We want to concentrate on one type of breed and learn all we can about them.  We want to produce a healthy happy Miniature Pinscher as a family pet or in the show ring that fits the standard of the breed.

Spirit Min Pins is located in beautiful St. Clair County, MI. We have 20 acres of cleared and wooded property for our dogs and ourselves to enjoy.   Our home is 3 stories, with many areas set up just for the dogs but with our whole house catered to the dogs and their comfort and health.  We enjoy some wonderful in the summer but have lots of snow in the winter.  Here in
 Michigan, the saying goes, "If you don't like the weateher, wait an hour and it will change".

We actively show in AKC shows with our Rosie.  This is still a learning experience for us but we are enjoying every minute of it! We have some help from some wonderful experienced mentors in the breed.  With the acceptance of the blue Miniature Pinscher into UKC, we hope to also be showing there as well, with some of our dogs becoming dual registered with both organizations. 


We do not have puppies available to the public at all times.  We only breed a few litters a year, adding quality lines whenever possible to improve on the over all quality of our puppies and dogs in our breeding program.  We feel that having to many puppies at one time does not give the puppies the time and love that they need. So we have one to two litters at a time to ensure that the puppies get our full attention, love and care.  Raising healthy, happy puppies is a time consuming venture and we feel you can't do it that with 3 or more litters on the ground at one time.  We do have a waiting list set up and our puppies are normally spoken for at an early age.  We're very selective in our breeding program and our puppies leave us on limited registration for their protection.  We rarely sell to breeders, unless we personally know you and or you have excellent references!

All our puppies are raised in our home.  They are whelped in a huge Doberman sized crate with bedding, in our living room where we can watch them constantly.  This is only a few feet from our bedroom so we can also check on them during the night if needed.  The puppies are given the best possible care that we can.  Our vet is wonderful and on call if we should need him in an emergency.  All our dogs, including our puppies when old enough, receive a daily vitamin in addition to their dog food and many treats.

We also have pee pads located in many areas around our house for the convenience of the dogs to relieve themselves.  We put them in large crates or large plastic doggie litter pans, so there is extra protection of the pans and it's sides to protect our flooring as well.  The crates are handy as we can shut the door on young puppies until they potty and then we praise them for doing a good job!!  Our weather sometimes is not appropriate to be taking young puppies outside to potty and have found that this method works for us.  We realize accidents happen, so we also have a couple of handy steam cleaners nearby for immediate clean up in those situations.

To comply with our state, county and township regulations, we had to construct a kennel building for our dogs.  While we're not happy with having to do this, we went above and beyond the requirements to ensure our dogs were healthy and happy.  We are allowed a limited number in the house, so we rotate the dogs to ensure everyone gets "house" time.

Our kennel has heated floors for the winter, ceiling fans and screened windows for the summer months.  Each run has access to an outside run 24/7 for fresh air and exercise.  We also have a large fenced in area surrounding the kennel that the dogs are turned out to run and play with each other and us for awhile each day, weather permitting. (Remember we are in Michigan).

Each run has an electric heating pad bed and a platform for each dog to lie on.  Our regulations do not allow for us to put in boxes with bedding, so this is what we came up with to give them comfort.  The kennel has over a 6 foot overhang over the outside runs to try and keep as much snow, rain and ice out of those runs as possible.  Unfortunately the ends of the runs do still get wet from wind driven rain, melting snow and ice but there is still plenty of dry area for the dogs.

The kennel has its own hot water heater and a sink for washing the bowls, etc. It is also heated in addition to the floors that was mentioned earlier.  We've done everything we can to try and ensure our dog's happiness and health in the kennel or in our home. 

Our doggies have a large play area as we mentioned earlier.  They get to romp and play during the time we are out with them.  The kennel area is tree lined as it has several uses.  It is a sound barrier, shade for the dogs during the summer as well as a wind break during the winter.  The trees are mostly 30 to 40 year old Pines, with some Maples and Elms mixed in.  We have plans this summer to upgrade this area to include a new layer of grass, a picnic table and some chairs.

If you have any questions, please contact us and we'd be glad to answer you.  We also ship our puppies, weather permitting. Home visits are by appointment only.