What's with these crazy min pins?
Some of you know we inherited Darcy a couple of years ago when one of our kids moved to an apartment. That made three dogs for us, at the time, but now Darcy is our one and only. We love her but ...
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Thanks for the tips! Beth, that game is a great idea. I tried that this morning with little tiny bits of Pupperoni. She saw me put the first one and ran around and found the others inside of a minute! They must have incredible noses.
I never found myself attracted to the breed and this one was as wild as a March hare when we acquired her. She had been boarded for two months due to a household disaster and was frantic from that. Then, apartment living was not appropriate for her at all. I took her on the promise to rehome her. We had two peaceful little chi mixes and a cat at the time. Darcy came in and kicked butt and took names. Bud said, "No, no, a thousand times no!" when I spoke of keeping Darcy. I listed her on Petfinders and found there were a LOT of min pins there. Nobody called. I suggested that we at least get her leash trained and a short while later, Bud asked if there were "gentle leaders" for toy breed dogs. Yes, there are! I ordered one and it made a world of difference. These are willful little rascals. Our two chi mixes have since gone to Rainbow Bridge and the 18 yr old kitty is still the queen of the house.
Darcy was flushing and eating way too many lizards so I got the idea that we should take her out in the yard only on leash. That has worked out well and she is now Bud's dog! She watches him for the little signs that he might be going outdoors, then runs for her leash. She's a different pooch than the one that came here a wreck. She's got sit, stay and shake hands down pat, not willing to comply with down or other commands yet. I am not sure at age 7 we can accomplish that. But she is an amazingly lovable, cuddly lap dog when she isn't being hyper. That surprised me. She and Edna (cat) appear to have come to a truce. I am glad nobody docked her tail as it looks like a windshield wiper when she's happy or excited. Likewise with her uncropped ears, she is so expressive with them. She's not a perfect specimen, but neither are we. Sometimes things just work out. Someone sent her to us so that we wouldn't be alone when Poquita and Rosie had to leave, in Rosie's case, much earlier than we ever could've imagined. Karma is pretty cool, don't you think?
I never found myself attracted to the breed and this one was as wild as a March hare when we acquired her. She had been boarded for two months due to a household disaster and was frantic from that. Then, apartment living was not appropriate for her at all. I took her on the promise to rehome her. We had two peaceful little chi mixes and a cat at the time. Darcy came in and kicked butt and took names. Bud said, "No, no, a thousand times no!" when I spoke of keeping Darcy. I listed her on Petfinders and found there were a LOT of min pins there. Nobody called. I suggested that we at least get her leash trained and a short while later, Bud asked if there were "gentle leaders" for toy breed dogs. Yes, there are! I ordered one and it made a world of difference. These are willful little rascals. Our two chi mixes have since gone to Rainbow Bridge and the 18 yr old kitty is still the queen of the house.
Darcy was flushing and eating way too many lizards so I got the idea that we should take her out in the yard only on leash. That has worked out well and she is now Bud's dog! She watches him for the little signs that he might be going outdoors, then runs for her leash. She's a different pooch than the one that came here a wreck. She's got sit, stay and shake hands down pat, not willing to comply with down or other commands yet. I am not sure at age 7 we can accomplish that. But she is an amazingly lovable, cuddly lap dog when she isn't being hyper. That surprised me. She and Edna (cat) appear to have come to a truce. I am glad nobody docked her tail as it looks like a windshield wiper when she's happy or excited. Likewise with her uncropped ears, she is so expressive with them. She's not a perfect specimen, but neither are we. Sometimes things just work out. Someone sent her to us so that we wouldn't be alone when Poquita and Rosie had to leave, in Rosie's case, much earlier than we ever could've imagined. Karma is pretty cool, don't you think?
