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Anonymous
i want a Miniature Pinscher


is this a good choice?
>> Anonymous
MinPins tend to be very high strung and irritating, but I've met a few that were rescued and they were actually sweet, quite dogs. The ones from breeders and pet shops have usually have bad tempers.
>> Anonymous
>>277245
>He's jealous of other dogs i pet
I hate owners who act like this trait is perfectly okay.
Your dog is treating you like territory/property of his. The behavior makes them stressed out, and obviously it could wind in another dog getting bit, or maybe even a human. Then you are fucked. It is called aggressiveness, don't label it with a human emotion and act like it is all dandy. O hez just jealous! Its a dog, not a prom date.
OP, I say pick another breed. I know they aren't very manly man man, but Papillons are a very smart small breed of dog. In fact, the one I knew well could be walked through a book store with no problems. They aren't quite so high-strung, and they aren't low on intelligence or trainability despite their size.
>> Anonymous
I used to have a MinPin. He was my little buddy. He was decent around other people, would always bark when someone knocked on the door, and was pretty damn active and crazy up until he got old.

My sister has a young female MinPin now. That little fucker is intelligent and a pain in the ass. She's not the greatest owner, though she does give her love which I suppose is the most important thing.

They're cute, which is more than I can say about most fluffy or shaggy little dogs. That's just personal opinion, though.
>> Anonymous
>>277273


Our family dogs do get jealous if more attention is paid to one than the other, as it's a pack thing; according to what we've read it promotes the status of one dog over the other and disturbs the pecking order. That said, our dogs are not allowed to growl, snap, raise their hackles or bite. Their jealously instead becomes an orgy of affection, with the both of them sucking up to you at once and knocking each other aside to get the best pats; all in the friendliest one-man-up-ship sort of things.
>> Anonymous
>>277286
ah, that kind of thing is very nice. If the dogs are trained not to nip, and all... It works out fine.
Its just, when I hear someone talk about their dog's jealousy, I imagine an idiot sitting there with their dog on their lap, and when it growls at someone or their dog, they just say "oh, he gets jealous!" which is an awful excuse to not do anything about it.
>> Anonymous
>>277288


I completely agree. Yes, dogs- and all species of domestic animals to a degree- will often get jealous or uncertain if their owner pays attention to another animal in front of them. But that's where disipline and training comes in. You own the dog, the dog does not own you. There is no excuse for a dog snapping out of jealousy; it's just bad training and a disaster waiting to happen. A lap dog mightn't have the biggest bite radius, but what happens if the grandchild tries to hug Nan?
>> Anonymous
like any dog, they'll be fine with socialization and training, but for the most part I've found minpins to be very loud, nervous, snappy dogs. As far as small breeds go I think there's a lot of better choices - if you're looking for a shorthair small dog, OP, I recommend French Bulldogs and Boston Terriers. I've trained both types and they were wonderfully friendly, energetic, and smart dogs.