God i am looking forward to giving back this dog!
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As some of you might've noticed I've been looking after next doors long haired dachshund for two weeks. We were looking forward to it as he seemed quite a chilled out character and he's cute. But jesus christ he is bloody boring!!! Their daughters wouldn't look after him because he is "too needy"... I know what they mean.
All he wants to do is sit on your knee and sleep, will not let me pat my two without barging in and trying to get on me. When it comes to walk time he goes jekyl and hyde bezerk and won't stop jumping up so much to the point that i can't put his collar on on my own and then put two harnesses on mine without them all scrapping. So my puppies have been getting less walks as i need my mrs to be here to help me, which has made my dogs misbehave more!
I don't know wether all pedigree dachshunds are this boring but i am glad my two are crossed with terriers, atleast they've got character!
Give him back on Monday thank god, atleast now i know i don't want a third and have realised even though my dogs aren't perfect, we are all just great as we are!
Rant over.
All he wants to do is sit on your knee and sleep, will not let me pat my two without barging in and trying to get on me. When it comes to walk time he goes jekyl and hyde bezerk and won't stop jumping up so much to the point that i can't put his collar on on my own and then put two harnesses on mine without them all scrapping. So my puppies have been getting less walks as i need my mrs to be here to help me, which has made my dogs misbehave more!
I don't know wether all pedigree dachshunds are this boring but i am glad my two are crossed with terriers, atleast they've got character!
Give him back on Monday thank god, atleast now i know i don't want a third and have realised even though my dogs aren't perfect, we are all just great as we are!
Rant over.
A friend of ours has a pure Dashchund, it is a bit of a wimp, not helped by being badly mothered by the owner, it is called Flower.
Daisy; my Frenchie, loves a rough and tumble and can go ott sometimes, Barry our Terrier is now used to it and gives as good as he gets, however Daisy fancied a play with Flower a few weeks ago, pinned her to the ground by her head with an ear in Daisy's mouth, Flower didn't fight back; just froze so Daisy went in for more and I ended up with an hysterical owner screeching like I've never heard a grown woman screech before and a screeching dog pinned to the ground with an excitable and muscly French Bulldog on top.
I pulled Daisy off and up, however she wouldn't let go of the ear, for a second or so Flower was dangling in the air just by her ear.
Anyway I locked Daisy away and things calmed down a bit.
Flower is perfect for her owner but most definately not a dog for us.
Daisy; my Frenchie, loves a rough and tumble and can go ott sometimes, Barry our Terrier is now used to it and gives as good as he gets, however Daisy fancied a play with Flower a few weeks ago, pinned her to the ground by her head with an ear in Daisy's mouth, Flower didn't fight back; just froze so Daisy went in for more and I ended up with an hysterical owner screeching like I've never heard a grown woman screech before and a screeching dog pinned to the ground with an excitable and muscly French Bulldog on top.
I pulled Daisy off and up, however she wouldn't let go of the ear, for a second or so Flower was dangling in the air just by her ear.
Anyway I locked Daisy away and things calmed down a bit.
Flower is perfect for her owner but most definately not a dog for us.
HTP99 said:
A friend of ours has a pure Dashchund, it is a bit of a wimp, not helped by being badly mothered by the owner, it is called Flower.
Daisy; my Frenchie, loves a rough and tumble and can go ott sometimes, Barry our Terrier is now used to it and gives as good as he gets, however Daisy fancied a play with Flower a few weeks ago, pinned her to the ground by her head with an ear in Daisy's mouth, Flower didn't fight back; just froze so Daisy went in for more and I ended up with an hysterical owner screeching like I've never heard a grown woman screech before and a screeching dog pinned to the ground with an excitable and muscly French Bulldog on top.
I pulled Daisy off and up, however she wouldn't let go of the ear, for a second or so Flower was dangling in the air just by her ear.
Anyway I locked Daisy away and things calmed down a bit.
Flower is perfect for her owner but most definately not a dog for us.
Yeah i think this one is spoilt rotten. Cant believe how wet he is, think i got a good mix of terrier and dachshund.. Loving and affectionate a quarter of the time and bloody maniacs the rest of the time!Daisy; my Frenchie, loves a rough and tumble and can go ott sometimes, Barry our Terrier is now used to it and gives as good as he gets, however Daisy fancied a play with Flower a few weeks ago, pinned her to the ground by her head with an ear in Daisy's mouth, Flower didn't fight back; just froze so Daisy went in for more and I ended up with an hysterical owner screeching like I've never heard a grown woman screech before and a screeching dog pinned to the ground with an excitable and muscly French Bulldog on top.
I pulled Daisy off and up, however she wouldn't let go of the ear, for a second or so Flower was dangling in the air just by her ear.
Anyway I locked Daisy away and things calmed down a bit.
Flower is perfect for her owner but most definately not a dog for us.
. Treat them like normal dogs they area good breed, spoil them and they will act on it.I didn't mean spoil re: food.more just giving one to one attention that type of thing. I would say he is probably the correct weight but as that isn't a common sight (in.many breeds! he now looks skinny! (could only know for sure with a pic) Dachshunds (and dachshund mixes and all long backed dogs) should be kept slim to reduce the risk of a back issue
issue.
If he has a good coat, can feel but not see ribs, spine, hips and decent muscle tone etc then I doubt his lack of energy is anything to do with diet
issue.
If he has a good coat, can feel but not see ribs, spine, hips and decent muscle tone etc then I doubt his lack of energy is anything to do with diet
Yeah to be honest i think he gets fed enough and he isn't desperately skinny just slim i suppose. I don't think he gets much exercise, just a walk in the morning i think. The one of my puppies sisters who is dachshund cross with a border terrier and they are having problems getting her to behave. Now i know because she doesn't have a mate to wear her out. Ours is a bloody nutter and gets to run round the garden and has a couple walks a day, so its not surprising they're having issues with one walk and a boring housemate with limited garden space.
We had two dachs. First one WAS a wimp but that was due to him being overbred and he died at 10 months with grand mal seizure on Christmas day. 
But although he was a wimp he was also very jolly and would happily 'beat up' the others and was brilliant off a lead. Jumping into puddles, get covered it mud or just create hell.
Second one was a mini smooth rescue at 11 years old and was quite a lady and took no s
t. Big dog attitude in a small package and would muck in with the others.
Both were far from dull. It was due to the first we got another. I would have a third one but finished up with a lhaza-poo instead.
But although he was a wimp he was also very jolly and would happily 'beat up' the others and was brilliant off a lead. Jumping into puddles, get covered it mud or just create hell.
Second one was a mini smooth rescue at 11 years old and was quite a lady and took no s
t. Big dog attitude in a small package and would muck in with the others. Both were far from dull. It was due to the first we got another. I would have a third one but finished up with a lhaza-poo instead.
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