Getting a weenie dog tomorrow and need to know all there is to know about one!!!

[katpot]

Congratulations on a fine choice of breed! I hope all is going well for you and the new baby!
We have a little female Dachshund named Annie. She will be 13 years old on November 3. We got her when she was just 6 weeks old. She was so little she could fit in one hand! She has been a great little dog. She loves to cuddle. We bought her from a breeder that had 13 little puppies at the time. She developed SARDS (Sudden Acute Retinol Detachment Syndrome) when she was just 5 years old. Over night she was blind. We took her to the Michigan State University animal hospital. They gave her this diagnosis. They have no idea why it happens, it just does. I called the breeder to see if she had ever heard or had known any of her other Dachshunds to have this disease, she stated she had not. It took her about 2 months to get used to being blind. It's amazing how well she does. Just can't move the furniture around much! She very recently started with a back back. The vet gave her a cortisone shot and it seemed to help. She eats Holistic Select Senior formula and seems to do very well on it. Good luck!

[Laurie1999]

Congratulations on your new pup! I hope things are going well for you. We have a 15 yr old weenie name Frankie (Frankie D. Weiner actully - my husband had naming rights!) They are great dogs with very big personalities and can be high strung at times. They are very loyal so we have occasionally had to warn strangers not to reach out and grab him since he will snap if startled or if he is not given a chance to get to know you. He is about as good a lap dog as you can get. I agree with others about watching the weight and feeding a good quality food. Also, be careful with their backs. We had a significant scare with Frank many years ago but thankfully he pulled through. We definitely don't let him jump on the bed or couch and are especially careful in the winter if there is ice on the stairs or driveway.

Best of luck and enjoy your new little one!

[QponClippinQueen]

I have a weenie dog his name is Copper (his color is also copper) and we call him MR. We, wee wee, weiner, snout, and many other variations lol.

Is it my dog only or are weenie dogs VERY nosy (no pun intended)? He has to investigate everything and whena dults are talking he has to be in the room. LOL We tell him go to bed he'll leave but you'll see him peeking around the corner he appears to be listening..

We also have songs for him lol.
There's a song out and I'm not sure now who sings it or the name of it but it goes wee o wee o we wee o wee o we.. (lol we sing that to him)

[Neciepie]

I am loving this post. Doxie lovers unite! We have four...one tweenie, Scout (5), and three miniatures (overfed miniatures) Oscar (elderly rescue, ? age), Susanna (3) and Tucker (2). I LOOOOOOOOOOOVE this breed and you could never have convinced me of that 5 1/2 years ago. We didn't have any indoor dogs four years ago and now we have the four.If there's any advice I can give you, and forgive me if it's gross..I'm in the medical field....it is that high quality food yields high quality poop. Cheap food.....ugly mess. Your dog will be happier and less likely to get into trouble inside, if it has plenty of activity on that outside. Daily walks are recommended for these little ones. They are bred to be hunters and are always "on the trail" to find something. They also love to burrow...mine bury themselves under our bed covers at night. My daughter sleeps with one, my son sleeps with one, our rescue sleeps in his own bed, and my dog, Tucker, sleeps with me. Please give feedback about your story. I would love to know how things are going.
P.S. Susanna is the pooch in my avatar.

[Sculpture Widow]

I have never owned a dachshund, but I have worked with probably 35 of them when I worked at a boarding kennel for 3 years........
We also have some very good friends who have 3 of them.
There's nothing I would disagree with that's been said on the board here. They definitely can be sweet hearts, and never met one I didn't like.

The only opinion I have is I believe that Dachshunds are difficult to potty train. I know that you say your new little one is already 1 year old....I would ask your breeder about your new little boy and his status with this.
Now, I also believe that this has a BIG part to do with the owners and potty training, but there is NO doubt that dachshunds and yorkies made my job a lot harder at the kennel, as I was ALWAYS cleaning up after them.
And, I should mention that the kennel I worked at was AMAZING!!! The dogs always had access to an outdoor yard.

