skin disorder

Question
My seven year old Pomeranian has a newly formed skin disorder in which he gets black spots on his skin which itch and flake, and makes the hair around the spots crust together. Do you know what it could be?

Answer
Pomeranians can have a problem known as "black skin disease". http://www.petwave.com/Dogs/Dog-Health-Center/Skin-Disorders/Black-Skin-Disease/... This may well be what your dog has. If this is the case, he will most likely lose his hair in those areas.