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Rorschach · Post by **Rorschach** » Tue Dec 29, 2009 3:51 pm

SQUISH SQUISH SQUISH!
Also, I will hug him and pet him and squeeze him and pat him and pet him and rub him and caress him and...

Post by **FirebirdNC** » Tue Dec 29, 2009 4:02 pm

BusteeQT wrote:I think I pictured you with a Rott or Doberman.

Don't tell a mini Dachshund that they are not on par with a Rottie or Doberman. My black and tan mini is way more sassy than some of those "bigger" dogs lol. Eric my mini Dachs is 12 weeks old as well and they have pretty similar coloring! Link is the best cuddly lap dog ever lol. You are going to love your new little buddy, not to mention he is going to be a huge chick magnet

. I will have to get the recent pics off of my camera so you can see.

Post by **FirebirdNC** » Tue Dec 29, 2009 6:03 pm

As promised

Link and Pixie

A few pics of them hanging out on the bed (where they spend most of their time lol). They "help" me fold laundry sometimes as well.

Also the facebook link that sometimes works to the full album

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Arc Orion · Post by **Arc Orion** » Tue Dec 29, 2009 6:26 pm

For some reason, I feel the urge to give that dog a wooden sword, Firebird. He looks like a Link.

Mav · Post by **Mav** » Tue Dec 29, 2009 7:15 pm

Arc Orion wrote:For some reason, I feel the urge to give that dog a wooden sword.

Yiff in hell, furfag.

Imeut · Post by **Imeut** » Wed Dec 30, 2009 5:27 am

My kitty is special...

Deacon · Post by **Deacon** » Wed Dec 30, 2009 8:37 am

Heh, Firebird, maybe I'm biased, but the brown one is adorable

And Imeut, special as in wears a helmet and rides the short bus, or...?

EDIT: Quick question for those in the know: would the remotely controlled shock collars used to train bird dogs and to teach them to keep them away from rattle snakes and such be useful for teaching a mini dachshund not to bark and whine and howl incessantly when you put them in their crate for the night so you can go to sleep?

tnitnetny · Post by **tnitnetny** » Wed Dec 30, 2009 1:27 pm

I don't know about those collars for training. I have never ad probably will never use a shock collar. So someone else could answer, but I can help with the crying and barking.

The reason he whines and barks at night is because he is used to being with another creature (probably his sibling) at night time. He feels lonely and abandoned and doesn't realize you will be there in the morning. The best thing to do is place the crate somewhere on eye level with your bed so he can see you. I put mine when Soleil was that age right on the bed. You can also bring over a table, or chair. Don't just leave the crate on the floor in the room, he has to be able to see you.

If he continues to whine and cry then shush him, but never pet him or pay any other attention to him, or you are rewarding the bad behavior. After about a week or two he will understand that you aren't going anywhere so can move the crate to the floor. After another week or two you can move it to where you want him to sleep. Once you move him out of your room (I never did with Soleil, once she was potty trained she sleep with me) give him a shirt you have worn (and don't mind getting pee on) that hasn't been washed so he can smell you.

Imeut · Post by **Imeut** » Wed Dec 30, 2009 2:41 pm

Deacon wrote:And Imeut, special as in wears a helmet and rides the short bus, or...?

Special because she was so excited about the wet food her butt ended up in her food dish

Post by **FirebirdNC** » Wed Dec 30, 2009 3:51 pm

I'm afraid I am no help with the crate training, both my minis sleep under the covers as close to a person as they can get. No barking, crying, whining just a cold good morning nose in the face

Arc Orion · Post by **Arc Orion** » Wed Dec 30, 2009 4:03 pm

Mav wrote:Yiff in hell, furfag.

Nah, it's zoophilia. Furfags just like dressing like one when they're at it. Totally not hardcore enough.

Deacon · Post by **Deacon** » Wed Dec 30, 2009 5:24 pm

Imeut wrote:Special because she was so excited about the wet food her butt ended up in her food dish

Hahahahaha, I totally missed that the first time around

Toni, that's some interesting stuff. I'll have to see how he does after I get the doggy door installed and the baby gates up to keep him in the tiled kitchen instead of the carpeted everywhere else.

Firebird, I'm still a single man. Not really digging the dog under the covers with me thing. It may work mostly but from time to time that could be an inconvenience...

Post by **FirebirdNC** » Wed Dec 30, 2009 5:42 pm

Deacon wrote: Firebird, I'm still a single man. Not really digging the dog under the covers with me thing. It may work mostly but from time to time that could be an inconvenience...

LMAO, despite what you may have heard being married does not stop that. There are other beds for them to sleep in and once they stopped being anxious they don't mind sleeping elsewhere.

raptor9k · Post by **raptor9k** » Wed Dec 30, 2009 8:22 pm

The old ticking clock in the crate with them might help as well.

adciv · Post by **adciv** » Wed Dec 30, 2009 9:57 pm

Deacon, also, the shock collar would most likely be counterproductive.

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