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That's hilarious! My Min Pin Jacques walks around while he poops too, we have dubbed it 'The Nomad'. While we are speaking of strange pooping rituals...my Min Pin Etienne has to back up onto a plant/bush in order to go! Weirdo. My Min Pin Remy does what I call a 'froggy stretch'. Sometimes he'll jump onto the bed, or a comfy surface and stretch all the way out while dragging himself forwards with his front paws. When he wants to play fight with me, he suddenly morphs into an ostrich and tucks his head down into the mattress and wiggles his butt at me. I swear he loves to be nibbled on too. He will also crab walk when I put a jacket on...until we actually start our walk and suddenly all is forgiven. They all have their quirks <3

Thanks for the responses thus far. Friend-o also wishes to mention the following; In response to has he had bloods done; Oh and the next food switch will be Orijen Six Fish Dog.

Is this a brand of raw you recommend? I'm considering raw for my dogs but I honestly can't find enough hours in the day to make my own 'formula'.

So yeah hopefully this clears things up a little more. Aija is her other beautiful dog :)

Given that Panic apparently is allergic/sensitive to beef and chicken (and by default perhaps other poultry?) what would you substitute for the protein/meat aspect in a raw food diet?

Hi there, haven't been here for a while but a friend in Alaska is having trouble with her beautiful 1 year old Ibizan Hound 'Panic' who has an amazing amount of food allergies. At the moment she is saving up for an allergy test but in the meantime she is looking for kibble that would alleviate his issues. A little extra information; She informs me that at the moment he is on Taste of The Wild Pacific Stream formula and although it firmed up his stool (because potatoes) he is still very itchy. The next switch she is trying is Pioneer Naturals Grain-Free Whitefish Dry Dog Food. Gradual switch of course. Any ideas?

Hey guys, I have three Miniature Pinschers as some of you know, the oldest is turning 7 this year, the second is turning 6 in a week and the third is almost 3 years old. The older two, Remy and Jacques, are desexed but the youngest Etienne is entire. Now over the last year I've started noticing some worrying behaviour from Etienne and I'm not sure how to best manage it. He seems to be dog aggressive when he feels 'confined' - so on the leash, in the crate or if you pick him up when he's around a certain dog (friend's Jack Russell mix desexed male, though they met when they were both entire). It was mainly just growling and hackles and a stiff gait but the other day I took my boys to my parents house and when we were heading home I put both Remy and Etienne in the crate and they started going at it. I opened the crate to let them out and unfortunately someone got me on the end of my finger (I'm assuming Etienne but who knows). Now, I've determined that I will buy him a harness for the car because Remy and Jacques are more than happy to stay in the crate on car trips and never had any problems (and Etienne is very well behaved in the car on his own). At home they all seem very calm and on their best behaviour apart from Etienne's occasional posturing and 'warning' growl to Remy (but again, I'm not the best with dog body language so I'm unsure if he is being challenged by Remy or whether Remy is just being defensive) and they've never had a fight in the house. With my friend and her dogs well I suppose I don't have to take mine with me to visit her and vice versa although apart from Etienne being a grump our 'pack of five' works really well. Easily enough to take him for a walk on his own, walk on a beach where off leash dogs are allowed or move him away from any confrontations with other dogs when we are walking. Any other ideas or suggestions or advice?

Can I just ask why you think a Min Pin would be a more difficult breed?

What a cute pup, though he seems less than impressed with his first points :laugh: Ahhhhh glad to see you're enjoying showing him cassie ^^ Edited to say Moose is absolutely GORGEOUS (and what an adorable name!)

You make a very valid point. It is still frustrating, however, only because it shows how obviously uneducated most of society is. I wouldn't consider myself an expert on dog breeds, so if I'm ever in any doubt I politely ask the owner 'what breed is he/she?' rather than crowing out my probably mistaken assumption. Actually, these comments I come across quite regularly have paled in comparison to what I'm experiencing on another forum I frequent at the moment... "I don't think ANY Pitbull is bad. Even aggressive dogs aren't bad, it's the people who made them that way. Whether it was their breeder or their owner and it isn't the dog or the breed who should be blamed, it's the humans." "Genetics don't always determine aggression, and breed has little to do with the aggression a dog has. Dogs start out with certain characteristics, but in the end, if you do what is right, the dog will be fine." -.-

Edited because I am a complete numpty who can't read. Learn to read, me, you're an ADULT now. Or apparently you are. It's hard to tell sometimes. But yes I will say it particularly frustrates me when people don't even ask what my boys are, just say to their husband/friend/children; "Oh, look, Chihuahuas!"

Where have I been? Around being told my dogs are Chihuahuas *huffs* ;) I dunno. I went and bought a house and had a career for a while and stuff and things. Glad to see some familiar faces :)

There's negative and then there is rude, derogatory and so on. Simply Grand when you start a thread on something I doubt that you would find the type of response that Jed received acceptable. There's no need and no excuse for being obnoxious simply because you disagree with someone, argue your point sure, but don't do it in a way that belittles someone else with a different viewpoint. It's a wonder anyone posts anything these days. DOL has changed significantly in tone since I joined and not for the better. This is the most sensible thing that has been said all thread. I am honestly shocked and appalled by the animosity and self-righteousness evident in this thread, not to mention the deliberate misunderstanding of the OP. I'm trying to remember whether it was this toxic a couple of years ago when I was a regular poster...nope...not even close. I feel sick to my stomach, actually sick to my stomach, by all this bullying. On an adult forum. Where I assumed we were all adults.

Teach me your secrets! Terrible Trio still bark at the vacuum cleaner. I do want to get a robovac though, maybe they'll tolerate that *crosses fingers*

Same thing that always annoys me - that apparently I own Chihuahuas...I'm sorry they are clearly Miniature Pinschers. Also, every dog owner thread I find on the Internet is filled with these pompous know-it-alls who just want to argue about how they're right about everything. I don't even get acknowledged anymore, because forum regulars are too busy fighting with each other. Should of just stayed on dol :p