P art I The Black Skin Nightmare. Black skin is an unexplainable sickness in Pomeranians wherein the dog would lose its coat and will not grow back. Find male pomeranians from local breeders near you or advertise your pomeranian puppies for free at DogsNow. Teacup chihuahuas, find chihuahua puppies and dogs for sale dogs for sale in different colors, chihuahuas dogs for sale shipped anywhere. Silver Sable Pomeranians' title='Silver Sable Pomeranians' />Home Diamond Ice Pomeranians. These photos were taken at 4 weeks old. Diamond Ice Pomeranians is located in the country setting of Spruce View, Alberta, Canada. We have established a family kennel. My name is Bonnie Maxwell, currently a small breeder of white and cream Pomeranians. We have now expanded our focus on Wolf Sable Pomeranians also. Over the past years this has been one of the our dreams. Silver Sable Pomeranians' title='Silver Sable Pomeranians' />In the coming year we plan to reenter the show ring, Great care and a lot of thought has gone into selecting quality and conformation in our Poms. I have raised and shown White Samoyed Huskeys for years but fell in love with the Pomeranians and have now switched my focus to them. Our objective is to breed the very best that we can in order to have sound, healthy puppies with kind and loving natures. All my Poms are CKC and AKC registered. I have five breeding females and three breeding males. My Poms come from Rise N Shine Pomeranians, Wigglypaws Pomeranians, Back 4. Pomeranians, Yuma Pomeranians and Showin Pomeranians with great pedigrees and championship bloodlines. Thank you to all these great breeders for sharing their lines to create fantastic pomeranians. All my puppies come with CKC papers, vet checked, first shots, dewormed, microchipped and a health guarantee. I try to estimate the weight and colour of the puppies to the best of my knowledge at the time they leave to go to their new homes. If you have any questions or inquiries please contact me at diamondicepomsgmail. Our dogs are part of our family, raised underfoot and enjoy plenty of socialization and play time. Our puppies will be able to go to their new home September 2, 2. Please check our Puppy section of our website for our new litters. Silver Sable Pomeranians' title='Silver Sable Pomeranians' />All our pictures and information have been posted. I hope you enjoy them as much as we do. Thank you for your interest in our puppies. Our dreams of having our Wolf Sable Puppies has been long in coming. We would like to thank these breeders for these beautiful female puppies. Silver Sable Pomeranians' title='Silver Sable Pomeranians' />Pomeranian colors. We specialize in piebald parti pomeranians, parti colored pomeranians and other rare, hard to find colored pomeranians for sale. Moss Pomeranians, Quality show poms available. Pomeranian, show dogs, show poms, breed, breeding, Pomeranians from Moss Meadows Pomeranians. Thank you Audrey Caywood of Showin Pomeranians and Betty Spitzer of Wigglypaws Pomeranians and also for our new White Female Pomeranian from Barbara Raymond of Showin Pomeranians. This is a wonderful addition to our Pomeranian family. We have 5 new female additions to our Pomeranian family. Our latest Wolf Sable additions are. Showins Classy Wolf at Diamond Ice from Audrey Caywood at Showins Pomeranians. Wolf Sable female. She is absolutely a gorgeous girl. Showing will be the next step. Wigglypaws Fancy Gray Wolf is from Betty Spitzer of Wigglypaws Pomeranians. Black Silver female. Very nicely put together and showable. Showins Little Naughty Wolf from Audrey Caywood at Showins Pomeranians. Wolf sable female. One of the most beautiful wolf sables she had bred. Has it all Diamond Ice Snow Angel of Dionshowin from Barbara Raymond at Showinners Pomeranians and David Dion. White female with beautiful conformation and show possibilities. Showins Wolfina at Diamond Ice from Audrey Caywood at Showins Pomeranians. Wolf sable female Incredibly beautiful. Our newest addition to our wolf sable male line is. Showins Sterling Silver at Diamond Ice from Audrey Caywood at Showins Pomeranians. Wolf Sable male. This boy has it all. He has conformation, disposition, personality and color and is very showable. We are very excited about the accomplishment of our up coming Sire On his first time out in the ring he placed 1st in class and reserve. On the second day at the show he 1st in class, Best of Winners, Best of Breed winning a 3 point major. In group he placed 4th out of 5. Toy Group.  Quite an accomplishment. Easy Driver Pro 2017 - And Torrent 2017'>Easy Driver Pro 2017 - And Torrent 2017. On November 2. 9th, 2. Showins Sterling Silver At Diamond Ice received his AKC Championship. BSD, aka Black Skin Disease A Nightmare in Pomeranians. Part I  The Black Skin Nightmare Black skin is an unexplainable sickness in Pomeranians wherein the dog would lose its coat and will not grow back. Install Xps Print Driver. There is NO cure for this. This problem would occur at different ages, sometimes at a year of age when some dogs blow off their puppy coatand the coat will not grow back sometimes later like 3 years old or sometimes much much later in the life of the dog. This is the nightmare  Unlike other faults, like  undescended testicles,   by breeding age,  you will know whether the breeding specimen  you are using have or do not have that problem. In the case of black skin, you will not. It may occur soon after or much later after you have kept a line up of puppies for your breeding program, only to find out that their sire is infected with this ailment. What do you do with these puppies now  What happens when you are a well known breeder and the pups that you sell, though they reach their championship awards would eventually come down with this black skin  Can you ever get out of this problem or at least avoid it   I first learned about black skin about 1. It was about the time that this issue was a big hullabaloo in the US. There were big discussions