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minis and dogs...
my mini is my daily driver and only car. i'm looking to get a dog (not sure what breed yet...), and i was curious as to who has dogs here and whether or not they fit / are happy riding around in your cooper. a strange question, maybe, but i don't want to adopt a larger dog only to find she won't fit / gets cramped in my car.
any thoughts?
any thoughts?
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Perhaps this thread will help you:
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...&highlight=dog
I can tell you that my adopted/rescue Pomeranian has no problem with the Mini, but seeing as how she is only 10lbs that is probably not that much help to you
Edit: Since you are looking a good place to find rescued dogs is petfinder.com, and there are scores of places for everybreed and mixed breeds if you poke around online. This website has some good info on the tendancies of breeds, http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/abc.htm, plus there are lots of great books about it as well - it can really help you figure out what sort of characteristics would suit your lifestyle.
Anyway, hope that helps I can say that rescuing a dog from death/use in research or whatever situation they were left in is very fulfilling and you can end up with a great companion (I did).
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...&highlight=dog
I can tell you that my adopted/rescue Pomeranian has no problem with the Mini, but seeing as how she is only 10lbs that is probably not that much help to you
Edit: Since you are looking a good place to find rescued dogs is petfinder.com, and there are scores of places for everybreed and mixed breeds if you poke around online. This website has some good info on the tendancies of breeds, http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/abc.htm, plus there are lots of great books about it as well - it can really help you figure out what sort of characteristics would suit your lifestyle.
Anyway, hope that helps I can say that rescuing a dog from death/use in research or whatever situation they were left in is very fulfilling and you can end up with a great companion (I did).
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Check out www.carolinadogs.com
It's very interesting. I found one of these dogs and had him for a year before I found out that he was a Carolina Dog. He's wonderful with kids, likes to ride, medium sized, and best of all they have no known genetic defects that you normally find in the most domesticated dogs. The Carolina Dog is part of the Pariah morphitype of K-9's that are amoung the most primitive of all K-9's. They are believed to have travelled across the Bering Land Mass with nomatic people 8,000-11,000 years ago. Carolina Dogs still live in the wild. Mainly in undeveloped swampy land around the S. Carolina/GA border, but can be found in many remote places in the Southeast. There are even a couple of breeders that sell them. I found mine in a remote campground north of the Smokies in Cocke County Tennessee. Over a period of about a week I was able to gain his confidence with roast beef sandwiches from Arby's. 5 for $5.00 True story!!! I could go on and on about this dog. I've had German Shepards, Beagles, Border Collies, Field Spaniels, Dalmations, and Plott Hounds. This is the smartest, most entertaining, beautiful, and unusual dog I've ever been around. They are also know as American Dingo's, Native Americans Dog, The Dixie Dingo, and Southern Aboriginal Dog.
On the website check out the stories done by National Geographic and The Smithsonian.
It's very interesting. I found one of these dogs and had him for a year before I found out that he was a Carolina Dog. He's wonderful with kids, likes to ride, medium sized, and best of all they have no known genetic defects that you normally find in the most domesticated dogs. The Carolina Dog is part of the Pariah morphitype of K-9's that are amoung the most primitive of all K-9's. They are believed to have travelled across the Bering Land Mass with nomatic people 8,000-11,000 years ago. Carolina Dogs still live in the wild. Mainly in undeveloped swampy land around the S. Carolina/GA border, but can be found in many remote places in the Southeast. There are even a couple of breeders that sell them. I found mine in a remote campground north of the Smokies in Cocke County Tennessee. Over a period of about a week I was able to gain his confidence with roast beef sandwiches from Arby's. 5 for $5.00 True story!!! I could go on and on about this dog. I've had German Shepards, Beagles, Border Collies, Field Spaniels, Dalmations, and Plott Hounds. This is the smartest, most entertaining, beautiful, and unusual dog I've ever been around. They are also know as American Dingo's, Native Americans Dog, The Dixie Dingo, and Southern Aboriginal Dog.
On the website check out the stories done by National Geographic and The Smithsonian.
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My 65LB Baby loves my Mini
When I adopted my 1st baby (Petey my dog) from the Humane Society we all thought he would be about a 35LB dog. So he was trained to ride in the front seat (my bad). But... he turned out to be a 65LB sweatie who is trained to ride in the front seat of my car. Impossible to change that training. Petey is fine in all cars but he must ride in the front seat. All I have to do is lay the front seat back as far as it will go. Petey sits in front seat like a human person, he wears his doggie seatbelt. I am lax on making him wear his seatbelt, unless the top is down,then he wears it 100% of the time. (I kniow he should wear it all the time)
My main point is big dogs & Mini's do mix. Petey hates his seatbelt but he loves riding with the top down so much that he forgets that he has his seatbelt on. He loves riding with the wind.
Let's Motor.
My main point is big dogs & Mini's do mix. Petey hates his seatbelt but he loves riding with the top down so much that he forgets that he has his seatbelt on. He loves riding with the wind.
Let's Motor.
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I had a Shih-Tzu and he was the best! Darby would go everywhere with me! I had a few old Minis and MGs and he would hang out in the garage while I was restoring them. He liked the '59 Mini project the best for some reason and liked to sleep in it when I didn't take him to work with me. He loved to go for a drive and got extremely excited when he heard my keys rattle.
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Originally Posted by djafactor
My perfect dog, he passed away last September from cancer. This was the first pic I ever took of my MINI, doesn't he look proud? Especially with the drool
Amit
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I like your MINI also. My CR/B should be in by mid-febuary.
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Originally Posted by dragonflyer
I have a Husky .......
Tennessee today at 2:00.
Oh, sorry , off topic
Love djafactor's lab. My black lab passed away 8 years ago and I'm still sad
Have a Jack Russell now, but I have yet to let him in the MCS. I know, that is horrible.