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  1. vizzla

    Don't like walkies....

    Make her like the outside. You say she is nervous. Have treats with you or her favourit toy. She is a young dog and young dogs are supposed to just walk around the neighborhood to get to know it. I dont know how fare you take her but let her stay where she feels safe and praise that. If you...
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    Normal for a puppy?

    It may be stress. Crating a dog may cause stressproblems and it can bee all sort of "weard" behaviours. If you can, could you make a room for her instead of a crate? Glad to hear you check her twice a day at least. I assume you take her outside at these times. I guess its stress from beeing in...
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    Swimming

    Nice to have it so close. Our dogswim is in the next town so we go 80 km but its wort it :-)
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    Hi All~Dachshund Dilemmas!

    Sorry to hear that you have theese problems. Is the dog checket at a vet? Maybe he is in pain or hes sight is getting bad? Behavioural problems can come from diseaces or injures. Can you do things with him on the side? You and him getting some own time together to learn trick or rally...
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    Swimming

    Are there any one here who swimtrain their dachshund at a dogswim? We went today. Alf has got his self esteem up since we began :-) Theo Loves the water.
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    biting and agression problems with rescue dog

    I got my rescue at two. He was a bit hard on us at first, with his teath. We use Kikopups methods and it helped us. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c77--cCHPyU And https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nyt2WLdQGs Think of him as a puppy even if he is two. It worked for us. Give him...
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    Can my daschie live in peace with the cats?

    My thoughts on this is: 1. A dog that is satisfied with a lot of exercise and mind games are less bored (and starts geting after the cats) 2. A dachshund is a hunter, if you for exampel let the dog do bloodtracking it will often calm the hunting side down. His need is already filled with...
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    My best books for dogtraining

    I always want to learn more about dog training. These are the best books Ive red so far. Turid Ruugas - On speaking terms with dogs; Calming signals Gabriele Metz - Body talk Per Jensen - The Ethology of Domestic Animals Per Jensen - Behavioural Biology of Dogs Per Jensen - Hur smart är...
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    Jemma photos

    Oh snow. It hasnt snowed here yet. North of sweden usually have snow this time but climatechanges is happening. Only rain and grey wether. Love your pictures! Outside is best way to go ;-)
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    Hello fellow dachshund owners

    So cute! Lovely
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    your best advice

    Please look up Kikopup on Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-qnqaajTk6bfs3UZuue6IQ Only use positive reinforcement. Never crate the dog. Play crate games so they feel safe if they need to stay in there, for exampel if sick or injured or at dog shows. But dont keep the dog in the...
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    Support needed IVDD surgery

    Its a bigg surgery and I hope you all overcome this. Maybe he is bored as to not beeing abel to move around as before. Can you do interesting mind games to make him tired so you can sleep at night?
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    House Training older doxie...

    You need to go back and train him just as you would a puppy! Here are some great tips: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvPiFcG7ROI Good luck! :-)
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    New member from Texas

    Welcome from Sweden!
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    Giving your dog more controll releases stress

    Read a very interesting blog post in norwegian, about an owner who had a bad conscience for controlling the dogs' lives too much. (GoodDog Center » Hunden er Sjefen!) You can translate the text for more details. Think about how much we controll in the dog's life. Where to sleep, when to eat...
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    Bloated/Hard Stomach

    I would take the dog to the vet. It can be something harmfull or just something she ate.
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    New member, 1st time mini-doxie parents in Austin

    Hello! Looking forward to see you babies :-) Great choise.
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    Questions about owning a puppy

    Dachshund are more bound to their family than other breeds so dont leave them alone for long periods of time. In sweden it illigal to leave a dog under 4 months of age at all due to the physical damages it does. My adult dachshund only stands 3 hours. After that he gets angsious I would never...
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    2 puppy (mini's) alone during the day

    Pleas read this about crating. If you can not have anyone come be with them and take them outside, I would rather just have them in one room, puppysafe. But you need to have someone take them out for potty right? What if, at your local pet-supply store, you could purchase a dog-training...
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    Sad and frustrated

    Its not fair to the dog keeping him alive if he is in such bad condition. That would even your husband see? He would like his healthy dog back but it doens look like thats going to happen since its an older dog. Hopefully you can make him see that its not a good doglife for him. Sorry to hear.
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