Dachshund World Forum

For parents of mini dachshunds…

How soon did you transition your mini puppy to adult food? Our breeder sent Murphy home with puppy food and said that it was enough to last him a couple of months (he’s about 4 months old now). She said when he finishes it  (at approx. 6 months of age) he’ll  be ready to transition into adult food. Is this too early? I’ve never heard of putting a puppy on adult food at such a young age but he doesn’t seem to have a sensitive stomach or any digestive issues, so it could be okay. I don’t want to doubt what the breeder says as she’s a good breeder and we’ve been impressed so far with the care they put into raising Murphy until he was ready to join us. But it just seems like 6 months is SO young to start adult food…any thoughts would be appreciated.

Sophie is healthy, up to date on all shots and meds, and went # 1 just 2 hours ago! She was not crated today at all. I was sitting on my bed (11:00 pm) on the phone with a friend with sophie curled up beside me. Suddenly she got up and began to dig at the covers. This is a nightly routine that ends with her burrowing in for the night. Then she turned in a circle twice and down she went! I was stunned! The only other time she pee’d on the bed was forever ago.  As to the inevitable “changes in routine” question my parents were out of town for a whole week and she’s been super clingy with my mom. I worked an 8 hour shift today and when I got home she was SUPER excited to see me, more so than usual. Then, when I was getting ready for bed she randomly began to run all around the house like a crazy person. Usually when I declare bed time she follows along and gets in bed. But something was up. I leave the problem to more experienced pet owners. Please, can you detect anything in her actions to tell me why she pee’d on my bed? I’m not mad, I’m concerned. Dogs don’t pee where they sleep.

I recently bought a 3 month old miniature dachshund from a breeder. I now live away from home, but growing up we had dachshunds so I’m very familiar with them. I know they can be challenging to potty train. But I’m at my wits end. When I take him outside he sniffs around and plays. He just refuses to go until we get back up in the apartment. He won’t even go on his potty pads. He prefers the carpet or the wood floor. It’s driving me crazy because I fuss at him and tell him NO! When I see him going or after I see a puddle (which is usually  few seconds after he does it). I can’t take him outside right after because I live on the 4th floor in an apartment in downtown New Orleans.  So I usually just take him and put him in his crate so that maybe he realizes this is bad behavior. But I’m afraid if I don’t do something to make him go outside then he’s going to be sad and miserable all the time locked in his crate. I’ll let him out for a while but then he goes on the floor again and back in his crate he goes. I feel like he just really doesn’t understand, and it’s making me sad to fuss at him all the time.

Hi my husband and I bought a puppy daschund about 3 weeks ago. When we first got him his stools were fine but after about a week of having him they became runny and had traces of blood and mucus. We have not changed his food and he has been to our vets twice now. He has had a steriod injection, antibiotics and a paste to try and help him get back to normal but nothing is working. My husband and I have tried him on chicken and rice and also fasted him for 12 hours but this didn’t work either. He is still playing as normal and has a healthy appitite and wonder if anyone has any thoughts on what might be wrong with him. His vaccinations are up to date and he has a normal temperature so i don’t think he has parvo. The only thing i can think of is that it might be down to stress, as he is obviously in a new home trying to get used to a new routine and being left alone on occassions.

I got my Gizmo D. Wienerdog by accident, when he was found wandering on the side of the expressway. He was all of 3 months of age, only 11 lbs.  A kindly good samaritan rescued him and brought him to me.

I have never had any dog like this.  Is he a doxie/lab mix? He loves his wading pool! Basset mix?  If anyone has any idea please let me know.

I am in LOVE with my little man, whatever he is or however big he gets.  He is a real companion, entertaining, loving, playful and smart.

You can see him here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njrdUH94cnI

Stills of him can be seen here: http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/6100386-just-me-an-my-wienerdog

Any ideas?  I want to know about any breed-specific concerns we may face in the future.  I am brand new to noodle dogs!

:- )

Thanks!

birdpond

I just rescued a 3 year old mini dachshund from a puppy mill where she was used by the breeder and then left to die.  We have been focusing on getting her healthy and using constant positive reinforcement to help her get adjusted to being handled by people.  The biggest problem we have come acrossed is she will not go up stairs (we have three very small stairs off of our porch) nor will she get up on the couch.  I have tried using treats but she will not eat them.  Has anyone had difficulty getting their dog going up or down stairs or coming up on furniture?

My 8mth old male doxie, Roux, has recently started to tinkle upon greetings from friends and family.  He is neutered, potty trained and is very energetic.  I have heard dogs sometimes grow out of this but are there techniques to “train” him out of this behavior?

Hello. My roommate has a Dachshund that’s about a year and a half old. She’s had him since about 9 weeks. She had him house broken when I moved in, not much else. Right after I moved in, he took to urinating and making other messes on the floor. That was November, and we’re just now breaking him of that habit (though, I’m worried it won’t take).

The next problem is chewing. She puts down chew toys and other toys for him, but he has taken to chewing (again since I’ve moved in) my shoes, my DVD cases, and anything else that is on the floor or that he can knock off onto the floor. She said this is recent, but it really was on going. Her solution is to “not put anything within reach” of him, and tells me that it’s unfair to tell him “No” that he can’t chew this, can only chew that. But, he being sneaky, will go into my room, and take the shoes or what have you and then run with them. He also tends to “Swipe” things he can find and hide them for later destruction. She will not discipline him because she’s not home when it happens and will not swat the dog. In fact, she tends to just sigh his name when he’s done something wrong and ask him why he would do what he did.

I’m looking for a way that will keep the dog from chewing things that don’t belong to him… my shoes, her shoes, tote bags, my purse…and reinforce that he CAN chew on HIS toys. She will not let me discipline the dog physically, and correct his behavior. A way that would be a compromise for us both, and would not force me to keep my bedroom door closed and my shoes in hiding.