Hi Connie, Thanks for telling me about your babies!! I am getting into the swing of owning a mini pin, although it is quite different from owning a chi. I am seeing more and more distinctive personality traits of both my little guys. I will tell you a little bit more about my pin. He is about 4-6 years old, red in colour, and his ears are not pinned. One ear flops over to the side sometimes and I think it makes him look really sweet. We have called him Sirius because he raises one eyebrow when you talk to him and with the cocked ear... it just made sense! >From what I have gathered, I am certain that Sirius came from a home that trained him and took reasonably good care of them. however, when he developed diabetes,it is most likely that they just dropped him off somewhere. He was picked up by the SPCA, in terible shape. He was then turned over to a minipin rescue society, and that is where I got him. He is skinny skinny skinny, and we are working really hard to get his weight up to a normal level, but I am doing it slowly, so as not to totally shock his system. Right now, he probably only weighs 9 or 10 pounds. He looks like a chi on stilts! But he is happy, and his diabetes is reasonably well managed at this point. He is on two shots a day, but I think his sugar is a little high still.
He does have some intersting quirks though, he does tug toys, and won't play fetch. He is getting to know the cat and my chi, and although he loves to cuddle them, he isn't quite ready to play with them. I think he will get there though. Right now he sleeps alot, but I think that might be a combination of being not up to par, and being in a new home. Any further tips you have would be very welcome! DD. --- In [email protected], Connie major <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi DD, > I have a 20 lb min pin named Vinny, along with two chi's Tiki & Moxi - and my min pin is 1 1/2 yrs old and is querky (mild understatment) he suckles on blankets(okay my favorite red one- which i wasn't to happy about, but i gave in, as he sucked holes in it) he will go to bed with my hubby, but won't lay down untill I come to bed (for up to an hour sometimes) he is possesed about his toys - he will knock down anything to get to them if he thinks someone will play catch with him, but he doesn't actually play catch, he will bring it back to you - BUT WILL NOT LET GO OF IT FOR NOTHING - and he will keep it up for hours till you have to hide all his toys, because your to tired of playing with him, and pulling the toys away from him. If he's not trying to get you to play, he sulks and suckles, or has to be touching you at all times - my hubby says I babied him to much as a puppy - but I did the exact same things to my chi's(both female though) and they are majorly > independant, except at night, they are on my lap for a few hours.really no tips for ya - just wanted to share the joys of min pins with ya- I've had two now- and I enjoy the quirkyness - he makes me laugh - oh one thing though - watch how much you feed them carefully - they tend to get very heavy and they are obsessed with food (any kind) mine will get up on the chairs and get on the kitchen table if I turn my head for a second.- but he IS as my daycare kids now call him - A BONEHEAD !! LOL Good Luck Connie > > ntvlawher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Bill, > > Thank you for that post, you managed to articulate exactly why I feel > like the cap yelling is not usefull. I am part Canadian Indian, and in > my culture, you do not yell in anger or to stress meaning. My dogs > arn't yelled at, and my Chi, is so smart that when I put my hands on > my hips and say " Nubi, what have you done?" he pouts, ears back and > knows he has made a slip. (Brilliant tactic actually, it makes me not > want to scold..) > > I also just rescued a Mini Pin recently, and he is adjusting well. > Although he is loving and gentle, I just don't see the same quizical > nature that my chi has. He is working hard though. HE is also an > insulin dependant diabetic, and I am learning that he requires not > necessarily more care than my chi, but different care. > > If you have any minipin tips, let me know! > > DD. > > --- In [email protected], Texas2SF@ wrote: > > > > > > In a message dated 4/6/2006 10:15:54 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, > > campinnut@ writes: > > > > Sometimes you have > > to yell to get your point heard above all the noise. > > > > > > > > <snip> > > > > ======================================================== > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:Texas2SF@) writes: > > > > One of the best things about having Tico in our family, is that he > moderates > > my anger and/or yelling. What is best about him, he shows me that, > My anger > > isn't about communication, my yelling is about not being connected > to my > > source. It's fear, or at least that's how I see it. > > > > Tico just can't tolerate yelling, and I just bet my blood pressure has > > lowered just having him here. Indeed, He really is a great BIG (10 > pound) gift of > > God, and an example of love. > > > > This has been a long slow process for me, I was raised thinking that > yelling > > and anger were badges of courage. So, I have had to retrain myself, > slowly, > > step by step, to see that yelling isn't getting my voice heard, it's > abuse. > > I'm not attempting to throw stones, I'm just being honest about my > perception. > > > > Therefore, I ask our fellow group members, please don't yell in CAPS, > > online, but especially in this group. You might scare my > chihuahua/miniature > > pinscher, LOL. > > > > If you really have something to say, then make it compelling to read. > > > > Oh, Did I ever tell you, Tico had a girlfriend named Nina who lived > next > > door, He human companion and she moved on to LA, poor Tico! He was > so "in > > love"...... > > > > > > Bill (SFO) San Francisco CA > > > > I'm still learning different ways of turning my own anger into > positive > > action! > > > > Tico's dogster profile: > > _http://www.dogster.com/pet_page.php?j=t&i=235178_ > > (http://www.dogster.com/pet_page.php?j=t&i=235178) > > > > > > > > > " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! > Join today! " > > > > --------------------------------- > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > > Visit your group "Chihuahuas" on the web. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. > > > --------------------------------- > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Blab-away for as little as 1ยข/min. Make PC-to-Phone Calls using Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. > " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! Join today! " Yahoo! 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