Frequently Asked Questions
Will My Pomeranian Puppy's Color Stay The Same?
Yes and no. Pomeranian puppies go through a phase known as the “puppy uglies,” which is when the puppy coat sheds out and the double-layered adult coat comes in. When this happens, there may be some differences. Patterned patches may grow or shrink. Sabling may become darker or lighter, or the shade of the entire coat may darken or lighten.
This change can be small or large, all depending on your particular Pomeranian puppy. For example, you can see the cream on the top of Mochi’s head here in his baby picture. However, as he got older that cream faded to the brilliant white you see now.
What Are The Pomeranian Puppy Uglies?
When they’re born, Pomeranian puppies have only one-layer coats. This one-layered puppy coat begins to shed out at about 4-6 months. Adult Pomeranians have a two-layered coat, consisting of a plush undercoat and an outer layer of long guard hairs that stand above the undercoat.
The period during which a Pomeranian’s initial coat is being shed and the adult coat has yet to come in, is known as the Pomeranian “puppy uglies” due to the fact that the coat may look patchy and uneven. The biggest change will likely be between 3-6 months, but a Pomeranian’s adult coat may continue to fill in for up to two years.
Below is an example of Cookie’s adult fur coming in around her ears while she still retained her puppy fur on her tail area.
What is Dilution?
Dilution is a recessive gene that results in a lack of pigmentation in a Pomeranian’s coat. This turns black into a stunning steel blue and chocolate into a pale cream.
What is A Lavender Pomeranian
Lavender is a rare version of dilution affected by other genes. It gives a chocolate nose a slight lavender hint and can be seen best around the eye rims, which will be slightly pink.
What is Merle?
The Merle gene dilutes random sections of a Pomeranian’s coat to a lighter color, leaving patches of the original color remaining to create a marbled effect. This dilution can sometimes affect eye color, turning dark brown into an icy blue.
Is Breeding Merles Safe?
The short answer is yes, but not to other Merles. A dog that is double Merle (Carries 2 copies of the Merle gene) is at risk for health problems including blindness and deafness. The danger comes in with cryptic - or phantom - Merles. These are dogs that carry the Merle gene but don’t look Merle. Often light colored or sabled coats can hide the appearance of Merling.
What is Wolf Sable?
Wolf Sable is a variation of sabling that produces a banded hair strand. It is denoted by the AW allele and is partially dominant. This means that even if a Pomeranian only has one copy of the Wolf Sable gene; it will be visible, making it a true Wolf Sable.
Here's one of our Wolf Sable girl Luna's hair. Notice the black-gray-black pattern.
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