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Dear dachshund owners.
I would like to address this to new dog owners and owners that experience behavioural problems with their dog.
I am a member of the Swedish Dachshund Club and sits on the board of my local club . I hereby want to explain and give you arguments against putting your dogs in cages when you are of to work or during the night.
For starters...
The dog is a pack animal and dachshunds in particular is very dear family dogs and have great need for intimacy and interaction with its pack (your family). As a dog owner you assume that the dog will sleep all night. If you then keep your dog in a cage during the time you are at work so the dog is confined to a very small area for about another 10 hours (estimated that you work 8 hours and then travel to and off worlk). Possibly someone might come home and go out with the dog during lunch.
When the owner then comes home its time to manage the household, cooking, cleaning and helping kids with homework or going to practis etc. How much time do you therfore spend with your dog? What interaction does the dog get and how will it be able to create a relationship to its owner if it never gets to interact? A dog can only obey you if you have built up a relationship and trust. If the dog is alone for about 18 hours out of 24 (even if it is 16 hours its to much time spent without contact), then no such relationship or trust can be acomplished.
Why "crating" makes more problems :
Like all animals kept in cages, it creates loneliness and boredom, both mental and physical problems are common. Dogs are active animals and need to move all the time to build up the muscles and joints, especially young dogs. They need the weight on their skeleton to build up the body and to keep prgans running.
Loneliness and boredom also creates anxiety, agitation, depressed mood and depression that can manifest itself in barking, whining, biting, potty inside the house," defy ", etc.
A human dies without social contact. A dog is also a living creature and moreover a strong pack animals just like humans.
For those who use the argument that ”the dog does not pee where it sleeps ”, this can be countered with ”a dog should not be punished because the owner can not go outside with it every four to six hours” . A puppy has no control over his bladder, it's a natural maturation that has to occur in the body and to force a puppy to sleep in a limited area in the belief that this makes it housbroken is to deceive oneself.
”you could not have a dog in order to work full time if you do not crate it for it not to behave badly (barking or destroying)” so the explanation lies in the text above about problems that you create yourself by leaving the dog alone to mush. Restricting the dog's space is one thing, for example, to limit it in one room is ok, but keeping the dog in the cage is really harmful to the dog.
What is the solution of the problem?
Family members , relatives or friends that are home daily or who may bring your dog to work
Doggy daycare
Dogwatchers by neighbors or business that specializes in dogwalk-buissness
Dog Buddies
Maybe other in your area has the same problem and you can share to watch each others dogs
Young people in the area who leave school earlier looking to make some extra money could be trusted to watch your dog
If you talk to others you may have a solution right in front of you. Its more pleasent to be a dog owner if you dont have to worry if the neighbours are disturbed and getting tired of your dog while you are at work.
Please share and spread the knowledge of this for our dear dog's sake!
Thank you !
I would like to address this to new dog owners and owners that experience behavioural problems with their dog.
I am a member of the Swedish Dachshund Club and sits on the board of my local club . I hereby want to explain and give you arguments against putting your dogs in cages when you are of to work or during the night.
For starters...
The dog is a pack animal and dachshunds in particular is very dear family dogs and have great need for intimacy and interaction with its pack (your family). As a dog owner you assume that the dog will sleep all night. If you then keep your dog in a cage during the time you are at work so the dog is confined to a very small area for about another 10 hours (estimated that you work 8 hours and then travel to and off worlk). Possibly someone might come home and go out with the dog during lunch.
When the owner then comes home its time to manage the household, cooking, cleaning and helping kids with homework or going to practis etc. How much time do you therfore spend with your dog? What interaction does the dog get and how will it be able to create a relationship to its owner if it never gets to interact? A dog can only obey you if you have built up a relationship and trust. If the dog is alone for about 18 hours out of 24 (even if it is 16 hours its to much time spent without contact), then no such relationship or trust can be acomplished.
Why "crating" makes more problems :
Like all animals kept in cages, it creates loneliness and boredom, both mental and physical problems are common. Dogs are active animals and need to move all the time to build up the muscles and joints, especially young dogs. They need the weight on their skeleton to build up the body and to keep prgans running.
Loneliness and boredom also creates anxiety, agitation, depressed mood and depression that can manifest itself in barking, whining, biting, potty inside the house," defy ", etc.
A human dies without social contact. A dog is also a living creature and moreover a strong pack animals just like humans.
For those who use the argument that ”the dog does not pee where it sleeps ”, this can be countered with ”a dog should not be punished because the owner can not go outside with it every four to six hours” . A puppy has no control over his bladder, it's a natural maturation that has to occur in the body and to force a puppy to sleep in a limited area in the belief that this makes it housbroken is to deceive oneself.
”you could not have a dog in order to work full time if you do not crate it for it not to behave badly (barking or destroying)” so the explanation lies in the text above about problems that you create yourself by leaving the dog alone to mush. Restricting the dog's space is one thing, for example, to limit it in one room is ok, but keeping the dog in the cage is really harmful to the dog.
What is the solution of the problem?
Family members , relatives or friends that are home daily or who may bring your dog to work
Doggy daycare
Dogwatchers by neighbors or business that specializes in dogwalk-buissness
Dog Buddies
Maybe other in your area has the same problem and you can share to watch each others dogs
Young people in the area who leave school earlier looking to make some extra money could be trusted to watch your dog
If you talk to others you may have a solution right in front of you. Its more pleasent to be a dog owner if you dont have to worry if the neighbours are disturbed and getting tired of your dog while you are at work.
Please share and spread the knowledge of this for our dear dog's sake!
Thank you !