Welcome to the Total Miniature Pinscher!

Welcome to the online magazine for all things Min Pin. As a new Min Pin owner, I've spent a lot of time cruising the net trying to find out more about this fascinating breed. What is its history? How difficult are they to train? Where are the best sites and lists? Where can someone wanting a quality dog go? Where can someone rescuing a Min Pin get help?

As an active agility competitor and instructor, I feel the Min Pin is an under-appreciated working breed that's capable of a high level of performance. They're fun and funny dogs with spark and attitude to spare, sturdier than I thought, and almost too smart for their own good.

Unfortunately Min Pins are a breed plagued by poor breeders and puppy mills. Even with years of experience in dogs and on the net, I have found the amount of dreck I have to wade through to get good information daunting, sometimes impossible, and occasionally heartbreaking.

It's my hope that this site becomes a great place for everyone to come and learn about the Miniature Pinscher. I will be asking for assistance from many of you who have known the breed far longer than I for the best resources and links.

So do you have something you think belongs on a website for all things Min Pin? A link? A picture? A training article? Let me know what you would like included on this site and I'll certainly consider adding it. Thanks for your help!

—Robin Nuttall, robinjn@mchsi.com