Q&A for How to Groom a Pomeranian

Shedding is a natural process, and cannot be prevented. Your best option is to brush the dog daily, preferably with a deshedding brush, so as to gather the shed hairs on the brush rather than have them fall out on the soft furnishings.

This involves planning well ahead and training your Pom to tolerate having their paws touched. Each day, gently touch the leg or paw (depending what the dog is happy with) and reward good behavior with a treat and praise. Build up how long you hold the paw and what you do, always rewarding when the dog does what you want.

That very much depends on how still the dog will stand without one and their temperament. Professional dog groomers use neck straps to steady the dog when they don't have an assistant to restrain the dog. Keeping the dog relatively still is important so they don't accidentally move and hurt themselves on the clippers or scissors.

This is very difficult, because you need to get each dog's undivided attention and they are likely to distract one another. Try training each dog on its own at separate times of the day. Then when each dog has a rock-solid "Sit," you can bring in another dog, and have it learn something new while the first dogs sits. But it's not easy, and separate sessions are best.

In the past, I have used a dandruff control shampoo and brushed my Pom's coat afterwards, followed by blow drying it on cool while still brushing. That made his coat very shiny!

Buy a de-matting comb with blades on it. Use this to remove the matting. Cut out any matting that is extreme. Keep the dog groomed daily from this point onward.

Muzzle the dog when grooming, take the dog to a professional groomer, or keep the dog distracting by having a second person hold a spoon of peanut butter for the dog to lick while grooming.

Do you usually trim the hair with a pair of scissors parallel to the ground? If so, you should hold it perpendicular and do trims pulling upward; this should thin the hair a bit, which would help it to not stick out so much. If your Pomeranian is feisty, though, you should be careful - and maybe look up " thinning wig bangs" on YouTube to understand the concept.

Yes, but make sure you brush her coat afterwards.

Once a month should be more than enough. Just make sure you brush their coat daily, to keep them comfortable and to keep hair off your clothes and furniture.

Any shampoo that says it is safe for dogs is fine. Lots of people like using oatmeal shampoo.

This is why it can be helpful to have an assistant nearby. While you are busy clipping the facial hair they can catch the hair before it can fall into their eyes. While trimming the tail area, be careful that the amount of trimming doesn't cause it to look funny.

No. Milk is not good for any dog. It is not as dangerous as chocolate and grapes, but it is still bad for any dog.

According to AKC breed standards, there is technically no such thing as a "teacup" Pomeranian. They should be bred to be 3-7 lbs. But if you are asking if standard grooming applies, then yes--all Poms are groomed the same way (unless your dog has health issues in which case you'd make accommodations).