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Hello and welcome to the forum! :) Eric is such a cutie!! I love his nose. :) I've seen that stripe on puppy-noses, but usually it fades away as they get older. Take pics while it's still there! ;)

I have to add this funny one here. Contact! :D

Thanx! And yes, he loves tracking and esp the trails in the woods. But we also train in the city. :)

Here's some pics from our training this week. We're finding lost pets. :)

Wow!! That's awesome. :) Maybe I'll make one for Manu also..

Yep. I wouldn't either. They have even created a coat type of their own; "half coat". Lol.

I've heard about that swedish law about the 6hours. I think it's kinda ok, but if we had the same law in Finland many ppl couldn't own a dog, I'm afraid. I've heard that you guys in Sweden have lots of doggy day-cares also? Those would be cool to have!! :) In Finland it's actually illegal to...

Have you tried anti-bark collar? We have this for Manu: http://www.petsafe.net/intl/fi/downloads/400-1403-46 We had to buy that because he has started barking at neighbours when he's home alone. It has worked really well. He got the point after just a few sprays on the nose. :) Of course, this...

Good breeders also want to know what kind of home you have to offer. They don't sell puppies to anybody. :) And, as Hilybee said, they want to know how the puppies are doing in their new homes. For example, my dog's breeder even has a facebook group for her and "her" puppy-owners where we can...

People also tend to forget that dachsies are actually hunting dogs and not lapdogs. That's why they're quick to react and may bite.

Same thing! :D I keep getting dachshund or Hello Kitty stuff. :D

It's a follow-up reseasch and it has been going on since 1998. I'm not sure if they have reduced. There's more info available for the breeders, but of course they would have to breed only the "healthy" ones, but we all know that many times that's not the case. But I'd say ppl are more aware...

I haven't heard discussions about this with dachsies. But with other breeds like cavaliers they are considering it in Finland too. Actually, I checked the "breeding program"-list and they do accept dogs with more than 2 calc on that list. They just don't recommend using those dogs for...

Yep, in Finland they don't accept dachsies that have 2 or more calcifications in the "breeding program". But still, people do breed dachsies that have more calc or are not even x-rayed. Our dachshund assosiation actually pays part of the x-rays. I think it's quite cool since the x-rays are quite...

These were in my mail-box today. What do you think? :)

Hello and welcome! :) She's adorable!

What I've done with my dogs is stopping when they pull the leash and call them back on my side. Start walking when the leash is loose. When they pull, stop etc.. If that doesn't work, turn around and start walking the other way. The walks WILL take a lot of time and you end up walking the same...

That is such good news! Well done Georgia! :)

Happy birthday!! :) He's still just like a puppy. :) I esp love the last pic with the squirrel. :D

We should get a dog-swim near here too! I'm so waiting for it. :) I've heard that swimming is really good for humans as well as dogs with back-issues. Manu loves swimming. He loves fetching from water and swimming in general. I'm going to take him for this water-hunting test next summer (I...