and many articles written. Certain bloodlines were being heavily attacked. A witch hunt was on. In the process, the American Pomeranian fancier generally got their education. I think that the bottomline is that all champion Pomeranian bloodlines have this black skin issueone way or another. It is just a matter of degreeand the higher or lower probability that a dog from various bloodines will come down with it. I suppose, the natural pomeranians which has been less tampered by breeders and look like pet poms remain to be free completely free from black skin. I had already purchased a lot of American poms. Because of this scare, I did mostly outcrosses and did very little linebreeding and inbreeding. I suppose, I was successful because I practically have had practically NO black skin problem. However, it was the limited linebreeding that I did that eventually produced the best results and from which come most of my champions today. They, too, had practically NO black skin. So, I cannot really say logically that limiting linebreeding is the key to black skin avoidance. Perhaps, a more logical conclusion would be the choice or avoidance of certain bloodlinesand doubling up on it. Unfortunately, outside the United States, specially in Asia and Europe, people are not aware of black skin and it is about just now that the black skin problem is hitting themand they are now asking questions. I would receive some inquiries about my poms from some Asian countries where I know they have purchased a lot of fabulous poms and very expensive imports. When I ask them why not buy locally, I am told that most of what they have over there has black skin. I hope notperhaps this is an exaggeration. I would receive telephone calls from long lost pom customers who would want to get something from me because their beloved pom was gone bald and would not recover. I would ask where he got their pom and I will usually get the same answer. It was so tempting to say I told you so. A high profile Philippine vet told me that he has handled so  many black skin cases in his clinic. He would ask where they got them and it all traces back to the same source. He continues to tell me that he has not seen any of my dogs down with that problem  Humbly, I must confess that I DO have that problem too The big BUT is I rarely have it. I have other priorities that  I want to focus on for the betterment of my breeding program and black skin is not really something that is I would really worry about. However, prudence dictates that I should be careful. Late last month, we had a Pomeranian Specialty show and I thought that I should show off my champion oldies in full coat. Aged from TEN1. I exhibited them in full coat. I brought in 1. See some of them below Some other balding ailments results from fungusyeast accumulation, throidism, etc have been mis diagnosed as black skin when it is NOT. But for many of them,  is it    Pity the dog groomers in Philippine vet clinics  They are entrusted with poms that are badly matted for grooming. Batman Arkham City Pc Reloaded. Part II  Strategy Against Black Skin Disease I like to share my strategies in avoiding black skin. They are as follows 1. Whenever I buy in new stock, whether they be puppies, young adults or even older dogs, I will be doing the following. I always want to see the sire and the dam. It is understandable to see that the dam is shaved down after having whelped the pups. However, the sire must be in coat. If he is cut down, or looking suspicious, or could not be produced,   I would be worried. Some would say that he has died and that would make me worry some more. If the stud dog is not owned by the puppy breeder, I would at least attempt to see the sire in person or check with someone who has seen the dog recently. I will avoid puppies with glamourous cottonish coat to die for. I want the puppies to shed by six months and grow their coat by a year old and possibly be in full bloom by three. I would be concerned if they do not shed at 6 months. Some would grow they grow their coat while they blow off their puppy coat. This is something I have experienced with Bryce, aka, Ph HOF Jan. Le Dont Make Me Laugh,pictured on the right,  whom I purchased as a puppy at 6 months of age. I am told by other Pomeranian breeders who are equally zealous  that this is quite safe. I will also like to see older male adultssay 5 years or more from the same breeder with the same bloodline to quickly access their black skin history. Many will DENY, whilst others will be very open about it. I admire and salute the truthfulness of these breeders. When I choose a stud partner for my females, I would try to stick to my bloodline or my breeding which I  know has practically nil black skin. However, always having a desire to outcross for new blood for hybrid vigor, I am aware that I am increasing the risk for black skin. Outcrossing or at least distant linebreeding is sometimes a necessity otherwise the puppies would just fall into pieces. Whenever, I would outcross, I would do the following . I would avoid lines that are known for black skin, if I can. Many poms in these lines are really so beautiful that I would take the risk to a certain extent. But one thing I will NEVER do is to knowingly breed to a dog that has the black skin. I do not care how good he is  . I would prefer to breed to dogs that are at least 5 years of age. If they still have their coat, I think that is a reasonable assurance that it is reasonable safethey may be gene carrier of black skin though. This would also be my preference when buying outside stud dogs. An example of this is Ph Ch Pufpride Cash Attractionpictured on the leftwho I bought at the age of 4 years old  he is now 6 and he still is in fullcoat. Another strategy that I use is mixing in my whites to my creams and wolf sables. The result such as Russ Gr Ch Ph Ch Canton Silver Spoon,pictured on the right, is then bred to my standard oranges. For me, this is an additional insurance against black skin.