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Jade, the stylish pup! - 9 Dec
Tic the dog - 24 Dec
Pictures of Mowgli - 3 Jan
Ethyl - 7 Jan
More Ethyl pics - 15 Jan
Mr Frodo - 10 Feb
Our new Baby Scooby-Lou - 5 Mar
My min pin, Angel - 23 Mar
My minpin Jake - 13 Apr
Doby - 13 Apr
Bogey - 7 May
Bruiser - 24 May
Pics from Alyssa - 1 Jun
Peanut Berry - 8 Jun
Pictures of Minie and Bambi - 10 Jun
MinPin Photos from Ophelia - 21 Jun
Gates - 30 Jun
Our min pin mix, Ulla - 3 Jul
Min Pin puppies from Namibia - 5 Sep

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Tue, 9 Dec 2003 10:20:26 -0600 (GMT-06:00) - from Alice

This is just a 'for fun' photo. I'm not a person who 'supports' clothing for animals, but Jade gets cold in the barn with me when I'm working with the horses. My husband found this ranch jacket for her. And...while Jade is definitely a cutie... I think the clothing wins the cuteness award here.

Alice

Wed, 24 Dec 2003 09:25:29 -0800 - from Jeff

One man comes in the name of love.

It was a warm October day in Tucson, AZ. I am a veterinary technician and had just gotten off "one of those" night shifts, I was in no mood for more euthanasia. I had also just lost the best lab/doberman mix the world has ever known, my Dukeie.

I was in the vets office to pick up Dukes ashes. With the cedar box on the counter, I had to sit down to compose myself. Sobbing again over dukes loss, I looked up and saw a rather heavy set woman with a min pin on her shoulder. Cute ears I thought to myself. Then I hear him growl and snarl.

The woman put the dog on the counter, almost knocking duke off the counter. I could feel my anger building. That "thing" touched my duke. The woman says to the receptionist. "I want to put this dog down". The girl, with a horrified look, asked why. The woman told her the dog could not be shown, he had a bad attitude, and he is costing her too much money to have around.

Being native american a feeling came about me that I know all to well. It was the feeling of desperation originating from the min pin. He looked over with a glare at me. As if to say, don't just sit there, rescue me stupid! As the woman was filling out the paperwork, I was thinking to myself how to best pull off a rescue. Images of duke as a puppy sneaking up to snatch food off my plate where flashing in my mind. I said a quick prayer to put my mind at ease.

I can't say for sure exactly what happened to me. Whatever it was, I had very little control over it. I got up, walked over to the counter, bumped the woman aside. Placing me between her and the dog. I grabbed the dog off the counter, and said "this dog is under my protection and has a new home now, mine". In a sweeping turn, I started to walk out the door. The woman yelling something, didn't really care what.

A few hours later I received a call from the doctor to let me know he had talked the police out of arresting me. By showing them the paperwork that the dog had really belonged to the hospital after the woman signed the forms. He offered me a free exam for the puppy. Since I had forgotten Duke on the counter, me and the new puppy went in for a visit. He is in perfect health, so we gave him his shots, and went home.

I got fired my next shift from the hospital I worked at. Doctors talk to each other. When I came home. I looked at puppy and said "you cost me my job". He looked at me as to say "so what, I will make it worth it". Then I said to him "whats your name anyway?" He replied with "it's not puppy, thatıs for sure. Call me Tic".

Tic has been worth it. He is full of energy, stubborn as all get out. He is also a little love bucket. I can't say that he has replaced my Duke. No dog can possibly do that. We are the best of friends. This time of year I can say without any doubt. I am not alone. Tic has a new friend Skeeter, a doberman. When they go to the door barking at someone, I show a great deal of pride. These are my two best friends. They will defend me, love me, and comfort me. I for them as well.

Happy holidays from Tic, Skeeter and Jeff, the silly human.

Sat, 3 Jan 2004 22:00:51 -0800 - from TLy

Hi, I'm fairly new to the minpin list, and I finally have some pictures of my minpin Mowgli that I'd like to share.

Mowgli loves to cuddle up in blankets.. this first picture is my favorite on of him just peeking out to see why someone was calling his name.

The second picture is of him attempting to destroy his rope toy.. the only toy we have found so far that he likes.

The third picture is of him laying on his new bed that he has stolen from my son.

Thanks so much.. I hope to have a web page for him up and running soon, so I will send the link to you when its finished

~Thanks again
~TLy, Mowgli and Kids

Wed, 07 Jan 2004 15:07:53 +0000 - from Shea

Here is a picture of two of my favorite things... My niece and my Ethyl. Thank you.

Thu, 15 Jan 2004 20:02:29 +0000 - from Shea

Thank you for putting these on the site.
Shea

Tue, 10 Feb 2004 11:34:05 -0500 - from Joe

This is my new baby, hes's a 3 month old Choc & Rust Male. 4.5 lbs and just a delight. His hobbies is chasing the cat and eating.

Fri, 5 Mar 2004 21:15:40 -0500 - from Julie

This is our new baby Scooby-Lou. Her Dad was named Scooby-Doo so our 6 year old said she should be named Scooby-Lou. She is 7 weeks old now and just precious. She loves snuggling up with our Black Pug (who is a little overweight) as you can see from the picture, and loves to play with our little Japanese chin. Between our Pug who out snores anyone and the cute little noises she makes, we don't get very much sleep! I found this wonderful site through Nicole and David and thought I would add ours too! Would love any advice about Min Pins! Scott, Julie and Brandon along with Scooby-Lou, Pugster Knickerbocker and Mushu!

