Dachshund World Forum

Hi,

I have a 1 1/2 year old male who has an aggression problem, and of course barking.  I have taken him to many training classes and at times he is well behaved and can do every trick in the book.  But he hates people he doesn’t know and is very vicious sounding. He barks at pretty much every person he doesn’t know.  I thought I was doing well with the training, but doesn’t seem to work.  I have been very patient and persisitent, but he seems to be getting worse. I am not sure what else to do?? Any suggestions?? Thank you..

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Indoor potty training is the way to go if you have a dachshund puppy. This is true for miniature dachshund puppies as well as for those of the standard variety. I love dachshunds in general but am partial to the miniature dachshund. This article is primarily meant for those who have a single dachshund puppy.

Indoor training will spare you some of the unpleasantries of having a dachshund that must go outside. Who wants to get up at 5 AM in the morning, when it is rainy or cold or, when you are watching a great movie? It is also better on the dachshund’s bowels and bladder if they can go potty anytime they want.

Start the potty training as soon as possible once you get your new best friend home. Dachshund puppies are quite small so even if they do make a mess it is no big deal. However, having them make a mess on a hard floor is preferable as it is much easier to clean than if they go on carpet. For the first few days you have your doxie at home, I suggest you have them mostly contained to a room with a hard floor…like in a bathroom. Don’t worry, you can get them out to play and can go into their area to spend as much time with them as you wish. I suggest having some Nature’s Miracle around when a mess on the carpet (it will happen) does occur. You will be amazed at the power and efficiency of this product. It can be purchased by clicking on a number of the merchant banners found on my site.

Place everything your dachshund puppy needs in the contained area i.e. their bed, food and, potty. If you are lucky, the breeder has already initiated their paper training which will make it easier for you and your new puppy. Start their training off on some newspaper. If and when they make a mess on the floor put a little of the pee or poop on the newspaper or preferably between a few pieces of newspaper. They will smell this and will begin to associate this as the place for them to do their business. Some people utilize wee wee pads but I never did.

Very gently chastise your dachshund puppy when they don’t perform well; they will feel the disappointment in your voice. Never yell at them as they are incredibly sensitive and will be very hurt. They very much want to please you! Do not praise them or give them a treat when they make a mistake. Just keep working with them and your dachshund puppy will soon get it right. When they do get it right praise them and give them a treat. Your puppy will be so happy! It won’t be long until they start getting it right most of the time! You will develop your own little system as times goes by.

One purpose of this article is to spare you some of the mistakes I’ve made over the years. My mini dachshund (Charlie) is almost 12 years old and I have experimented with several indoor potty techniques over the years. I started off with newspaper (paper training) but as your dachshund puppy grows, you will tire of them stepping in their own urine, transferring urine or, having the urine drain off the newspaper onto the floor.

Dachshunds have a quirk where if their front paws are on the paper they think their entire body is on the paper. This causes a number of near misses…especially since their body is long like a hot dog. Improvement was made when I placed a plastic hallway runner under the newspaper. At some point, I then purchased a large litter box and then placed newspaper in that and a hallway runner under the litter box.

You will so love your dachshund puppy that messes won’t matter much. However, as years go by, the messes have a way of growing on you. Once Charlie got into his 10th year or so I started to get quite tired of dealing with the messes. It is a labor of love however and unavoidable.

Just recently, I discovered and purchased a Wizdog indoor potty system. How I wish I had discovered this years ago! Wizdog consists of a large plastic pan with a separate plastic grate on top. You place newspaper in the bottom of the device. The dog does it’s business on top of the grate and the urine falls into the tray below. No more wet footprints or urine on the floor. The poop is easy to clean off the top of the grate. This is so much better than the intermediate steps I went through over the years. Charlie is taking to this upgrade well—messes transferred to the floor have decreased dramatically. I’m happier now too as the messes are more contained and much easier to clean up.  If you decide to purchase a Wizdog, please do so through my site—listed below.

In summary, for indoor potty training of your dachshund puppy, start off with paper training. Then, soon integrate your setup and system with a Wizdog. You’ll be glad you did–trust me! This will allow you to skip all the intermediate steps I experimented with and utilized over the years.

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My Dachshund is about 5 months old, his name is Oscar.  He is actually pretty well potty trained, he does not go in his crate when he is sleeping at night or when I am gone at work or school, but when I play with him or my roomate does, like pet him or rub his belly, he pees everywhere.  He pees like he has a 10 gallon tank, I dont know where he gets it all from, he doesn’t get that much water a day to pee that often.  I was thinking that it is because he is not neutered yet, which he has an appointment in November to be, but I am unsure if this is a problem, or it has to do with him not being neutered yet.  If anyone has any advice or comments please do.

