Pomeranian Hair Cut and Other Grooming Info

The typical Pomeranian hair cut is to leave the dog with long flowing fur.

The paws should be trimmed back to resemble that of a cat. They tail should be a flowing plume. The Pom has a double coat with a short fluffy undercoat and long outercoat which requires daily brushing when left long.

If you don’t have time to do the daily maintenance on your Pom, you can ask the groomer for a Pomeranian hair cut that is a bit shorter. I used to have my Pom shaved down to about 1" all over her body and leave the tail, chest and around the head long. It looked really cute and was easy to maintain!

Aside from a periodic Pomeranian hair cut, you do need to perform some minor grooming at home to keep your dog looking and feeling good.

Pomeranians are easy to care for but do need some special attention. They can be easily groomed in less than 1 hour a day, but I am sure you will want to spend much more time than that bonding with your pet!

Brushing your Pomeranian every day is a good way to bond with your pet as well as insure his coat is healthy and looks good. Poms have a double coat that can easily become matted so brushing is necessary. A once a week – or every couple of weeks – bath is a nice way to keep your Pom smelling and looking good! Don’t forget to groom around his paws and tail area as well as clip his nails.

Unfortunately, Pomeranians can be prone to tooth problems. Tooth loss and bacterial buildup is not uncommon in these little dogs so you should take extra care to make sure your pet has the proper dental care. Brush your dogs teeth daily with a specially formulated enzymatic tooth paste that fights bacteria and have yearly dental checks and scaling if necessary. Tooth care is quite important to your dogs overall health as if bacteria is left unchecked in the mouth, it can spread throughout the dogs body and cause health problems for your pet.

The Pom’s eyes are another area where you should pay some special attention. Like most small dogs, discharge from the eye can accumulate causing staining and, sometimes a goopy mess. Clean the area around the eye daily with a Q-tip (be careful not to get too close to the dogs eye). If the fur around the eye becomes stained, you can buy a special liquid that helps remove the staining.

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