I’m not a dog person, but mini pinschers can be awfully cute. I’ve also have known some pretty sickly dogs who acted happy to be alive.
I am well acquainted with a MinPin and although they can be feisty, willful and hard to train, they are very cute and have lots of personality.
Friends of mine have a mini pinscher. About 2-3 times
a year I drive over 300 miles to visit them and hang
around the Central Coast for a weekend. For the past
5 years every visit I expect to learn that ‘Lua’ has
moved on to the big doggie park beyond. But there she
is, now 19 years old in human years. I don’t recall
how many litters she has dropped but my friends tell
me she had 28 pups during her reproductive years. She
wears a doggie diaper while inside and is completely
deaf. The little dog is so well taken care of that I
volunteered to take her place if I happen to outlive
her. I think I can get used to the diaper thing....