Sometime down the line [your pup is now about 4-8 months old], you suddenly notice
that the fur is getting a bit stringy and wispy, or that your pom all of the sudden
doesn't look like a pom any more. Your husband points out that you have been
had, and that you paid way too much for that dog anyway. Your girl friend says that's
ok - it's the personality that counts.
Now what? Calm down - and get a camera -
because every once in a while you will see your pom doing the same thing again.
And it's funny looking back and comparing the photos. Most Pomeranian pups
go through a very thorough case of the puppy uglies.
A few breeze just through [usually during the winter months] replacing
one coat with the other without you even noticing.
Those just seem to shed a bit more than what you had expected.
Here's what's happening - the baby fluff comes out and they tend to look very straggly
or shaggy at that point, some go very shorthair as to resemble a longhair chihuahua
instead. That is absolutely normal - do not worry, as it all comes back.
Bigger and better in a good quality pom, soso in a lesser quality pomeranian.
Generally - by the time your pup is 10-12 months old [it varies a bit with the season -
coats thicken faster during the winter months] he or she is in a full coat. |
