow in the dark dog balls: charge them in daylight and keep playing after the sun goes down.
From£4.99
Ancol Orva Puzzle Wheel
A 35 x 4cm dog puzzle wheel that dispenses treats during supervised play
£21.99
Common questions
- What size toys are best for a Pomeranian?
- Toys made for small or toy breeds are the right fit — sized for a small mouth, without pieces that are easily bitten off. A toy built for a medium or large dog is usually too big to grip comfortably and adds no benefit.
- Do Pomeranians like squeaky toys?
- Many do. The breed is often food- and play-motivated, and the noise and texture of a squeaky plush toy tends to hold their interest better than a hard chew toy that does not respond to them.
- How do I stop my Pomeranian getting bored?
- Rotate a small number of toys rather than leaving everything out permanently, and introduce a simple treat-dispensing or puzzle toy for mental stimulation. A bored Pomeranian is often the one that barks the most, so giving that energy an outlet genuinely helps.
- Are rope toys safe for a Pomeranian?
- A light rope toy sized for a small dog is generally fine for gentle tug and chew play. Supervise use as with any toy, and remove it if the fibres start fraying into pieces small enough to swallow.
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Written by Matt Garnett, who runs Giddy Pets and is a lifelong pet owner — not a vet. This is general information, not veterinary advice, and it cannot replace an examination by the vet who knows your animal. How we write these guides.