Product Links And Resources For The Miniature Pinscher🐾
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On this page we’ve listed some excellent resources for our visitors. These resources range from helping owners with Min Pin care, training, breeding to pet products and services we recommend, mentioned around the site. There are many social media figures we follow, enjoy and whose content we can recommend to fellow Min Pin owners, and you can find their links on this page too.
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Resources For The Min Pin Breed🐾
Min Pin Clubs
Miniature Pinscher Club Of Great Britain
Care, Health, Nutrition And Training🐾
We have many useful resources listed below that have helped some of us at Heathside with general dog ownership and that we can comfortably recommend. Websites, social media accounts and forums where you can find information on all important aspects of Min Pin and dog husbandry as well as being able connect with other owners.
Nutrition
Raw Feeding Advice And Support
General Health And Breeding
Social Media Accounts🐾
For many years now YouTube has really helped Gemma with learning about how to become a better dog owner. We all know that it can be a wonderful source of great content and in Gemma’s case she’s received support with canine training and health. Below we have included a small selection of YouTubers for the visitor to check out. These wonderful trainers and owners offer some amazing educational videos on general dog ownership as well as pet product reviews and fun videos with their pooches. Some of them have differing opinions and degrees of expertise (some from years of experience) but we always say, take what’s doable for you as a Miniature Pinscher owner and do not feel pressured to do things a certain way if they are not right for you. The Facebook groups we’ve included below will help you to educate yourself on proper dog nutrition, how to feed your dog real food he needs to thrive and canine fitness.
YouTube
Training
Breeding
Nutrition
General
Facebook Groups
Min Pin Breed
Care, Nutrition And Fitness
Raw Feeding Advice And Support (PMR)
No It’s Not Starving-Dedicated To Fit, Healthy Dogs!
Not It’s Not Starving, Fit Dogs Without So Many Rules
Bella And Duke Raw Dog And Cat Food
Training And Behavioural Advice For Intact Dogs (includes OSS and vasectomy)
Against The Routine Neutering Of Dogs
Forums For General Health And Breeding
Dog Products🐾
We have included here some of the products we have used for our dogs at Heathside, such as the ones we have mentioned around the website and therefore ones we can recommend. We also list all the essentials you need for your Min Pin puppy as described on Caring For And Raising Your New Miniature Pinscher Puppy. We believe that keeping things as natural as possible is the best for your dogs which includes using healthcare products that are as natural as possible, with the least amount of synthetic chemicals. As such every owner knows the pet products industry is so vast it can be a minefield. Trying out many versions of the same product and spending a load of money is common, which is why we want to help our visitors out as much as we can! You can purchase these items either straight from the links below or just use them as a guide for what you need. We have split them into categories for your easy perusal.
Health And Care🐾
Routine Care
Arm & Hammer Dog Toothpaste Coconut Mint
Tropiclean Fresh Breath Oral Care Kit
TropiClean Pet Shampoo And Conditioner
Animal Herbology No More Critters Flea And Tick Repellent
Pets Purest Natural Wormwood Intestinal Hygiene
Purest Pets Natural Ear Cleaner
Bitches In Season
Glendarcy Female Hygiene Pants
Walking
Toys🐾
All the toys listed are suitable for strong/aggressive chewers and are safe to leave your Min Pin alone with. We do not recommend that you ever leave your Min Pin alone with any soft toys (stuffed animals, soft rubber toys) even if they are marketed for tough chewers like the ones below. Bare in mind that even hard rubber or plastic toys specifically made to be tough can still be destroyed quickly. For the toys below we state the recommend sizes for Min Pins. Unless they are hard and tough, we don’t recommend that a toy is small enough to fit in your Min Pin’s mouth whole. The toys below are suitable for puppies as well.
Kong Stuffer Dog Toy Extreme (black) In Medium Size (minimum)
Nerfdog Teether Ball Toy (small)
Training🐾
Behavioural Management And Remedies
Glenndarcy Belly Band For Urine Marking (xsmall to small)
Pet Corrector Compressed Air Spray
Separation Anxiety
Agility🐾
Classes
Equipment To Buy
Puppy Supplies And Essentials🐾
Below is a basic list of everything an owner need for your new Min Pin puppy as mentioned on Caring For And Raising Your New Miniature Pinscher Puppy.
Cozy Pet Dog Crate (for small breed)
Earth Rated Poop Bag Dispenser
Arm & Hammer Dog Toothpaste Coconut Mint
Tropiclean Fresh Breath Oral Care Kit
Puppia Junior Padded Harness (small)
Feeding And Drinking Bowls Stainless Steel Non-Slip
Animal Herbology No More Critters Flea And Tick Repellent
Breeding Essentials🐾
A basic list of supplies for new breeders. Regarding weaning food, it should always be specifically formulated for weaning puppies. We recommend a wet food rather than a dry as it’s easier to serve without having to add water to it. Don’t forget that if your dogs are raw fed you can wean your puppies straight onto raw-there is no need to wait! See some of the brands listed below for more about where to purchase.