I suggest a crate for your new little one when you are not with him, and take him out every 2 hours (or more) until he is used to his new home. Do not even give him a chance to pee/mark or poo in your home.

You may have some issues with marking as well, as he's already a year old! It's possible that if you get him neutered as soon as possible it may prevent some peeing/marking behavior. But, if he's already started that, it may be very hard or impossible to stop.
Again, I would ask the breeder and see if you can get an honest answer on this peeing/marking behavior. Since he's already one, he could already be lifting his leg to mark, and displaying breeding age behavior.

One couple that came to the kennel regularly, gave up and got a litter box for their 2 dachshunds (they would bring it to the kennel as well), & the dogs would STILL pee/poop on the floor. Also, our good friends with doxies had major issues potty training them, too. In fact, their pups are 3-6 years old, & they still clean up after them sometimes.

Now, some owners on this board might disagree, but I know for a fact that dachsunds were one of a couple breeds that we always had trouble with peeing/pooping inside at the boarding kennel.

[TonyBreandthe4]

lol.. I TOTALLY AGREE with pp..

My doxie... she likes to leave little 'presents' for me in the back bedroom.

I dont know why.. we have so many doors and she loves to bark to go out but sometimes I think she is miffed if I am with the kids or cleaning and not scratching her belly so she goes and seeks her revenge.

That and the fact that she is viciously PROTECTIVE.. dont try to come in the house without her barking and barking.. we had a crazy salesguy come INTO our garage and knock on my inside garage door one time. I had the baby and cracked open the door thinking it was hubby or? I peeked around it and some crazy salesguy was there trying to sell me an photo of my house taken from a plane. I was like um.. I have google earth. lol.. well anyway he stomped at her to make her stop barking and she went out after him and nipped his ankle. I didnt feel bad at all because this guy was IN MY GARAGE. Who does that with the garage doors shut? Weinergirls dont know thats the garage they just think its part of their house.

Anywho.. I put up a beware of dog sign just in case any crazy's come back. I have a german shephard too, but in actuality that sign is for her because my shephard is a wimp!

LOL.. good luck.. they are just the best best dogs ever. Love her!

[TonyBreandthe4]

And lol to pp..with the names mr wee, wee wee....

Our girl is the same.. her Official name is Canoli
But we call her Noli, and noli weinergirl , and weinergirl, and ween, and weiner and Roost. Roost because she is always roosting things up with her beak to get comfy. lol.. she is just hilarious

[weekitty]

DON'T DO IT! dogs are like men they expect to be taken care of .... get a cat.... meow for now KITTY

[sadlady12]

I have 2 miniatures, my male, Shiloh is almost 10 yrs old now and his daughter, Cherokee is 4 yrs old.

I used to have an issue with the peeing/marking but he does really good now. He likes to please "mommy" and mommy has a way about her when he messes up, lol. He's finally figured it out I do believe. Cherokee does well too, but she's still more likely to have an accident than Shiloh is. My female is fixed but the male isn't, so it's a battle with marking but he knows it's not his to mark, it's MINE and I WILL freak out on him!!

May sound crazy to some but for training issues, I recommend the Dog Whisperer on National Geographic channel. The techniques work well if you are consistant with them.

I used to be really leery of the back problems associated with this breed but really I haven't noticed any with mine until recently with Shiloh. He's starting to show his age and is much more likely to wait to be picked up on the furniture than to jump himself. Cherokee however, jumps on everything, she is a climber and an active little thing! She will run and jump on beds, chairs, sofas, you name it.

Good Luck!

[tuckll]

My dog is Winnie the weenie dog. LOL She is the best dog I have ever owned. She thinks she's a big dog. I have 3 German Wired Haired Pointers who like to wrestle alot. She sets them straight. It's funny. This breed definitely has lots of personality. I never had any problems with potty training at all. She scratchs on the door to go outside and knocks her bowl over when she hungry. The other dogs are trained to this too. When they hear her bowl ringing they run to it. It's funny. She trained the other dogs! LOL She is a big cuddler too. Also has to be under the covers 365 days out of the year. It could be 100 degrees she stills wants to be under.
She is 13 Years old.