Pomeranian is a compact, short-backed, active play dog. , is a German Spitz native to Germany. It has a soft, thick undercoat and rough fur. In addition to knowing about its appearance, how much do you 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 understand.

What should I pay attention to when raising a Pomeranian?

1. Check the health of the Pomeranian

1. Observe its Mental state: Healthy Pomeranian dogs are lively, quick-witted, emotionally stable, willing to play with people, smart and alert. Those who are timid and afraid of others, lack energy, bow their heads and stand still, respond slowly and pure to external stimuli, or even ignore them, or are too sensitive to the things around them, show panic and anxiety, or are full of hostility to people, and keep barking and running wildly. Poor mental state;

2. Observe its eyes: healthy Pomeranian eyes are bright without tears, with vigor, without any secretions, the size of both eyes is the same, if the visible mucous membranes are pale, there is eye mucus at the corners of the eyes, If there is no light in the eyes or tears in the eyes, it may be suffering from 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 have a serious infectious disease;

4. Observe its oral cavity: healthy Pomeranian has a clean and moist mouth, pink mucous membranes, bright red tongue, no tongue coating, No bad breath, the dog's mouth is closed, and there is no salivation. If there is bad breath, it means that the teeth are sick or the digestive system has problems. If the teeth are yellow and pitted, it may be the sequelae left by canine distemper;

5. Check their skin: healthy dogs The skin is soft and elastic, the skin temperature is neither cold nor hot, and the body temperature is between 38 and 39 degrees. The coat is fluffy and shiny, free from odor, parasites, lice, mange and skin diseases. The dog has dry skin, poor elasticity, messy coat, and rough hand. Such as alopecia areata, crusting and ulceration, there are ectoparasites;

6. Check the anus: the anus of healthy dogs is tight, the surrounding is clean and there is no foreign body, and the stool is moderately soft and hard and in strips. When suffering from dysentery and other digestive tract diseases, the anus is often flaccid, the surrounding is dirty, and sometimes inflammation and ulcers can be seen;

7. Check its limbs: let the dog run back and forth to observe whether the limbs are normal. If there is a limp, it is not normal for the two forelimbs to close the O-shaped legs inward or to diverge the X-shaped legs outward. At the same time, pay attention to whether the puppy has testicles, because Pomeranian male dogs are prone to cryptorchidism. This disease does not affect the reproductive ability of male dogs, but it is a major defect if participating in the competition;

8. View Ears: Healthy Pomeranian's ear canal is clean, no secretions, odorless, and the left and right ears are kept at the same temperature, keeping warm and cool, and can rotate with the sound; Both are traditional indicators used to measure nutritional status.