Puppy Uglies? What's that??

So you have purchased a Pomeranian pup, and it is adorable!!!
This cute face, that thick fluffy coat, this absolutely sweet,
spunky and affectionate little fur person!
You are enchanted - potty training is moving along fine -you
love that pom ~ baby and it loves you right back.
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. Your
vet - when you bring up the subject on your
spay/neuter pre-visit - suspects that you have bought a low
quality Pomeranian.
Shame on him he should know about the Pom uglies. 

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.
That is absolutely normal - do not worry, as it all comes back.
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.

If you don't get your female spayed, expect to see that cycle
again and again, especially after she has a litter of puppies.
Altered males and females have a somewhat "mellower"
hormone household, that regulates major non-seasonal
shedding a.k.a. blowing the coat.

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