Hi,

I’m really hoping someone can help me. I have a wonderful mini dachshund who has had his challenges housebreaking, but has recently taken to peeing on the bed. He’s a rescue pup and we’ve had him for almost eight months. While he still made pee mistakes from the beginning, we were starting to be quite successful in housebreaking him. (We adopted him at 10 months old.)

He’s now over a year and this bed peeing could mean he’s off the bed for good. I’d hate to lose my snuggle bug when he’s been such a good bedmate. Any suggestions on how to nip this problem in the bud?

I’d really, really appreciate it.

Worried Doxie Mom in Minnesota

Hi,

I’m really hoping someone can help me. I have a wonderful mini dachshund who has had his challenges housebreaking, but has recently taken to peeing on the bed. He’s a rescue pup and we’ve had him for almost eight months. While he still made pee mistakes from the beginning, we were starting to be quite successful in housebreaking him. (We adopted him at 10 months old.)

He’s now over a year and this bed peeing could mean he’s off the bed for good. I’d hate to lose my snuggle bug when he’s been such a good bedmate. Any suggestions on how to nip this problem in the bud?

I’d really, really appreciate it.

Worried Doxie Mom in Minnesota

My little one, Lila, is 11 months old and very excitable. She is very loving and full of fun but she immediately urinates when I come home or when anybody else greets her that she likes. Does anyone know if they outgrow this? I try not to make a fuss when I come home, but she will jump on my leg until I pay attention to her and then she’ll have the accident.

My 5 month old Dachshund pees more then usual if you want to say, when I pet him or rub his belly he’ll pee, and it seems like he’s peeing more then his body could even hold! It seems like he pees 10 gallons worth.  I am not sure if his unusual peeing has anything to do with him not being neutered yet (which he will be in November) or if there is a problem. He is pretty well potty trained and does not go in his crate anymore, and when he is taken outside he goes almost right away. Another thing, he pees when he gets scared, like if I yell at him for doing something naughty, he will also pee.  I am clueless, someone help!!

Last month my family and I rescued Skippy a purebred long haired dachshund from a local shelter.

Our first day with Skippy was fine. He was a little shy and overwhelmed probably because I come from a family of 8 but enjoyed the attention from all of us. The next day though his attitude changed. We took him to the park and all of a sudden he was pulling on the leash and barking non-stop. He does not like loud noises or little children. Which we find weird because he gets along great with anybody and our little children but not other ones. Also when we introduced him to other dogs he would let them sniff him and then try to bit them. This has happened EVERY TIME we tried introducing him to dogs. He’ll sniff and let them sniff and then try to attack… now we have to make sure there are no other dogs around while we are walking so we wont go crazy.

Now it is a month later and things seem to get worse. We’re trying obedience school but his non stop barking is not helping. He has no problem with following commands or listening his main problem seems to be other DOGS..he’s gotten out twice and has tried to bite a dog. Im at a lost of words because we are getting frustrated and don’t know what to do. Also now when we walk him he’ll only go down the street and then tries to pull towards home. At one point he was pulling so hard and running so fast I had to let go and he ran straight home. I have no idea what to do with him and have asked around but no one can help him.

I’m curious if it has anything to do with him coming from the shelter or are we not properly training him? Before we got him he was in the shelter for a month and before that he was given to his previous owner’s as a baby shower gift. How crazy is that?? Anyways though they kept him in their garage because they did not want anything to do with him when their baby arrived. He was surrendered which is how we came to find out this info. I’m wondering maybe this is why he’s afraid of dogs? Because he’s been sheltered all his life until we got him last month..idk.. if anyone has any suggestions I would appreciate it because I don’t want him to live the way he is living because he truly is a awesome smart dog.. he just has issues.

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Hello,

Dogs are typically about re-enforcement. Positive and negative.  The best way to change the dogs behavior is to ignore the negative behavior.  Don’t make eye contact with the dog, don’t speak to the dog and ignore him completely when he exhibits negative behavior. Reward him for desired behavior.  This will be very challenging for you, since you are the one who tries to change him.  If he jumps up at you, step back or simply put him down if he jumps on the furniture where you don’t want him.  Remember not to talk to the dog.  Dogs take actions better than spoken words.  When he whines or barks don’t talk back.  It’s viewed as “barking” back and encourages the dog to continue “communicating” with you. 

I would also encourage you to talk to your roommate and let her know how you feel. If she is realistic she will hear you.

Good Luck