Having lost my epileptic girl [not a Doxie but my beloved mutt] my home was empty. I saw Tikki [someone told me that there were puppies in the next village and took me to see them] and out of eight, four of each, I knew Tikki is the one even though at 3 weeks they were identical. Only they were not, not to my eyes.
I knew I would have to wait another couple of weeks but just three days later I was told to go and fetch her now, with the unspoken "or else".
So she has been with me since 3 weeks old, bottle fed on puppy substitute milk from my Vet, then weaned onto human baby food and then slowly onto raw. Not dehydrated "raw" but proper raw meat and fish, with vegetables. And chicken necks and wings - bought fresh and individually frozen by me, and she has them straight from the freezer.
She has the strongest teeth and jaw I have ever come across, but from what I have read up since adopting her, that is the norm for Doxies. I will post photos when I can, but as she is either rushing around like a lunatic or she is sleeping.
Tikki has a shorter back, longer legs [but definitely Doxie legs, just longer], a shorter nose and smaller ears, but she is definitely more Doxie than MinPin. Although how she can jump as high as she can, and waltz around on her hind legs when she is on her tether outside in the front yard - I doubt a Doxie could do that.
She is so thin but weighs far more than she looks. Rock solid muscled legs - and the most energetic puppy I have ever had. I will try to post some photographs but none show her standing. I hope these come out.
Not a good picture as it does not show that her legs are longer.
The pj's took half an hour and a lot of blood [mine] to put on the skinny puppy - and were ripped off within the hour.
She is not a cuddle pup - unless she decides to.- and she bites. Not always and only me. She is wonderful with children, especially little ones who adore her and she lets them pet her and cuddle her, and she is great with just about everyone else. But she definitely is very difficult with me at times.
From what I have read she has definite Doxie traits, so I do not know what to do.