We just got a new dachshund puppy. - Ask me anything!

[benburch]

And let me ask you some things...

Given that you have to introduce him to the crate slowly... Where should we have him sleep tonight?

And how should we deal with the cats? I am afraid one of them will hurt him as they all are bigger than he is! They seem most suspicious of him.

[Midlodemocrat]

1. Our puppy slept in the crate right off the bat.

Now she sleeps with me. Dachshunds are without a doubt the sweetest little creatures. I love my little dachschund.

[skygazer]

2. Where are the pictures?

My only question. :bounce:

[benburch]

5. Just took one.

[skygazer]

6. Awwwwwww...........

I now have a big, goofy grin on my face. Puppies are so beautiful. :loveya:

[auntAgonist]

16. oh my !!

that is one of the cutest puppies I've seen!!!

I wanna hold the puppy!!!

:hug:

[benburch]

21. Come on over, and you can!

:)

[livetohike]

30. What a cute little puppy!

:-) Look at those eyes!

[Debi]

31. Look at that face!

Those eyes would make me pick him up and carry him everywhere. :hug: hug him for me!

[benburch]

33. Done, Debi! nt

[SoCalDem]

3. Put clothing with your scent on it..inside the crate

put the crate in your bathroom or bedroom and start him in it tonight. If you wait, he will look at it as punishment..

cut the cats' claws and everyone will be fine :)

[IChing]

4. Ask me anything? so what are you gonna do?

Any pictures? Where is he gonna slept tonight? What's his name?

try a box tonight with treats

[benburch]

7. We'll try the thing with the scent in the crate...

I'll use my bathtowel.... We'll move the crate into the bedroom.

His name is Bogie after Humphrey Bogart.

[IChing]

8. Don't forget his pacifier, your'e dog is cute as hell, good name

[benburch]

9. We got him tiny nylabones....

Is a pacifier really recommended?

[IChing]

13. No, it's just my daughter's nutty dog Leon who loves them

I had never seen a dog with a pacifier before her dog. My dog, when we visited chew them up but never would run around the apartment with one in it's mouth, like Leon.

The destruction to the hilt of the pacifier came from my dog.
edited because my dog, Chewie baca, destruction

[marzipanni]

25. Leon could use one of these special pacifiers that

my son and I discovered at the Hallowe'en costume store.

[trof]

12. Good man!

Dogs are pack animals and your family is his pack now.
He wants to be WITH you, especially at night.

[Left_Winger]

10. What is his name?

[benburch]

11. Bogie after Humphrey Bogart! nt

[China_cat]

14. Make sure the crate's not too big.

Block up the back of it if it is. It should be roomy enough for the pup to stand up, lie down and turn around and no more until after he's completely housebroken.

No, you shouldn't take it slowly. Don't agonize over it, just make it clear that this is 'his' place and where you expect him to sleep and be when you can't supervise him. Make it a GOOD place to be. Feed in the crate. Give the tastiest of treats in the crate...and only in the crate. Wear an old tshirt to bed for a night or 2 and add it to the pup's bedding so 'you' are there with him.

If you're really worried, keep the crate in your bedroom for a few days. A night or 2 next to the bed so you can reach fingers down, then move it further away each night until it's out of the room and in the place where it will be permanently.

Crate training will save your sanity and keep you from having to say 'no' so often. You'll have a great dog.

Our dox, Scarlet, died a little over a year ago. She was 12 and had a stroke. Her crate was her favorite place to be. It no longer had the door on it and she split her time between a basket under my desk and the crate. She also had a thing for frogs.

[benburch]

17. The crate has a partition for that.

We don't have much in the way of treats just now... Just puppy food.

We'll work on the treats...

Sorry to hear that your friend is no longer with you; She looks like a sweetheart.

[China_cat]

24. By treats I mean things that the pup wouldn't otherwise

get but would be especially yummy.

Mine go wild for hot dogs, so they get THIN slices as bait for training. They'd do just about anything for a piece of a hot dog. Except for the one dog who'd much rather have cream cheese.

Try out the different things and find out what your pup is just wild about...hamburger, chicken breast, hot dog, cheese, whatever...and then only give that treat IN the crate. (And I'm talking a TREAT, not a meal.)

Scarlet was on borrowed time when we got her at age 7 (her previous owners just decided they didn't want her any more) She had the bane of long dogs...the start of back problems. We managed to keep from having to operate for the 5 years we had her but we knew that as she got older, we ran the risk of her back going completely or her having a stroke from the neurological problems associated with spinal dislocation. The stroke took her very quickly, before we could even get her to the vet. I like to think that she had the last of her life in comfort.

[Kenroy]

40. How can somebody decide

they don't want their 7-year old dog any longer?

I sincerely don't understand that. Bless you for taking her in. I always feel so bad for the older animals at the shelter - I know how hard it is for them to get adopted. It's very sweet of you to have done so.

[China_cat]

41. I have no idea why they decided as they did.

Scarlet came with a full medical history...they evidently took good care of her. She was fun to have around.

As to having older animals; right now we are inundated with them. Two BIG dogs that are going on 13, 4 cats that are 15, one that is almost 21. Youngest dog is 8.

