Chocolate Spitz: color variations, keeping puppies

The subspecies of the Spitz breed, as well as their colors, are very diverse. One of the most beautiful of the small species is the Chocolate Spitz.

The most basic color of the Chocolate Spitz breed is, of course, brown. Such dogs are considered very rare among the representatives of their breed. Of course, choosing a puppy, you will not recognize its final, "adult" color, because after molting, they change color.

However, you can determine the shade that the dog will receive by the color of the coat on the back of the ear. This method does not guarantee 100% probability, but in most cases it can work. In brown Spitz, it is worth looking at the lips and nose - they should also be brown and never darken to black.

As puppies, brown Pomeranians appear much lighter in color and may also have spots.... It is possible to see a color that will be as close as possible to the color of an adult individual only after molting, which begins at 3 months after birth, and ends at about 8 months.

The most intense, bright and shiny color of the Spitz's coat acquires only by the 3rd year of life. If you want to buy a brown Spitz and no other, then carefully watch the pedigree of the dog: both of his parents must also belong to the brown Spitz and not have spots, blotches and other patterns of other colors!

Spitz of pure brown color without extraneous tones in color is a great rarity. But in the process of selection, other variants of chocolate color were bred, which also gained recognition.

• Marble (chocolate merle). With this color, the Spitz retains the general brown range, but individual areas on its coat are colored not with one, but several shades of brown, both lighter and darker than the base color.
• Chocolate and tan... Representatives of this type have tan marks on the cheeks, on the sides of the muzzle, above the eyes (peculiar eyebrows may turn out), the inner part of the ears, on the legs and under the tail. There may be a tan mark on the chest, but it is not necessary. The markings should cover no more than 10 percent of the entire brown area.

Particolors are considered the next color variations - the presence of two or more colors in a color (for example, bicolor, tricolor, and so on). In some classifications, chocolate-tan also belongs to particolors. The Spitz has a huge number of part-color options, but the most popular are chocolate-white and brown-sable-white.

• Chocolate white particolor Is a white-brown puppy with white spots on the chest, hips and legs. Stains are allowed in any size and shape. The presence of a white blaze on the head is possible. Puppies of this color will never be able to produce pure brown or white puppies.
• Brown-sable-white part-color. Roughly speaking, this color can be called simply gray-brown. It is a tricolor coloration in which half of the coat (about 50 percent) is white. Other colors - brown and sable - can both divide the remaining area of ​​the shade, or be present in very small quantities. Only the presence of three colors is important. However, the most undesirable place to find blotches is the dog's paws.

These animals are very smart and quick-witted and quickly understand how to manipulate the owner. Do not allow this - be restrained and sometimes moderately strict with your pet. But at the same time, the Spitz love their owner very much and always try to cheer up and cheer him up. They are very easy to learn and unpretentious in maintenance, but do not forget about daily hygiene procedures such as brushing your teeth and monitoring the condition of your ears and eyes. Spitz are very energetic and like active walks - before purchasing a puppy, be sure to find a place where the pet can run freely.

Such dogs are very sociable and, despite the frequent and loud barking, are very friendly. They are cheerful and cheerful, very brave and loyal, true loyal companions. They easily make contact with other animals, love to play and have fun.

For information on how the Spitz grows and develops, see the next video.