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Originally Posted by dawn  I have four "found cats".
I have a min pinscher that we recently just adopted from a shelter within the last month. We were lied to probably on ten instances on this min pinscher and we still kept her. Among the lies.... well it was very important that the dog we got be no older than 4 because we had to put down a dog in november, a cat down 9 days later in december of last year and a dog in january of this year. We have a two year old son that would like an animal to stick around for awhile so that is why it was so imporant we got a dog that was "younger", well "britney" according to the shelter was 4, well the vet they took her to told me they told the shelter she was about 6, my vet says between 6 and 7. They told me she got along with cats...... well she doesnt and we are still working on it (on a side note, it was funny this evening, we were again trying to introduce the cats to britney and it didnt go well to say the least and britney ended up with a claw stuck in her head). They told me she was house trained, and again, they were wrong.... We will take her out for a walk and she will pee as soon as she comes in. Anyway, we are in it for the long haul, it is stressful at times, but we love her and wouldnt trade her for the world!  |
I also have a Min Pin and she too will do that about peeing in the house as soon as you come back in. She is allowed in the house, but only if we have her in our sight and if she is not in our sight she is crated, even if its just for two minutes, or she will run to my carpet ( I mean she makes a literal B-line for it too) and take a pee on it. My bedroom is the only carpeted room in the house too. She gets along with our cats and in fact ignores them, but they turn into instant bottle brushes when she gets anywhere near them even though she has never bothered them. She is 11 yrs. old and has recently developed liver and thyroid problems so she is getting a little slower and chunky. When she finally does go to doggy heaven I will be beside myself with grief. She is the sweetest little dog you would ever want to meet. I would not trade her for anything in the world either.