And I have to say that there is no way I could manage a pup any more. When this crop of animals take their leave, we'll either foster or work with rescue to have older animals.

[Kenroy]

42. well I admire you

I've often considered adopting an older animal, but I'm put off by the potential expense and inevitable heartbreak.

I've lost a few pets in the past and it's devastating. I have a bunch of animals now, all fairly young, and I dread the thought of losing any of them.

You're a special person to take these animals. I would like to do it, but damn, it just hurts me so much when they go. I don't know how often I can deal with that.

Bless you.

[FuzzyThinker]

15. Will he bite my a$$ of ?

[benburch]

18. No...

But he'll lick you to death.

[aePrime]

19. What is this "crate" you people speak of?

:) I must not be up on the latest puppy training!

I had a dog while I was growing up, but haven't had the opportunity to get a new one yet. I'm looking forward to the day.

Edited because I totally forgot to mention how cute your puppy is!

[benburch]

20. A crate is a cage...

It mimics the den a wild canine would sleep in... Sort of.

It is a new concept to me as well, but everybody does it now.

[SoCalDem]

23. Here's a pic of my Kitty Gitmo Crate

It's really a dog crate, but I needed something to contain 5 curious babies ..even though they had their own room..

[Arugula Latte]

26. Awwww! Black and white kittens!

That cage is my idea of Heaven!

[CatWoman]

29. you don't know how much I love that pic

:D

:loveya:

[radwriter0555]

36. Not everyone.

*cough*

[redacted]

22. Think abt getting a Gentle Leader makes training so much easier.

http://www.gentleleader.com/pages.cfm?ID=29

[radwriter0555]

35. For a dachshund? They weigh 12 lbs, lol!!!

Better for the bigger, more aggressive doggies with behavioral issues, I bet though!

[redacted]

37. They work for all sizes. And I've known more than a few dachsunds

that were dominant and headstrong. Pull on leash. Hard to handle. And I've seen a few that were very shy.

A gentle leader works on dogs to help them know who is in control -- with dominant dogs it makes them submissive -- timid dogs it gives them confidence.

Head collars are good for all dogs and some day will be the norm.

So, next time you decide to laugh at someone's sound quality advice -- do some resaerch first.

Otherwise you might end up looking like an a**hole or something.

[radwriter0555]

39. lol yeah, I might look like an asshole for questioning a 150 lb human that

needs a mandible tether on a 12 lb doggie. That's it.

If the dog is a problem and can't be re-trained or conditioned to behave properly in public with gentle guidance and commands, then either carry it around if you must drag it out in public, or just don't take it out in public. Apparently it doesn't want to be out in public... right?

But I'm the asshole, as you can clearly see, for suggesting such wildly simple and humane notions.

[redacted]

43. Rad, you talk like you have no idea what a gentle leader is . . .

they are far more humane than any other kind of collar. They were developed strictly for humanitarian reasons so you could be GENTLE with any dog regardless of disposition -- they were developed by animal experts who were concerned that many pets were being dumped off at shelters because of behavior problems.

They are a clever way of communicating with your dog -- not a brutal one.
it turns anyone into a dog whisperer able to work with your dog with 2 fingers and a soft voice. And if you read my other post you would know that they help dogs with fear and shyness issues.

[marzipanni]

27. Congratulations on having a darling dog!

What a cute baby Dachshund Bogie is,
He's in the same shape as a hoagy is,
It's the custom I fear,
When a new kid is here,
To hand out a handful of stogi-es. ;)

[benburch]

28. That is priceless!!!

May I post it on my Livejournal???

[UrbScotty]

32. Will you name him Oscar?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=624815

[radwriter0555]

34. BUY wee wee pads. They make a HUGE difference and will save your

floors from damage and are really easy to clean up...

Try to keep baby in your room if you can... he needs to eat and poo (one after the other) every 2 hours. Once he feeds he will have to pee and or poo almost immediately after.

This will last up to about 4 months... although as he gets older, feedings don't have to go into the evening or nearly as often, of course.

If he can stay on your bed and you wake up every little while for the snack and pee pee pad, then that's great. I did it with my recent puppy like when I had my baby... I just got up with her every 2 hours for a few minutes. She had a couple accidents, but nothing the washing machine couldn't fix in a load of wash. I also laid down old towels on the bed in case of those accidents, they worked great.

I advocate puppies being treated like babies. It makes them more secure. I don't care for crate training, personally. Doggies are like kids, and should be treated as such.

[libnnc]

38. Ben, I'm so happy for you...

My partner and I had two red weenie dogs who both died of old age earlier this year (within a week of each other). The male, Peanut, was 16, and the female, Penny, was 15. My partner cage trained both of them and swears by that method. They were wonderful, smart and loving pets and we miss them both terribly.

I would suggest you keep a small throw blanket along with a shirt of yours in his cage. Dachshunds (we always called ours "woonkies") love to root or burrow their heads under the covers. Our Peanut used to hide his little red rubber ball in his blanket and then dig and root around to find it. Kept him occupied for hours. It's how they get comfy in their space.

Congrats on the joy you will have for many years to come. :bounce: