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    Dog Waking Earlier & Earlier

    We have an 18 month dachshund that up until 3 weeks ago had been doing great with sleeping through the night. Dooley sleeps in the bed with us and had been perfectly happy sleeping until between 6:30-7:00am. About three weeks ago that starting becoming earlier and earlier. He started waking...
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    Scared After Scuffle

    Dooley has always been one that wanted to sniff, play, and be around other dogs. In fact, at time I think he thought he was bigger than he was and would engage much bigger dogs. He would also do the "how you doing sniffing thing" and then would show some submission by turning over on his back...
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    Should I Worry

    My son took our year old dachshund on a walk tonight and apparently Dooley got hold of some type of small animal. My son tried to get it from Dooley but couldn't and he ate some of it. It was either the head of a small bird or a small mouse. Should I be worried? Is there something I should...
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    Weight & Food Portions (Pictures Included)

    We have a one year old Dachshund named Dooley. This is our first dachshund and I have a question about his weight and food portion. As I stated he is a year old and currently gets 2 feedings of a little over 1/2 cup each (total of 1 cup a day). We also use his kibbles for training and he...
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    Cutting Back Feeding

    When we first got Dooley as a little pup we put him on a 3 times a day feeding schedule (6am, 12pm, 6pm). He is now 7 months old and is weighing in at about 9.5 lbs. He isn't overweight according to all the information and pictures I have researched and compared him to. It wasn't a problem...
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    Daily 4AM Wake Up Call

    We have a four month old dachshund that is waking us up every morning between 4AM - 4:30AM. We let him whine a few minutes to make sure he isn't dreaming etc. and then take him out of his kennel to go potty. He does his business right away BUT when we put him back in the kennel he cries. We...
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    Chewing Fleece Blanket

    We have a four month old puppy that has begun chewing and sucking parts of his fleece blanket in his kennel and swallowing it. I don't want to pull his blanket out and have him with nothing soft in his kennel when he is in there or sleeping but I am worried about him eating it. I have seen small...
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    Chewing Blanket

    We have a four month old puppy that has begun chewing and sucking parts of his fleece blanket in his kennel and swallowing it. I don't want to pull his blanket out and have him with nothing soft in his kennel when he is in there or sleeping but I am worried about him eating it. I have seen...
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    Feel Bump Under Skin in Back Area

    I have attached a picture of a bump that I felt/found on Dooley last night. He doesn't yelp when I press it or feel it. He is running and moving fine. It does feel hard when I press it and around it. He is eating fine, playing fine, laying around fine. Any ideas what it might be? Should...
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    How Long Should Pupplies Sleep at Night

    We have four month old and I want to know about his sleeping at night. His evening schedule is eating dinner @ 5:30 followed by a walk and play time (usually at least an hour for the two). Sometimes play is longer and sometimes he is happy to just hang after that. He usually gets in our...
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    Good High Value Treats

    We are the owners of Dooley (4 months old) and are working on training. For a while he worked well with his kibbles but has figured out those are nothing special now so they don't work so well for his training. What are some good idea for healthy HIGH VALUE treats to use as part of his...
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    Furniture Jumping

    So I need some input on Dooley jumping off furniture, especially the couch and bed. He has only done this once or twice because I keep my hands pretty close when he is sitting with me on both of them. However, he would jump if I didn't do that. Is it ok for them to jump? Should they never jump...
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    New Puppies and Many Questions

    We are new puppy owners and really want to get things right so we have a wonderful, loving and great relationship with our baby. I have a few questions: 1. We are crate/kennel training Dooley. In order to do this is it ok that he is out with us some in the mornings/evenings while we watch...
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    Waking Puppy to Pee

    We have a new 8 week old puppy that we are crate training for housebreaking. I am interested in knowing if I should wake Dooley when he is sleep (during the day) every hour to take him outside or let him sleep and then take him as soon as he wakes up? I want to do what is best for him so...
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    New Puppy Owners

    Hello everyone from Dooley and his new family! We adopted a little boy dachshund over the weekend and know we are in for a wonderful adventure. I am so fully of questions because we want to the take best possible care of our new family member and make sure he and us are both happy and...
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