Do Mini Doberman Dogs Lose Their Sense of smell? how do you train a mini doberman?

FYI -- The Minpin is NOT a "Miniature Doberman".

They share common ancestors. Similarities between the two may result from a common genetic relation to the German Pinscher. Some genetic stock may have been contributed by the Italian Greyhound, the Manchester Terrier, and the Dachshund.

The source of confusion regarding the relationship between the Doberman and the Miniature Pinscher may have been the result of a Miniature Pinscher breed standard from the 1930s, which basically stated that the breed should appear as a Doberman in miniature.

Please -- don't confuse this breed with a Doberman Pinscher!!

The AKC Registered breed name is Miniature Pinscher, but some people call them miniature Dobermans. Well, mine hasn't lost his sense of smell yet, but he's only 3 years old. He is very high-strong and it's either his way or no way. It took my mom 6 months to potty train him because he was very subborn. Now he sometimes bites if we touch him. When he was 2 we found out he had allergies and whenever he eats people food he pukes and if he eats too many treats he gets a rash on his legs. He also has anal gland problem so whenever he gets excited, his anal glands leak. It's GROSS!!!! The vet said that all dogs don't do that, so you's might not.

I just met a miniture pincher! And what a high-energy, sketchy dog it was! I commend you for wanting to train your dog. Small dog owners unfortunately don't train their dogs, but as the owner of a large dog, I know it is imperative in all breeds no matter the size. I am imbarassed by spaztic small dogs.

The unfortunate thing is that you have no idea what your dog is (you mis-named it), nor it's background, nor it's inherited traits. Someone posted the AKC description, so that's a start. See, part of training a dog is knowing what it's bred for, so you can capitalize on those things already innate and "negative train" those things you don't want. (For example, teach JUMP! to a bird dog who naturally jumps, and once the jump command is learned, teach NO JUMP!)

Do some more research on the breed and I'm sure you'll get a wealth of information.

My son had a min pin, and he gave uup on it. They tried everything they could think of to train him. Nothing they did was any good. He was a loveable dog, but he peed on everything and everybody. They tried to crate train him, treats for when he did go outside, the minute he came in he peed. But with two kids, and my son working all day, they didn't spend enough time with him.

I have not heard of them losing their sense of smell. But for the training, don't give up. I have seen others with them, and they trained just fine. Maybe go to a dog trainer, there are some good ones out there. But in what way are you talking about training? House breaking, or over all training? I guess any animal can be trained, just depends on how much time you spend with them in doing so, and if you have the money to do it with a trainer.

Good luck with yours, and have a nice night.

Smell I don't know. Training same as any other dog. It may be mini but it is still a dog, with dog instincts and behaviors. You can get dog training books, DVD's. classes or watch the Dog Whisperer on National Geographic Channel.

They are miniature pinchers, not miniature dobermans. You would train them like every other dog. Though they tend to be very high strung from what I have seen.

I have never heard of loss of sense of smell by breed.

Good job NICOLE.. you gave him description of a DOBERMAN...and actually the Miniature Pincher is not related to the doberman at all...you train them by going to obedience..especially if you dont even know what kind of dog you have

good luck ♥

My good friend raises miniature pinschers, they can smell just fine. They tend to be little on the hyper side, so I think you need to be firm (not abusive) when training one. By the way they actually came before the Doberman.

I have never heard of them to lose their sense of smell. All dogs smell their food before eating it. You should be concerned about the lost of smell if the dog quits eating. You would train the dogs the same as the larger breed.

i hav a mini doberman and he can smell fine. to train a doberman u just got to stay in control. mini dobs think their full grown ones just show them whos boss