Davie
Well-Known Member
I currently own a Min Pin and love him to death--and yes he sleeps under the covers with me also. I was an all-breed handler for years so was exposed to every breed there was back in the days and raised and showed GSD and Corgies as our breed and showed for client anything but toys, terriers and hounds.
As everyone has said dogs like people are individuals and as such have different personalities according to their breed type and life exposure.
I got Little Man at the AMHR Nationals in 2006 as a 8 wk old puppy and he was gone back to Nationals every year since. He loves to be around people and spends most of his time either in my lap or next to me in my chair and stays in his crate while I'm at work--otherwise my house turns white with toilet paper scraps. I must say the little stinker can't be trusted off a leash and will run away so I watch him closely. He will bark his head off if left in a crate and he can see/hear you close by, but if you tie him to the corner of a stall so he can see what is going on and put his bed down, he will curl up in it and sleep the day away while you are gone. We usually have a tear-down stall at Nationals and if you stop by you will see Little Man either in his bed or on the Golf Car.
Little Man is not the best traveler but once you are one the road he settles down and sleeps. He loves his kitty kitties and his best playmate is "Monkey" the newest kitten to the house. They will play for hours. I also recently "Sat" for a friend's dog over the holidays and was not sure how Little Man would act as the only other dog I have is a Great Pyr but they had a great time.
Little Man was somewhat difficult to house break and even now that he is 2 1/2 I alway leave a potty pad down near the door just in case. He has also been somewhat "high maintenance" as he had LCP which means he lost the blood suppy to his hip joint and had to have the ball removed but that has not slowed him down for one minute.
I did find out when I went to convention this year that he definitely has separation issues when I boarded him at the vets. He would not stop barking and scratching at the cage so they finally had to sedate him. I can leave him at home in his crate (big crate for Great Danes) which is butted up against a doggy door that leads to an enclosed exercise pen in the garage that has potty pads down so he can come and go while I'm at a 2 day horse show, but longer than that he either goes with me or he goes to the dredded vets--not sure who hates to see him coming more--him or the techs.
Now you talk about a dog that will make you sit back and think -- my son's Great Pyr. I've know her from a puppy and she has lived with me for over a year since the family had to move to an apartment. She lives in the front yard, has a wonderful igloo dog house, has a sprinkler system for the summer heat, I play ball with her every day and let me tell you--I watch her like a hawk when people are around--no one will dare get close to her fence. I also would not want to meet up with my vet's Chi Chi--that is one little monster, especially if he is in the truck.
Every dog and every person is different -- so do your homework -- go the the AKC website and find out about the breeds you may be interested in and then either contact a AKC recognized breeder, breed rescue organization or shelter and find your next best friend.
For me it will probably be another Min Pin or Corgie
As everyone has said dogs like people are individuals and as such have different personalities according to their breed type and life exposure.
I got Little Man at the AMHR Nationals in 2006 as a 8 wk old puppy and he was gone back to Nationals every year since. He loves to be around people and spends most of his time either in my lap or next to me in my chair and stays in his crate while I'm at work--otherwise my house turns white with toilet paper scraps. I must say the little stinker can't be trusted off a leash and will run away so I watch him closely. He will bark his head off if left in a crate and he can see/hear you close by, but if you tie him to the corner of a stall so he can see what is going on and put his bed down, he will curl up in it and sleep the day away while you are gone. We usually have a tear-down stall at Nationals and if you stop by you will see Little Man either in his bed or on the Golf Car.
Little Man is not the best traveler but once you are one the road he settles down and sleeps. He loves his kitty kitties and his best playmate is "Monkey" the newest kitten to the house. They will play for hours. I also recently "Sat" for a friend's dog over the holidays and was not sure how Little Man would act as the only other dog I have is a Great Pyr but they had a great time.
Little Man was somewhat difficult to house break and even now that he is 2 1/2 I alway leave a potty pad down near the door just in case. He has also been somewhat "high maintenance" as he had LCP which means he lost the blood suppy to his hip joint and had to have the ball removed but that has not slowed him down for one minute.
I did find out when I went to convention this year that he definitely has separation issues when I boarded him at the vets. He would not stop barking and scratching at the cage so they finally had to sedate him. I can leave him at home in his crate (big crate for Great Danes) which is butted up against a doggy door that leads to an enclosed exercise pen in the garage that has potty pads down so he can come and go while I'm at a 2 day horse show, but longer than that he either goes with me or he goes to the dredded vets--not sure who hates to see him coming more--him or the techs.
Now you talk about a dog that will make you sit back and think -- my son's Great Pyr. I've know her from a puppy and she has lived with me for over a year since the family had to move to an apartment. She lives in the front yard, has a wonderful igloo dog house, has a sprinkler system for the summer heat, I play ball with her every day and let me tell you--I watch her like a hawk when people are around--no one will dare get close to her fence. I also would not want to meet up with my vet's Chi Chi--that is one little monster, especially if he is in the truck.
Every dog and every person is different -- so do your homework -- go the the AKC website and find out about the breeds you may be interested in and then either contact a AKC recognized breeder, breed rescue organization or shelter and find your next best friend.
For me it will probably be another Min Pin or Corgie
