Hi Everyone,
I'm new to the forum and have a question. My fiancé and I have two wonderful black labs that are our babies. They are both very well trained, affectionate, and gentle. We want to add a third dog to our family, and are thinking of a small breed dog. We have both fallen in love with dachshunds, and are on the verge of getting a puppy. I know each dog is different, but do dachshunds usually get along well with larger breed dogs? I have read about their back issues, and im worried that during the course of normal play that it could be severely injured. Both of my labs would never intentionally hurt another dog, but im worried that if they accidentally rolled over onto, or fell on the dachshund that we would have a major medical trauma. I have heard that they are very resilient and brave dogs, so im wondering if they would be able to coexist with dogs in the 70-80 pound range.
Also, how are they with children? I am getting mixed reviews about this as well.
Thanks!
I'm new to the forum and have a question. My fiancé and I have two wonderful black labs that are our babies. They are both very well trained, affectionate, and gentle. We want to add a third dog to our family, and are thinking of a small breed dog. We have both fallen in love with dachshunds, and are on the verge of getting a puppy. I know each dog is different, but do dachshunds usually get along well with larger breed dogs? I have read about their back issues, and im worried that during the course of normal play that it could be severely injured. Both of my labs would never intentionally hurt another dog, but im worried that if they accidentally rolled over onto, or fell on the dachshund that we would have a major medical trauma. I have heard that they are very resilient and brave dogs, so im wondering if they would be able to coexist with dogs in the 70-80 pound range.
Also, how are they with children? I am getting mixed reviews about this as well.
Thanks!