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Will our 3 year old German Shepherd get along with a Min Pin puppy?
My boyfriend and I have a 3 year old German Shepherd mix breed named Diggy. He's basically a big mutt, mainly shepherd but some Dane and Lab mixed. My boyfriend adopted him when he was a year old, the original owners gave him up because he didn't get along with their new baby. He is the sweetest dog, playful and 99% of the time he gets along with all dogs. Our neighbors have a pit bull puppy and they can play ALL day long with no problems. My problem is that I've always wanted a Min Pin and I'm really unsure about whether they'd get along and I'm worried the min pin could get hurt! My boyfriend is definitely Diggy's 'master' as he owned him for a year before we moved in together. However Diggy is also really attached to me now, when my childhood dog (my moms dog) comes for a visit Diggy gets pretty jealous. She's a smaller (20b) dog. He's never been aggressive towards her but if I'm paying her attention he'll stop what he's doing and come over so I'll pay him attention instead. He also is not trained at all, but I am trying to convince my boyfriend to take him for some training.
So basically I would just like any input or opinions on whether I could make this work. I just love everything about min pins and have always wanted one :) I am hoping for some good news! Thanks.
I should also add that up until about 4 months ago he's always lived with 1 or 2 cats and has never had any problem with them what so ever. He pretty much doesn't pay a whole lot of attention to smaller animals unless they approach him first. Then it's just the regular sniffing and what not and if they don't start playing he moves along. But he is accustomed to living with other animals.
Anne B. I actually am quite familiar with min pins personalities and temperaments as I took care of two for a year and half for a family friend. (This is a big reason I really want my own, I miss them a lot.) I'm not worried about the min pins ability to take care of himself, It's more my boyfriends dog I am unsure and worried of how he will be able to handle/adapt to it. Knowing what I know about min pins is why I am unsure about whether the fit would work or not because I don't know if their attitude and temperament would mesh well or not with Diggy. We could get a second dog no problem if we got a different breed of dog. But thanks, some good information.
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- anne bLv 79 years ago
I truly think you need to research Minpins more before you get one, based on your questions.
First, the dog you have needs training. If something did happen, how are you going to control an untrained dog?
Second, if you are worried about a Minpin's ability to stand up to a larger dog, you really haven't researched the breed at all! Minpins usually end up running the pack, and telling all the other dogs what to do, including the big ones.
That being said, the Minpin is not an easy breed to own, and if your current dog is not well trained, it is a really bad idea to bring another challenge into the mix.
Train the dog you have, then do some real research on Minpins, to make sure you really do want one.
Source(s): Did Minpin rescue for years. Currently own four. I never recommend Minpins to owners who don't train their dogs. - 9 years ago
Hello, Personally i think all animals need love and attention. You need to take both dogs together and meet away from the house. If you bring the pup in your home with the German shepherd, the German shepherd might get pissed cause the puppy is coming into his territory. If you take the dogs into a place where neither of them have territory they will learn to get to no each other and not feel like they are trespassing into each others homes. i would do this a few times before you bring them into a home together.
I hoped this helped.
P.S. if you do decide to get the min pin make sure you don't give all your attention to him/her right away. Make sure your boyfriends German shepherd realizes that you still love him and want to play with him to.
Source(s): Personal Experience - Anonymous9 years ago
You can try. If you're going to adopt a Min Pin (which I hope you do!), most shelters require that any other pets in the household are introduced. They need to be slowly introduced under supervision and shouldn't be left alone *no matter what* until you're sure they are okay with each other. Your GS seems pretty sociable, so it's probably just a matter of finding the 'right' Min Pin.
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- 5 years ago
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