Tue, 23 Mar 2004 22:32:10 -0700 - from Brian and Silvia

I am a new owner to a minpin 2 months ago and let me tell you my wife and I could not be happier. I have seen different pics of how their ears looked cropped and the one I have looks a bit different than I have seen. We got Angel when she was 2 months old and the ears and tail were already done. Could you post a pic and get opinions what do you think of her ears. Do they appear OK to you. I thank you for your time. She was born on November 30th of 2003.

Thanks again

Brian and Silvia

Tue, 13 Apr 2004 07:20:30 -0400 - from Jeff

Hello,

I recently found your great site while grieving for my minpin Jake who I lost after 12 awesome years. He was my first minpin and we had a connection well beyond the definition of soul-mates. He was the best, and will be very dearly missed.

Thanks Jeff

Tue, 13 Apr 2004 22:25:24 EDT - from Jennifer

Dear Mag,

You have a wonderful site. I truly enjoyed all of the stories and photos. We are the proud owners of Doby a 18 week old Min Pin. We adopted him from a pet store in february, because I absolutely fell in love with him. We went in to purchase crickets for my sons bearded dragon.

Sincerly,
Jennifer and Doby

Fri, 7 May 2004 21:55:41 EDT

This is a a picture of my newly adopted Bogey

Mon, 24 May 2004 13:09:06 -0600 - from Sarah

Hello,

We adopted Bruiser, a ten year old min pin, just two days ago. We had been looking for a min pin in need of a home for quite some time and finally got lucky. My five year old daughter, Tempestt, and three year old son, Soren, fell in love with Bruiser instantly, as did I. I had read a lot about min pins before getting him, and had read over and over that they do not do well with small children, but in Bruiser's case this is not true. Of course, the children have been raised respecting animals, and are kind to them. Bruiser is a delight to have around. He gets along with all of our many cats, the rabbit, and our female standard poodle, Aspasia, but seems to be having problems with our male standard poodle, Schopenhauer. Schopenhauer seems to like the tiny dog, but gets rather annoyed when the Bruiser gets in his face and tries to push the 65 pound dog around. I am hoping that they will accept each other in time, and without any fights. Even with the slight added tension, we are now a very happy family. These photos show Bruiser right after we got him. Although he weighs a big 12lbs. now, we are hoping that with better food, more exercise, and a lot more attention than he has previously gotten, he with get to a healthier size soon. He was well loved at his old home, however they didn't have a lot of time for him, and seemed to try and make up for it with food.

Tue, 1 Jun 2004 16:34:29 -0400 - from Alyssa

I thought I'd send these in just to show off my little mischievous Pinhead. This is the wonderful dog who is always getting into something or has me worried for one reason or another. One can definitely say life isn't dull around here!

The first picture is of her playing with the koala I bought her. It was taken seconds before she decided the camera was evil.

The next two pictures of are me and Sadie just sitting on the couch. LOL, those were taken after she decided to stop playing with her toy and ran to me because of seeing the evil camera that she thought was out to kill her. Of course, I "saved" her from that!

The next one is of me attempting to hug Sadie, but when I put my head near hers, she took the opportunity to lick my face. :) At least it wasn't right on the mouth!

The last one is of Sadie on our patio .

-Alyssa

Tue, 8 Jun 2004 16:41:44 -0700 - from Nina

Hey Mag,

Here is a pic of my 5 month old pup. His name is Peanut Berry. I love him so much. And I am glad to have him with me. He is smart and loves his momma. I just wanted to share that.

Thanks,
Nina

Thu, 10 Jun 2004 10:20:59 +0100 (BST) - from Jun

Hi,

So happy to have found your site. I've been looking for some friends who are minpin lovers and is very much interested in showing you guys some pictures of my two little angels, Minie and Bambi.

Jun

Mon, 21 Jun 2004 19:41:14 -0700 (PDT) - from Ophelia

I frequently visit your minpin archives just to get a laugh at all the wonderful minpin photos. I love your site. I'd like to share a few of my photos too if you don't mind.

The first shot is of Rascal as a 3 month old pup. I was on the "throne" and he decided to make himself comfortable in my dropped drawers.

The second one is also of Rascal around 2-3 months old. We decided to have fun with him but he didn't seem too keen with the hat.

The third one is Mango, pictured here with her new pups born on Memorial Day 2004.

These minpins are my companions day in and day out. We now have 3. Like everyone else's pups I've read about on your website, all of mine sleep under the covers with me in bed. They're family!!!

I hope you will use my photos on your website too.
Thanks!

Ophelia
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

Wed, 30 Jun 2004 07:58:14 -0500 - from Tim and Kristin

Thanks for the great pictures! Here's our baby, Gates, doing his FAVORITE THING - riding in the car!!

Tim and Kristin
Ames, IA

Sat, 3 Jul 2004 11:10:32 -0400 - from Alethea

Hello!

We adopted little Ulla in March and are currently looking for a pure bred Min Pin bud for her but I wanted to send in this funny photo of her playing with a big lab.
Thanks!
-Alethea

Sun, 5 Sep 2004 11:15:50 +0100 - from The Bezuidenhout family

Hi

Love your site,

I just have to share my baby min pin puppies !
They are only 5 days old and already too cute for words.

Kind regards
The Bezuidenhout familiy from Namibia