My landlord has approved my dog request and I am now going to begin looking at adoption centers.

The dog I am primarily looking for is a small dog and preferably a Miniature Pinscher.

I want to get one at least a year old so I don't have to deal with training it. Not that I can't train an animal (I used to have a Doberman before I moved 7 years ago) but it's been a long time since then and I also have carpet in my entire apartment except the kitchen and bathroom. You can't train a pup on carpet unless you want your entire house to smell like a landfill.

That being said, if I walk my dog daily and it is housebroken like the adoption center says, is it still likely to have an "accident" in the house? Has anyone here had/has a miniature pinscher to tell me if they are easy to train and such?

I'm planning on keeping the dog in the kitchen (it has tile obviously) while I'm at school/work in the day so I'm not worried about what will happen when I'm not home. I'm worried about stuff like the dog pisses on my bed or on my carpet. A dogs' piss smell is awful and if it does it once you're screwed.

And if it somehow pisses on my carpet, anything out there to remove the odor/clean the carpet besides buying an expensive carpet cleaning machine?

Thanks and I appreciate any tips you can give.

Nature's Miracle will take out most accidents.

Childs2Dudley wrote:Paladin, I will be home with it for the first few weeks. I will be taking some online courses this semester to spend time with it and get it acclimated.

Good time to get it, then.

Unless the dog has some problems, and was a possible abuse victim, I think things should be fine if you have that much time to get acquainted with it.

Childs2Dudley wrote:Hey guys.

My landlord has approved my dog request and I am now going to begin looking at adoption centers.

The dog I am primarily looking for is a small dog and preferably a Miniature Pinscher.

I want to get one at least a year old so I don't have to deal with training it. Not that I can't train an animal (I used to have a Doberman before I moved 7 years ago) but it's been a long time since then and I also have carpet in my entire apartment except the kitchen and bathroom. You can't train a pup on carpet unless you want your entire house to smell like a landfill.

That being said, if I walk my dog daily and it is housebroken like the adoption center says, is it still likely to have an "accident" in the house? Has anyone here had/has a miniature pinscher to tell me if they are easy to train and such?

I'm planning on keeping the dog in the kitchen (it has tile obviously) while I'm at school/work in the day so I'm not worried about what will happen when I'm not home. I'm worried about stuff like the dog pisses on my bed or on my carpet. A dogs' piss smell is awful and if it does it once you're screwed.

And if it somehow pisses on my carpet, anything out there to remove the odor/clean the carpet besides buying an expensive carpet cleaning machine?

Thanks and I appreciate any tips you can give.

I have a Min Pin. 6 year old male. Great dog, well socialized and was very energetic with a ton of personality. Watch Addisons disease with the breed. Mine has it and it about killed him 18 mos ago. He is not the same dog. Much mellower. My friend has one and its not as socialized as he is left home most of the day. I'd either shoot it or myself if he was mine.

Why? These are very smart dogs with big character. They are the "king of the toy" breed as they don't act small. They love attention and in a room full of people start to do stuff to make people laugh. If not socialized they are crackhead dogs and will drive you nuts.

Would I get another? No. My guy is a loving sweet dude but a crack head before he got sick. He is aging fast and has kidney problems. No accidents at least, but he gets seizures which is no fun. He has good quality of life and bounces back but there are days we worry.

NOt all get it and you should just be aware.

If the dog is left alone a lot I could not recommend the breed. Before he got sick we walked him every day and that really helped.

Depends on what you want from a dog. Just understand these are very special dogs and are fantastic but if your not into a high energy dog it could drive you nuts. I have a chocolate, tall and kept thin. Hate fat min-pins!

Childs2Dudley wrote:

Nalod wrote:

Childs2Dudley wrote:Hey guys.

My landlord has approved my dog request and I am now going to begin looking at adoption centers.

The dog I am primarily looking for is a small dog and preferably a Miniature Pinscher.

I want to get one at least a year old so I don't have to deal with training it. Not that I can't train an animal (I used to have a Doberman before I moved 7 years ago) but it's been a long time since then and I also have carpet in my entire apartment except the kitchen and bathroom. You can't train a pup on carpet unless you want your entire house to smell like a landfill.

That being said, if I walk my dog daily and it is housebroken like the adoption center says, is it still likely to have an "accident" in the house? Has anyone here had/has a miniature pinscher to tell me if they are easy to train and such?

I'm planning on keeping the dog in the kitchen (it has tile obviously) while I'm at school/work in the day so I'm not worried about what will happen when I'm not home. I'm worried about stuff like the dog pisses on my bed or on my carpet. A dogs' piss smell is awful and if it does it once you're screwed.

And if it somehow pisses on my carpet, anything out there to remove the odor/clean the carpet besides buying an expensive carpet cleaning machine?

Thanks and I appreciate any tips you can give.

I have a Min Pin. 6 year old male. Great dog, well socialized and was very energetic with a ton of personality. Watch Addisons disease with the breed. Mine has it and it about killed him 18 mos ago. He is not the same dog. Much mellower. My friend has one and its not as socialized as he is left home most of the day. I'd either shoot it or myself if he was mine.

Why? These are very smart dogs with big character. They are the "king of the toy" breed as they don't act small. They love attention and in a room full of people start to do stuff to make people laugh. If not socialized they are crackhead dogs and will drive you nuts.

Would I get another? No. My guy is a loving sweet dude but a crack head before he got sick. He is aging fast and has kidney problems. No accidents at least, but he gets seizures which is no fun. He has good quality of life and bounces back but there are days we worry.

NOt all get it and you should just be aware.

If the dog is left alone a lot I could not recommend the breed. Before he got sick we walked him every day and that really helped.

Depends on what you want from a dog. Just understand these are very special dogs and are fantastic but if your not into a high energy dog it could drive you nuts. I have a chocolate, tall and kept thin. Hate fat min-pins!

Well now you're scaring me haha.

I'm sure every breed has some sort of health problems that are known in the breed. I hope that if I do get a min pin it doesn't end up being like yours like you said. I'm sure all min pins don't get a disease or whatnot at some point so I'll hope for the best.

But you were very informative about the breed and touched on things I generally had heard before, which makes me trusts the sites I've been reading. Thanks for your help.

We always thought a "Rescue Min PIN" service was to rescue its OWNERs!! Just kidding.

Not to scare you but inform you. All breeds have thier downsides and health problems. Even in his crack head youth this dog was clown and loved to make us laugh!!!! He is and was very loving and very eager to please. My little guy still stops people with his looks and personality and people want to know about him and if they should get one. When friends ask we say "NO" only because of how much work we put into him (Males of this breed have very strong territory issues and will try to dominate). We had to exibit who was the boss and make sure he understood his place. It was never a problem and in fact his strong character makes him a very interesting dog. I don't regret having him, but the next dog will be a female, and will be less intense. This my third dog. Had a female white shepard, a female mini Schnauzer and our male Crack head Min pin. All very different.