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Post by scrub-buster on Mar 4, 2022 20:24:54 GMT -5
I lost my two dogs in the divorce. That was the worst part of it. I wasn't planning on getting any more but my fiancé talked me into looking at some mini-dachshunds. Dang those were some cute little pups. We put a deposit down on a blue and tan female. She has wanted one of those her entire life. I've never had that breed before. We went with a smaller sized pup. The owner said it would end up being around 8-10 lbs fully grown. We get her in early April.  |
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Post by drfleck on Mar 4, 2022 20:49:54 GMT -5
Congratulations! Nice looking doggie.
Have 3 dachshunds myself, I'm a fan.
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Post by genesis273 on Mar 4, 2022 22:23:40 GMT -5
They say dachshunds make great deer trackers too. Not sure on the mini's. Congratulations!
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Post by esshup on Mar 4, 2022 22:35:03 GMT -5
Cute pup! Longhair or short hair? Do the mini's have the back problems that the standard sized ones have?
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Post by scrub-buster on Mar 5, 2022 0:22:30 GMT -5
Congratulations! Nice looking doggie. Have 3 dachshunds myself, I'm a fan. Any advice for a first time owner? |
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Post by scrub-buster on Mar 5, 2022 0:24:01 GMT -5
They say dachshunds make great deer trackers too. Not sure on the mini's. Congratulations! We might try to see if she could figure out a trail. |
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Post by scrub-buster on Mar 5, 2022 0:24:44 GMT -5
Cute pup! Longhair or short hair? Do the mini's have the back problems that the standard sized ones have? Short hair. I'm not sure on the back problems. I think that is caused be being over weight. |
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Post by greghopper on Mar 5, 2022 7:37:27 GMT -5
Cute pup! Longhair or short hair? Do the mini's have the back problems that the standard sized ones have? Short hair. I'm not sure on the back problems. I think that is caused be being over weight. Yeah… the over weight and jumping off things will hurt their back. We have 2 one short hair one long hair. I would get a cage and make it learn to stay in it when left alone… they are chewers and hard headed! |
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Post by scrub-buster on Mar 5, 2022 8:16:39 GMT -5
Short hair. I'm not sure on the back problems. I think that is caused be being over weight. Yeah… the over weight and jumping off things will hurt their back. We have 2 one short hair one long hair. I would get a cage and make it learn to stay in it when left alone… they are chewers and hard headed! Thanks |
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Post by drfleck on Mar 5, 2022 10:00:01 GMT -5
Congratulations! Nice looking doggie. Have 3 dachshunds myself, I'm a fan. Any advice for a first time owner? Always try to minimize jumping on or off of things as it is bad for their backs. I'd also recommend dental cleanings as needed and even brushing the dog's teeth yourself. Small dogs have very little space between teeth which can lead to excessive plaque and tooth decay. They can be a bit stubborn to potty train. Long story short, I switched to all hardwood and laminate floors. No more carpet or rugs. |
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Post by ukwil on Mar 5, 2022 13:13:33 GMT -5
scrub-buster where'd you find them? Our mini dachshund is 13.5 years old and about to give up the ghost. I'd love to have another, but the breeder we used doesn't breed them anymore.
