When was the first orange Pom bred/exhibited?
Miss Ives noted in 1911 that many Italian Volpinos were a rich orange colour or brilliant red with black pigment – two owned by her were later exported to America. Prince of Orange, a 5 ½ lb dog born 1890, was described by Rawdon Lee as orange and white – his son Mr T born 1894 was red in colour (his dam was a Volpino). Coniston Fop, born in 1895, was the first recorded orange sable. The first Pom recorded by the KC as ‘orange’ was Lady Wavertree’s Volpino – Gateacre Lupino (8lb) born in 1897 was imported from Italy. G. Lupino is one of a trio of Gateacre show Poms featured in a painting by Maud Earle appearing on the cover of the Crufts’ catalogue 2009 for Toy and Utility day. Mr W Brown specialised in the colour orange with Tiny Boy, The Boy and Orange Boy (born 1903) doing fairly well at shows until a serious accident resulted in Mr Brown’s retirement from the showing. Ch Mars (male) born in 1906 is sometimes called the ‘pillar’ of the orange colour. However, he did not have black p