Royal Canin Babydog Powdered Milk
PuppyStim Colostrum Replacement
Royal Canin Starter Mousse (wet puppy weaning food)
Royal Canine Starter Mother And Babydog Mini (dry puppy weaning food)
Raw Food For Weaning
Natural Pet Supply Sites🐾
For those Min Pin owners who are like us preferring a natural approach to pet care, we’ve listed some good sites that offer products that are chemical-free and more natural alternatives to the big brands found in pet stores and supermarkets.
Dog Care Services🐾
The services we’ve listed below are mostly either in London or in reasonable proximity to London. Some of us at Heathside have used some of these services and can recommend them. All the pet sitters and dog walkers below are verified and insured.
Veterinary Services🐾
Below is a list of vets who specialise in reproductive services e.g. pregnant dam health checks and stud dog fertility testing. We’ve also tried our best to find vets who perform alternative procedures regarding neutering and spaying, including ovary-sparing spays (OSS) and vasectomies-see Neuter Or Not To Neuter.
Reproductive Vets And Fertility Services
Essex Canine Fertility Services
Neuter And Spay Alternative Vets
Dog Shows, Events And Activities🐾
As a Min Pin (or any dog) lover, there are some really fun places you should definitely have on your list to visit. Whether you are interested in visiting dogs shows to learn more about them with the intention of showing or just as a fun day out, we have amongst the most well-known and popular events listed below. Some of these we at Heathside even visited ourselves and are held in different parts of the country. As an active pet owner who wants to get their pooch into doggy sports, you may decide you want to add to your Min Pin’s life (and yours!) and try out some of the exciting activities out there for dogs and their owners to enjoy. As mentioned in Play, Activities And Sports With The Miniature Pinscher, this breed tends to excel at agility (and enjoy it) and for those living around London we have sourced out some sites that can help you get started.
Kennel Club Events🐾
Dog Shows
Miniature Pinscher Club Of Great Britain
See this website for Min Pin-specific shows of all levels.
Crufts is the largest, most well-known championship dog show in the world. At Crufts visitors can watch breed shows/exhibits, competitive sporting events such as agility and have access to 100s of stools selling all things dog.
One of the largest most popular championship dog shows in the UK, and the first show that we went to! A fun summer event held outside with food and drink stands and pet shopping opportunities available too.
Discover Dogs is partly an educational event that gives visitors a chance to meet many different Kennel Club breeds along with their breeders partly a show event because you’ll get to watch a range of shows, similar to Crufts. Plenty of doggy shopping opportunities as well.
This is a super fun doggy day out held in different parts of the country. Held outdoors, you can bring your own dogs, watch competitions and get involved in activities too. Plus there are shopping opportunities.
Another super fun event held over a weekend. Much like dog fest where you can bring your own dogs, take part in have-a-go activities and watch competitions.
Our 2017 visit to Dog Fest with Mikki was a lot of fun
Doggy Events In And Around London🐾
Below we list some dog-friendly places such as cafes and pubs that we have visited and can recommend.
Dog Friendly Cafes, Bars, Pubs And Eateries
Dog Friendly Hotels And Cottages🐾
Below is a small selection of websites that list dog friendly business around the UK.
Dog Training🐾
If your Min Pin is in need of a dog trainer, finding a good one is very important. By ‘good’ we mean one that is not only qualified but also experienced, because that counts for so much when it comes to training dogs. Then there’s finding a trainer who has dealt with toy and small breeds because although the basic principles of training are the same, they are very different to deal with than large guardian breeds, for example. However the biggest issue your going to face when searching for dog trainers is the behemoth of trainers that will claim to best trainer in the UK (or the world), describing the methods (there are many) they use are the only ones that should be used on dogs. It can be very confusing for the consumer especially if you know little about training dogs. Choosing the wrong or a poor dog trainer can have disastrous consequences as the link below suggests and the most important thing to do is to not rush into a particular choice. We think it’s vital that you do the research and become clued-up which is why we do not have a recommended list of dog trainers. As we mention on our training page the Min Pin is definitely a breed that does not do well with punitive methods used in training and we fully support positive reinforcement training for all breeds of dog. Not all trainers use positive reinforcement methods so keep this in mind when searching for your Min Pin’s perfect trainer. Victoria Stillwell’s site (below) is a great place to learn more about positive reinforcement training.