Trimmed Pomeranian Spitz is a pet that looks more like a cute teddy bear. Currently, a small number of owners of a dog of such a pretty breed know that you can trim your pet without leaving home and not having money for grooming. Let us further consider the features and basic rules for cutting a Pomeranian spitz.
The main features of the coat
Before you begin to consider the features of the grooming process, you need to familiarize yourself with how the coat is arranged in dogs of this breed.
At any age, the Spitz resembles in its appearance a small and very cute teddy bear. This effect is achieved due to the presence of a plentiful and very soft undercoat, as well as a harsh and rather long spine. It is thanks to the indicated feature of hair growth that the Pomeranian spitz coat takes a standing position, which creates the effect of a rounded silhouette of the dog.
In order for the coat of the animal to have a beautiful appearance, it is necessary to regularly cut it, carry out grooming of the appearance, which includes the processes of combing and eliminating tangles and bathing the dog.
When a haircut is required
When and how to groom a Pomeranian spitz? A signal that the dog needs a haircut is the general dumping of wool, as well as abundant molting. An indicator for carrying out the manipulation is the formation of tangles in the dog.
Specialists in the field of grooming note that a serious sign that a pet needs a professional haircut is the manifestation of a fracture of the awn and its loss in some places.
The regularity of grooming is very important for the dog of the breed in question, because the trimmed Pomeranian does not just look very nice - it is completely protected from heat and cold, since its coat is normal.
Spitz haircut general
It should be noted that the procedure for cutting both the Pomeranian and the German Spitz is the same. Specialists in the field of grooming often note that if you want to do the hairdressing services for your pet yourself, for the first time you should still look into the workshop for a consultation, as well as in order to personally observe how this process happens.
Carrying out such a reception consists of several stages, which include:
- combing out;
- bathing;
- a haircut.
Each action has some features. Let's consider them in more detail.
Features haircuts under the teddy bear
The red, brown, black and even white Pomeranian spitz, trimmed under the teddy bear, looks very beautiful and original. Such a fur coat is not only very touching, but also incredibly practical, but it is worth considering that with it the dog will not be able to take part in exhibitions.
A haircut under the teddy bear provides for the creation of a round head. Moreover, the ears and scruff of the dog should visually look at the same level. All body fur remains short and of uniform length. The hairs left on the legs will give the limbs a rounded shape.
Preparing your pet for the procedure
Proper preparation of the pet for a haircut is the key to the successful conduct of the whole process. Its stage includes primarily combing the pet. In carrying out this action, you should pay attention to the richness of the dog’s coat. All manipulations must be done as carefully as possible.
How to carry out the process of combing Pomeranian correctly? It should be remembered that all actions should be performed in the direction against the growth of the coat, from the tail to the head of the dog. The pressure of the comb should be relatively soft, otherwise there is a great risk of depriving the dog of the undercoat, due to which a beautiful appearance of the haircut is provided. It is important not to touch the delicate skin of the animal, as it can be injured by a hard object.
For carrying out the combing procedure, it is best to use good quality soft brushes purchased in a specialized store. It is recommended to give preference to tools with rounded teeth on the tips.
In the process of combing the dog, it is imperative to remove all the warlocks that have formed on the wool. Such actions should be performed very carefully, disassembling them into separate hairs. During unraveling, you do not need to pull them and, especially, pull them out. To facilitate manipulation, you can use a special spray designed for these purposes - it is sold in pet stores.
Bathing
Bathing is another integral part of cutting a Pomeranian spitz. It should be started only after the dog’s coat has been completely cleaned of tangles and well combed.
To carry out the procedure, you need to get a special shampoo designed for bathing dogs of the breed in question, as well as conditioner. For pets with a white color, you need to purchase a special bleach.
Before bathing, the dog needs to carefully plug his ears so that they do not get water. After that, the pet should be immersed in a container and, gently wetting the wool, foam the shampoo on it. After removing the detergent, the hair should be treated with conditioner. Then rinse thoroughly and dry the pet's fur coat with a hairdryer. In the drying process, it is necessary to raise the wool against the direction of its growth.
After drying, the dog's coat must be treated with an antistatic agent.
Haircutting tools
How to cut a Pomeranian spitz at home? For the correct conduct of this technique, you need to acquire high-quality tools. Such a set should include the following attributes:
- small but well sharpened scissors;
- two metal brushes (with rare and frequent teeth);
- thinning scissors;
- massage brush (preferably with long teeth);
- blunt scissors.
Shearing process
To get a beautifully trimmed Pomeranian spitz (under the teddy bear), everything needs to be done in stages, paying attention to each part of the body of the pet. First of all, you should carefully comb the animal, aligning its hair. Only after that it is necessary to pick up scissors and cut.
Next, consider the next step. How to trim the ears of a Pomeranian spitz? To do this, it is enough to determine the edge of the auricle and, holding it between the middle and index fingers, remove the protruding hairs to the desired length, observing a straight line.
Pomeranian Spitz, trimmed under the teddy bear, has a special collar. To make it voluminous, it is necessary to visually separate its back and front parts. After that, you should grab the formed mane borders with your fingers and align their line in a circle until the desired length is reached. In the direction from the chest to the dog's chin, the hair should be cut along - this will turn out to be a semicircle.
Before making the back of the body of the dog, you need to raise its tail. Wools located around the anus should be evenly combed in different directions and cut off, giving them the same length. Next, you should pay attention to the "panties". They also need to be cut off, giving a rounded shape to each half. In order to correctly cut the tail, it is necessary to lay the Pomeranian spitz on the back. Then divide the hair located in this area in half and cut it so that the length of the hair is the same on all sides. Ultimately, a haircut made on the tail should look evenly, without the presence of protruding bristles. At the same time, the pet should look beautiful and rich.
The hair hanging from the paws, you just need to trim it carefully, cutting off too long and protruding hairs.
At the final stage of the haircut, smoothing out the bumps is carried out and integrity is given to the overall picture. To do this, you need to go over the entire body with thinning scissors to eliminate small protruding hairs, if any.
What to do if the pet resists
It often happens that the provision of hairdressing services for a pet at home becomes a real test for its owner. What to do if the dog begins to resist in the process of grooming?
In this case, experts strongly advise against shouting and threats against the Spitz - these actions will only cause a negative reaction of the pet, and also develop a fear in him of manipulations even in salon conditions.
Moreover, owners of Pomeranian dogs are advised to study the “swim” or “haircut” command in advance, for the development of which the animal should rely on a pleasant reward.
Also, experts in the field are advised to determine a separate place for home grooming, in which the pet will feel as calm as possible. As such, a table or an ironing board can act. As for the little puppies, then, accustoming them to a haircut, it is desirable to carry out all the processes, holding them in their hands. Practice shows that this way the animal perceives all procedures more calmly.
Is it possible to trim the spitz completely?
This question worries many owners of dogs of the breed in question. In their advice on grooming a Pomeranian spitz, grooming experts point out one nuance: like other dogs, representatives of this breed do not sweat through the skin, which is why eliminating the hairline does not save the pet from the heat. Moreover, the hair, trimmed to the ground, does not have the ability to grow back, which is why the pet runs the risk of remaining forever shorthair, and no longer be like a teddy bear. That is why masters in this field strongly recommend that you leave about 3-4 cm of vegetation, making an independent haircut of your pet at home.