Hi all!
Been lurking around here and some other Dachshund sites.
This looks like one of the most active forums (and I love forums for learning!).
Possibility of adopting two mini's, brother & sister, about 8 months old.
Lots of questions coming up!
I've always been a med-large dog guy (lost my Springer to cancer 2 years ago ), so these little guys would be a little different situation for me!
We had planned to move to a smaller breed (Mini Aussie or Westie) this spring, but these two little guys are a very special circumstance.
I'll start with training....
They've been raised so far with the parents & another brother. Very little actual training. (I believe they have used a puppy pad in house).
I'm a big crate training fan and will want to get them housebroken asap.
Would two small crates be better for any reason or will one slightley larger (med. size?) crate be ok, where they'd be able to be together as they have been so far?
With two pups the same age is it better to work on training exercises at the same time or better off working them individually?
Training treats - It sounds like hotdogs, string cheese, carrots cut into small pieces seem to be the popular favorites?
Of course food is another major question.
I know some dog owners go to extremes. But I'm more of a middle of the road type (My vet always seemed to agree with me. very down to earth guy who works with the local farm animals too.)
Just worried that these little guys will be a lot more sensitive than my 70lb Springer! Will want something decent, but easily accessable, and a good value. I guess I'll have to see what they're eating now and start from there.
I'm just trying to do some research ahead of time in case this all works out.
Hoping that I don't regret this , but it's something we won't pass up if it is what the owner wants to do.
Thanks for any suggestion/tips/info that you can provide!
Been lurking around here and some other Dachshund sites.
This looks like one of the most active forums (and I love forums for learning!).
Possibility of adopting two mini's, brother & sister, about 8 months old.
Lots of questions coming up!
I've always been a med-large dog guy (lost my Springer to cancer 2 years ago ), so these little guys would be a little different situation for me!
We had planned to move to a smaller breed (Mini Aussie or Westie) this spring, but these two little guys are a very special circumstance.
I'll start with training....
They've been raised so far with the parents & another brother. Very little actual training. (I believe they have used a puppy pad in house).
I'm a big crate training fan and will want to get them housebroken asap.
Would two small crates be better for any reason or will one slightley larger (med. size?) crate be ok, where they'd be able to be together as they have been so far?
With two pups the same age is it better to work on training exercises at the same time or better off working them individually?
Training treats - It sounds like hotdogs, string cheese, carrots cut into small pieces seem to be the popular favorites?
Of course food is another major question.
I know some dog owners go to extremes. But I'm more of a middle of the road type (My vet always seemed to agree with me. very down to earth guy who works with the local farm animals too.)
Just worried that these little guys will be a lot more sensitive than my 70lb Springer! Will want something decent, but easily accessable, and a good value. I guess I'll have to see what they're eating now and start from there.
I'm just trying to do some research ahead of time in case this all works out.
Hoping that I don't regret this , but it's something we won't pass up if it is what the owner wants to do.
Thanks for any suggestion/tips/info that you can provide!