Nope, no pictures yet. Maybe not for a couple of weeks, because I'm not
sure when I'm picking him up. Some of you know I was offered a Min Pin
puppy from a really good breeder. I went to see puppies today, and I
think I'm taking one home.

His litter name is "Scarface" not because of any horrible accidents, but
because he's got a cowlick on his nose. All the puppies are stag red.
He's one of two larger boys they wanted me to look at--they may end up a
bit over 12 1/2" so may not be showable. The other male was a very nice
boy, but a bit more reserved around strange situations and people than
I'd like. All of the puppies were very nice though and never dropped
tails. The charmer was a bitty male who took a flying leap at me the
moment he saw me then spent the rest of the hour industriously trying to
remove a finger, or a shoelace, or both. He's a real forward dog, and
the boy I'm taking is more in the middle--good play and toy drive, not
quite so in-your-face. That's exactly what I want from this puppy, a
nice, even, stable dog. I have one Cala, I don't need another.

If he doesn't size out they'll finish him for the price of entry fees if
I want--I probably will. And he'll do agility, rally, and tracking.

They're 14 weeks old so not teeny, which is good for my house since I'm
not used to little dogs!

I have no clue what to call him and will ask them tonight if there's a
litter theme or if he's already registered.

Puppy breath!

Robin Nuttall said in rec.pets.dogs.breeds:

I went to see puppies today, and I
think I'm taking one home.

That's really cool. I'm really looking forward to how "Al"
(Gettit? Scarface? Nudge, nudge) does in agility training. I
see so few Min Pins in agility (one, actually, and he was run by
the wife of a Dobe owner).

--
--Matt. Rocky's a Dog.

Rocky wrote:
Robin Nuttall said in rec.pets.dogs.breeds:


I went to see puppies today, and I
think I'm taking one home.


That's really cool. I'm really looking forward to how "Al"
(Gettit? Scarface? Nudge, nudge) does in agility training. I
see so few Min Pins in agility (one, actually, and he was run by
the wife of a Dobe owner).


Yannow, I don't think it can be Al. I've dated a few too many Als, and
it's never been my favorite name anyway. Right now the naming pool is
wide open. They don't have a litter theme and don't care what I name
him. I'm looking for something clever but not cutesy. I may not go with
the scarface thing because I can't come up with good call names from the
derivatives. Al? No. Pacino? Too long. Pac? No. Cino? Sounds like a pair
of pants. Tony? Um, maybe, not really doing it for me. Montana? Too
long. Tana? Sounds like Dan Tana.

So, I'm not terribly clever with names. Help!

And we have a number of Min Pins in this area doing agility. They have
several things in common. They're fast, they have minds of their own,
they're easily distracted, and they have problems with contacts. So I'm
going to have to get on some min pin lists and start trolling for
contact suggestions.

"Robin Nuttall" wrote:

I went to see puppies today, and I
think I'm taking one home.

Way cool! You know we want peectures ASAP, right?

He's one of two larger boys they wanted me to look at--they may end up a
bit over 12 1/2" so may not be showable.

But a nice size for agility.


They're 14 weeks old so not teeny, which is good for my house since I'm
not used to little dogs!

That's a nice age - just past little baby/toddler, but still very much a
puppy you can bring up the way you want.


Now, all you have to do is be ready for the questions (for the rest of his
life, probably) as to whether he's related to the girls. ;-D

Sionnach wrote:
"Robin Nuttall" wrote:


I went to see puppies today, and I
think I'm taking one home.


Way cool! You know we want peectures ASAP, right?

Well yeah, I'm going to have to find the digital and replace the battery.


He's one of two larger boys they wanted me to look at--they may end up a
bit over 12 1/2" so may not be showable.


But a nice size for agility.

Exactly. And not quite so teeny that I'll be scared of smooshing him.



That's a nice age - just past little baby/toddler, but still very much a
puppy you can bring up the way you want.

Yup. This is a really good, outgoing litter of puppies but I'll be ready
to get him out in the real world ASAP.


Now, all you have to do is be ready for the questions (for the rest of his
life, probably) as to whether he's related to the girls. ;-D

Well I already get "I have a miniature doverman" all the time. And at
least he's solid red, so he doesn't have dobe markings.

On Sun, 01 Jan 2006 22:12:09 GMT, Robin Nuttall
wrote:

Yup. This is a really good, outgoing litter of puppies but I'll be ready
to get him out in the real world ASAP.

congratulations on the new puppy! i'm bad at naming animals, but i took
a gander at the thesaurus entry for "cowlick" and got a bunch of general
suggestions for "hair." one of them is kinda neat, though: Quill. it
makes me think of arrows and straight shots and speed and all those nice
agility-friendly attributes. and, it's short and begins with a hard
sound.

Well I already get "I have a miniature doverman" all the time. And at
least he's solid red, so he doesn't have dobe markings.

no. what you'll get now is, "izzat dawg the puppy of the big dawgs?"

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Nope, no pictures yet. Maybe not for a couple of weeks, because I'm not
sure when I'm picking him up. Some of you know I was offered a Min Pin
puppy from a really good breeder. I went to see puppies today, and I think
I'm taking one home.

His litter name is "Scarface" not because of any horrible accidents, but
because he's got a cowlick on his nose. All the puppies are stag red. He's
one of two larger boys they wanted me to look at--they may end up a bit
over 12 1/2" so may not be showable. The other male was a very nice boy,
but a bit more reserved around strange situations and people than I'd
like. All of the puppies were very nice though and never dropped tails.
The charmer was a bitty male who took a flying leap at me the moment he
saw me then spent the rest of the hour industriously trying to remove a
finger, or a shoelace, or both. He's a real forward dog, and the boy I'm
taking is more in the middle--good play and toy drive, not quite so
in-your-face. That's exactly what I want from this puppy, a nice, even,
stable dog. I have one Cala, I don't need another.

If he doesn't size out they'll finish him for the price of entry fees if I
want--I probably will. And he'll do agility, rally, and tracking.

They're 14 weeks old so not teeny, which is good for my house since I'm
not used to little dogs!

I have no clue what to call him and will ask them tonight if there's a
litter theme or if he's already registered.

Puppy breath!




CONGRATS on the newest family member!!

Post pics when you bring him home!

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about you?

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The only one to ignore a coward who hurts people and animals and not
attempt to do anything about it is a bigger coward.