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Post by esshup on Mar 5, 2022 19:07:10 GMT -5
Any advice for a first time owner? Always try to minimize jumping on or off of things as it is bad for their backs. I'd also recommend dental cleanings as needed and even brushing the dog's teeth yourself. Small dogs have very little space between teeth which can lead to excessive plaque and tooth decay. They can be a bit stubborn to potty train. Long story short, I switched to all hardwood and laminate floors. No more carpet or rugs. To housebreak your pup, this book is the best thing that I've found. www.amazon.com/How-Housebreak-Your-Days-Revised/dp/0553382896/ref=asc_df_0553382896/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312021420189&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=6431668466368511648&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9016200&hvtargid=pla-453845368050&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=60223808857&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=312021420189&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=6431668466368511648&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9016200&hvtargid=pla-453845368050As for the teeth, get a finger brush and start doing it every few days when they are a pup. www.chewy.com/vets-best-fingerbrush-dog-toothbrush/dp/192973?utm_source=google-product&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=12798209681&utm_content=Vet%27s%20Best&utm_term=&gclid=CjwKCAiAsYyRBhACEiwAkJFKohT_NKoMb9GtxielGO7fOiPFRe9JsmDp43pLdOzWxsLodmRkHlOzPhoCHwMQAvD_BwE The routine that the pup does the first few weeks/months that it's in your home will be what it does the rest of it's life. If you don't want the pup up on the furniture, don't let it get up there when it's a pup. My neighbor girls would sit outside the small area I had for the pups when I had a litter and wanted them outside with Mom, but the fence I made was only about 24" tall. Mom could jump out (fenced yard) but the pups couldn't. The girls would play with the pups, and when the pups would get tired, the girls would sit on the ground with their back against the fence, legs straight out with a pup sleeping on it's back between their legs. I kept 2 from that litter and those 2 would sleep on their backs as adults. None of the other Springers would. The one I have now, I'd let up on the bed after she was about 16 weeks old, but when she laid down I'd have her lay between my legs (I'd sleep on my stomach). Now if I allow her up on the bed, that's where she sleeps, between my feet/calves.
The more you teach a dog when it's <6 months old, the more things it will know. Be careful around the 10 week time frame, be careful not to scare the dog with anything between 9-11 weeks old. If you do, it'll stay scared of whatever it was for the rest of it's life.
The more you get the pup out and exposed to new things (socialization) the better the dog will be when it's older. Take it out to the store on a leash as a pup, expose it to a myriad of things, and it will be a MUCH better adult dog. Teach it not to bark when it's a pup and it won't be a yapper later on in life.
Let me look in my library, there is a great book out there on dog psychology that you should get and read. It explains a lot about how the dogs learn and how they WANT to fit into the pack that is called your family. Dogs do VERY well with structure and training. When training, 15 minute sessions is the max. Repetition and simple commands is best.
For instance, when you are teaching a dog to sit, that means put their butt on the ground. It doesn't tell the dog how long it's but should stay on the ground. So, "sit", "Stay" means put your butt on the ground until I tell you "OK" or some other command that is is OK to get up and walk/run.
You can train a dog for voice commands, hand commands and many hunting dogs are also trained for whistle commands. Voice and hand signals are great because if a dog gets deaf when it's old, as long as it can still see, it still knows what you are telling it to do.
Budd can tell you, it's a whole lot easier to train a pup if you have an adult dog there that knows the commands, the pup will see what the adult dog does when you make that "noise" and it realizes that the certain "noise" means a certain thing.
Our command in the Spaniel world to "sit" is "hup". A buddy had a teacup chihuahua pup and brought it with him when he came here to hunt for a weekend. After the first day, the little pup was sitting when I told the Springers to "Hup". That sucker picked up the commands FAST!!
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Post by esshup on Mar 5, 2022 19:15:19 GMT -5
Dang it, I looked and I can't find the dog psychology book I was thinking about. Maybe I loaned it out and the person never returned it.
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Post by greghopper on Mar 5, 2022 19:24:45 GMT -5
Here is my two on their spot in back room …  |
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Post by esshup on Mar 5, 2022 19:48:24 GMT -5
I happen to have a Doxy outside, I'll take a picture tomorrow.
