The miniature pinscher is an ancient breed, and theories about its origins are varied and colourful.
When I brought her home, Sherry was with her class on a trip to Stratford. I text messaged her the following: “Our puppy is made out of all the universe’s best ingredients.”
That was before she inhaled her dinner, then vomited it onto the floor in front of her kennel, then ate the vomit. It was before she peed on every square foot of our kitchen. It was before she made a sound like a bird of prey engaged in epic battle with a dolphin caught in a tuna net when we left for work in the morning.
I have since revised my min-pin recipe. People of the internets, this is what miniature pinschers are made of:
Today our friends Megan and Borrelli came to visit with Splash, their Catahoula Leopard Dog (possibly the best name for a dog breed of all times). In honour of this special occasion, Clover decided to eliminate on the Globe and Mail, which we had conveniently laid on the floor near the door for her. We tried to reward her with carrots but she didn’t understand. I scratched “bunny rabbits” off my list.
Update: Deer! I forgot that she’s part deer.
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One does have to train the thing. I’ve heard peanuts are good for that, as are mellow Spaniards.
Posted 21 May 2008 at 10:04 pm ¶It’s all about the calm dominance.
Posted 21 May 2008 at 10:42 pm ¶Well we’ve calm-dominated her into sleeping through the night and peeing in sensible places. If you can call our clumsy attempts calm.
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