Just a normal dog

My girl is 4.5 months old, and whenever I look at the puppies on this subreddit, they all seem so tiny, cute, and clean compared to mine 😭 Even after bathing her, she somehow never feels completely clean to me.

The weird thing is that when I look at photos/videos of really young dachshund puppies, including ones around the same age mine was, I feel like mine was never that cute-looking either.

I obviously love her a lot, but does anyone else ever compare their own dachshund to others and feel like this? Is it just because I see her every day and notice every little thing?

Hi everyone. Unfortunately our youngest doxie still has some trouble with the whole "pooping outside" thing, and when she does go inside the house she has developed an annoying (and extremely gross) habit of trying to eat her poop if I don't catch her in time. Our other 3 doxies never did this, so this is a new problem for us.

I was looking into some of the food supplements that are meant to discourage that behavior, I believe our vet had specifically mentioned the one called Nixit at one point. I was hoping you guys could let me know if you've tried Nixit (or something else) and did it work? Did it cause any stomach upset? Any advice would be appreciated.

Hi,

I am going on a trip in 3 weeks with my dachshund and I am a little anxious.
How was your flight with your dog the first time ? Any tips ?
I am especially worried about take off because if he gets scared and starts barking he cannot be stopped(we know how dachshunds are)… we have been training him so hard by putting him in his travel bag and going on trains once or twice a week to get him used it, he isn’t fully relaxed in it when we’re in the train and would whine if he doesn’t have a chew. We also often put him in the bag to take naps or every time we go in the car and there he sleeps in it.

We will give him gabapentin. Any other meds that worked for you?

Thanks in advance!

Good boy Dougal ❤️

OK trying to repost this to make sure the pictures show up. This just appeared on my dog’s ear. I’ve never seen anything like it before; it’s not red and it doesn’t seem to bother him. We do have an appointment but I was looking for advice

I was walking from the office to the station today, on my way home to my own little sausage dog, when I crossed paths with a dog walker picking up small dogs in her cargo bike. I thought this was a perfect example of that snobbish “I’m better than you why are you looking at me?” expression we all know and love our dachshunds for. And I wanted to share the judgement

She’s on patrol on car ridies making sure nobody speeds or else she’ll tell you all about it!! THE KITTIE WEEN PIE and sissy looking out the window

I found Lady Sweet Pea at a no kill shelter a number of years ago. She lived with me by my side for at least 7 or 8 years before she passed away. The first Pic is when I first adopted her after a year after my previous daschund Speckles passed away. Her behavior and temperament was the same as his. She never barked nor growled. She was the perfect baby and such a cuddle bug. I miss her and Speckles so much and really wanted them to know each other

I brought home my 8-week-old miniature dachshund a few days ago and I absolutely adore her. She’s doing really well overall, but I’m finding myself overthinking how to balance bonding with teaching independence.

She LOVES being in my lap and will happily sleep in my arms for hours. At the same time, when she’s loose in my apartment, she’s actually pretty good at playing/exploring independently and doesn’t need to be interacting with me constantly. The harder part is confinement—if she’s in her pen or crate and wants access to me, she can get pretty vocal about it.

She sleeps in her crate at night (and actually slept through the night last night!) and once she settles, she seems very comfortable. I’ve also started working on making the crate/pen more positive and voluntary—tossing treats into the crate with the door open, feeding in the pen, etc.

My biggest goal is to raise a dachshund who is very
bonded to me but also confident being alone. I want to enjoy all of these puppy cuddles while she’s tiny, and I don’t want to unnecessarily withhold affection because I’m afraid of making her “clingy.” But I also want to start laying a healthy foundation for independence and eventually being home alone.

For those who raised a dachshund from 8 weeks: What did you actually do during those first few weeks to encourage independence? How much pen/crate time did you use? Did you let your puppy nap on you? When did you start practicing being out of sight or leaving the house for short periods?

I’d especially love to hear what worked for you during the 8–12 week stage. I think I’ve read so much conflicting puppy advice that I’m getting in my own head about doing everything “right” when she’s only been home a few days.

Picture tax!

Nova :)

Cannoli monster.

Life is ruff.

This is my girl Violet. She finished her first heat around 12 weeks ago. A couple weeks ago her *mammary gland started to get swollen and I just assumed that it was a phantom pregnancy. She’s not acting any differently, she’s not nesting she’s not mothering, she is starting to lactate a little bit, but that could just be because I gave her a bath yesterday and was scrubbing her tummy.* Her \mammary glands are not hot to the touch or red and she’s not looking at them. Her eating habits are totally normal and she doesn’t have diarrhoea or anything. Do I need to take her to the vet? Or just keep an eye on her?

*edit for spelling

josie is too cute 🥹😭

Designed and 3D printed this little Halloween dachshund with his matching themed backpack. 🧛‍♂️

Having the hardest time figuring out his color. The AKC paperwork the breeder gave me says chocolate and cream but I don’t know… what do you guys think?