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She's a long hair right?   They will do what is called "blowing their coat" anywhere from 4 - 8 months (sometimes earlier, sometimes later).   On some it does almost look like bald spots.   My little Bijou is blowing her coat now - she looks like a long haired only from the neck up - the rest of her is very short and she's balding on her neck and belly :)   Your husband is basically right - she maybe getting her nice long coat in (now it can take til she's 18 months to get full coat).   Check for other patches - they don't always go "bald" - sometimes it looks like they're losing patches of hair.

Now, there are other things besides getting new coats that can cause small spots of "baldness" - you would have to have a vet do a skin scraping to check if it's a medical condition (demodectic mange, mites, other parasites) - some they get irritation, some they don't.   And if there is blue in her line, some blue lines carry alopecia which is baldness :(

I know on my long coats - the throat is usually the first they blow their coat on - don't know why but they do.   But if you have any concerns, i'd have your vet check it.

LOL Jess - study up now :)

Now Jill, we don't have to tell him he's right - at least not quite yet LOL