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Post by scrub-buster on Mar 5, 2022 21:49:26 GMT -5
scrub-buster where'd you find them? Our mini dachshund is 13.5 years old and about to give up the ghost. I'd love to have another, but the breeder we used doesn't breed them anymore. A breeder in Switzerland County. I can pm you their website if you want. |
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Post by scrub-buster on Mar 5, 2022 21:53:35 GMT -5
Always try to minimize jumping on or off of things as it is bad for their backs. I'd also recommend dental cleanings as needed and even brushing the dog's teeth yourself. Small dogs have very little space between teeth which can lead to excessive plaque and tooth decay. They can be a bit stubborn to potty train. Long story short, I switched to all hardwood and laminate floors. No more carpet or rugs. To housebreak your pup, this book is the best thing that I've found. www.amazon.com/How-Housebreak-Your-Days-Revised/dp/0553382896/ref=asc_df_0553382896/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312021420189&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=6431668466368511648&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9016200&hvtargid=pla-453845368050&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=60223808857&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=312021420189&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=6431668466368511648&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9016200&hvtargid=pla-453845368050As for the teeth, get a finger brush and start doing it every few days when they are a pup. www.chewy.com/vets-best-fingerbrush-dog-toothbrush/dp/192973?utm_source=google-product&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=12798209681&utm_content=Vet%27s%20Best&utm_term=&gclid=CjwKCAiAsYyRBhACEiwAkJFKohT_NKoMb9GtxielGO7fOiPFRe9JsmDp43pLdOzWxsLodmRkHlOzPhoCHwMQAvD_BwE The routine that the pup does the first few weeks/months that it's in your home will be what it does the rest of it's life. If you don't want the pup up on the furniture, don't let it get up there when it's a pup. My neighbor girls would sit outside the small area I had for the pups when I had a litter and wanted them outside with Mom, but the fence I made was only about 24" tall. Mom could jump out (fenced yard) but the pups couldn't. The girls would play with the pups, and when the pups would get tired, the girls would sit on the ground with their back against the fence, legs straight out with a pup sleeping on it's back between their legs. I kept 2 from that litter and those 2 would sleep on their backs as adults. None of the other Springers would. The one I have now, I'd let up on the bed after she was about 16 weeks old, but when she laid down I'd have her lay between my legs (I'd sleep on my stomach). Now if I allow her up on the bed, that's where she sleeps, between my feet/calves.
The more you teach a dog when it's <6 months old, the more things it will know. Be careful around the 10 week time frame, be careful not to scare the dog with anything between 9-11 weeks old. If you do, it'll stay scared of whatever it was for the rest of it's life.
The more you get the pup out and exposed to new things (socialization) the better the dog will be when it's older. Take it out to the store on a leash as a pup, expose it to a myriad of things, and it will be a MUCH better adult dog. Teach it not to bark when it's a pup and it won't be a yapper later on in life.
Let me look in my library, there is a great book out there on dog psychology that you should get and read. It explains a lot about how the dogs learn and how they WANT to fit into the pack that is called your family. Dogs do VERY well with structure and training. When training, 15 minute sessions is the max. Repetition and simple commands is best.
For instance, when you are teaching a dog to sit, that means put their butt on the ground. It doesn't tell the dog how long it's but should stay on the ground. So, "sit", "Stay" means put your butt on the ground until I tell you "OK" or some other command that is is OK to get up and walk/run.
You can train a dog for voice commands, hand commands and many hunting dogs are also trained for whistle commands. Voice and hand signals are great because if a dog gets deaf when it's old, as long as it can still see, it still knows what you are telling it to do.
Budd can tell you, it's a whole lot easier to train a pup if you have an adult dog there that knows the commands, the pup will see what the adult dog does when you make that "noise" and it realizes that the certain "noise" means a certain thing.
Our command in the Spaniel world to "sit" is "hup". A buddy had a teacup chihuahua pup and brought it with him when he came here to hunt for a weekend. After the first day, the little pup was sitting when I told the Springers to "Hup". That sucker picked up the commands FAST!!
Thank you for the information |
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Post by ukwil on Mar 6, 2022 14:48:45 GMT -5
scrub-buster where'd you find them? Our mini dachshund is 13.5 years old and about to give up the ghost. I'd love to have another, but the breeder we used doesn't breed them anymore. A breeder in Switzerland County. I can pm you their website if you want. Please do |
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Post by scrub-buster on Apr 4, 2022 21:50:58 GMT -5
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Post by deadeer on Apr 4, 2022 22:34:07 GMT -5
Couple of cuties there!
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