The Pomeranian is a compact, short-backed, active toy dog. The scientific name is Hadoli Pomeranian, commonly known as the British Pomeranian. It is a type of German Spitz originating in Germany. It has soft, dense undercoat and rough fur. In addition to understanding its appearance, how much do owners know about raising a Pomeranian, and what should you pay attention to when raising it? If If you want to know more clearly, please follow the editor to learn more.

What should you pay attention to when raising a Pomeranian?

1. Check the physical health of Pomeranian

1. Observe its mental state: Healthy Pomeranians are active, responsive, emotionally stable, willing to play with people, and are smart and alert. Those who are timid and fearful of others, lack of energy, stand still with their heads bowed, react slowly to external stimuli, or even ignore them, or are overly sensitive to the things around them, show fear and anxiety, or are full of hostility towards people, barking and running around, etc. Poor mental state;

2. Observe its eyes: A healthy Pomeranian’s eyes are bright without any tears, energetic, without any secretions, and both eyes are the same size. If the visible mucous membranes are pale, there are eye feces in the corners of the eyes, the eyes are dull, or they are shy and shed tears, they may be suffering from the disease. Anemia;

3. Observe its nose: the nose of a healthy Pomeranian is moist, cool, and has no serous or purulent secretions. If the nose is dry or even cracked, it indicates that the dog may be suffering from a severe infectious disease;

4. Observe the oral cavity: a healthy Pomeranian has a clean and moist oral cavity, pink mucous membranes, bright red tongue, no tongue coating, no bad breath, a closed mouth, and no salivation. If you have bad breath, it means that your teeth are diseased or there is a problem with your digestive system. If your teeth are yellow and have pits, it may be the sequelae of canine distemper;

5. Check the skin: The skin of a healthy dog ​​is soft and elastic, the skin temperature is neither cool nor hot, and the body temperature is between 38 degrees and 39 degrees. The coat is fluffy and shiny, free of odor, parasites, lice, mange and skin diseases. Sick dogs have dry skin, poor elasticity, messy coat, and rough texture. If you see alopecia areata, scabs and ulcers, there are external parasites;

6. Check the anus: the anus of a healthy dog ​​is tight, the surrounding area is clean and free of foreign matter, and the stool is moderately soft and hard and in strips. When suffering from dysentery and other digestive tract diseases, it is common for the anus to become loose and dirty, and sometimes inflammation and ulcers can be seen;

7. Check its limbs: Make the dog run back and forth to observe whether the limbs are normal. If lameness occurs, it is abnormal for the two forelimbs to come together in an O-shaped leg or to spread the X-shaped leg outward. At the same time, pay attention to whether the male dog has testicles, because Pomeranian male dogs are prone to cryptorchidism. This disease does not affect the male dog’s reproductive ability, but it is a major defect if it is entered into the competition;

8. Check its ears: a healthy Pomeranian’s ear canal is clean, free of secretions and odorless, the left and right ears have the same temperature, remain warm and cool, and can rotate with the sound;

9. Check his bodyMaterials: Healthy Pomeranian dogs are of moderate stature. Body fat and thinness have always been traditional indicators used to measure nutritional status.