Dachshund-Training

Affiliate Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. This article contains affiliate links. If you buy something through these links, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend products my own dachshund has actually used. Before you read on: If your dog has ever bitten another animal or a person while chasing, stop and get a certified trainer or a veterinary behaviorist first. This guide is education, not a diagnostic tool, and results vary between dogs. High-drive individual cases can need professional help. What worked for Oscar worked in our case. ...

Affiliate Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. This article contains affiliate links. If you buy something through these links, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend products my own dachshund has used and approved. Before you read on: If your dog has actually bitten someone — not just growled — stop here. Resource guarding can escalate into real aggression, and that needs a certified trainer or a veterinary behaviorist, not a blog post. This guide is education, not a diagnostic tool. For mild-to-moderate guarding (growling, stiffening, freezing), read on. ...

Disclosure: Some links in this article are affiliate links. I may earn a commission if you purchase through them, at no extra cost to you. I only recommend products my own dachshund has actually used. Let me guess — your dachshund is at the window right now, barking at a leaf that dared to fall in your yard. I’ve been there. Oscar, my mini long-haired dachshund, used to bark at everything. The neighbor’s cat across the street. The Amazon truck three blocks away. A dog on TV. I once counted 19 separate barking episodes in a single Tuesday. ...

Affiliate Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. This article contains affiliate links. If you buy something through these links, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend products my own dachshund has used and approved. I came home one Tuesday afternoon last June and found my backyard looking like a miniature archaeological dig site. Seven holes. Seven perfectly excavated craters, each one deep enough to fit a tennis ball. My mini dachshund Oscar was sitting in the middle of the chaos, covered in dirt from nose to tail, looking utterly satisfied with himself. ...