A question for Dachshund owners concerning back injuries?

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I have a miniature female long haired Dachshund.

I would like to hear what methods you Dachshund owners use to prevent back injuries in your dogs. Here are a few more details about mine.

I am a Dachshund owner by accident. Our town has no leash laws. My Doxie got it in her head that I was going to be her owner. She stubbornly pursued that goal until one cold night she was scratching at my door and whining. I had never heard her whine before so I let her in. My point in this story is that I know nothing at all of her family history of whether or not her ancestors had more back problems than a Dachshund normally does.

I know that diet plays a role. Luckily she is almost self regulating on that. She is a finicky eater and the amount of food she eats seems to go by how much exercise she gets. If she gets little exercise that day she will eat very little food. On days when she gets a lot of exercise she eats more food but not an excessive amount. I am thinking here that I am lucky because if she is not over eating she will not be overweight.

My problem with her will be the leaping and jumping. I continue to be amazed at how high a Doxie can jump or where they will try to jump from. Right now her favorite place in our home is at the very top of my Lane Big Man's Recliner where she has a good view of everything and can occasionally lick my head. She only stays there when I am in the recliner and I do not allow her to jump off. I think I have trained her not to do this.

My problem with jumping and falling comes when she is exercising. She loves all dogs the bigger the better. The younger dogs are sometimes a bit rough with her and there is not much in the way of controlling which dogs are in our yard as there is no leash laws and the dogs who do come tend to have excellent personalities.My home is a magnet for lost critters.

On training. When I correct her I talk to her in a calm tone of voice using short words and I have had a bit of luck with hand signals. When I tell her NO she gets this really guilty look on her face and if she immediately stops the bad behavior I praise her. I could not get mad at her even if I tried. I have lots of time to work with her as I am disabled and retired.

Here is the really funny part. I used to not like Dachshunds and had no use at all for a housedog. Now I have both. I have a dog that one time I get scratched by accident and I let out a loud " Ouch!" A few seconds later I have one very angry Dachshund come charging out of the bedroom growling and barking. She thought somebody had hurt her buddy and somebody was going to pay for it.

I owe it to her that she has a long, happy, pain free life.

Leigh · Accepted Answer

Hello, I am a Dachshund owner also! Congratulations on becoming a dachshund owner yourself.  I try my best not to let my dachshund leap off the bed or the back end of the couch.  I am very careful as to how I pick her up.  I only pick her up by supporting both her chest and her belly near her hind legs. Never by her front legs! That is a big no-no with Dachshunds! Some dachshunds I am sad to say are just very prone to back problems and the best way to deal with it is prevention like you are doing. There are many articles that you can read on the internet regarding this problem with dachshunds. Good luck with your new dachshund and may she have a long, healthy and happy life.  Sincerely, Leigh Cielensky
leigh.cielensky@yahoo.com

? · Answer

one million.Are miniature dachshunds well to journey with? It will depend on the person puppy. If you're making touring pleasurable, then the puppy will like touring. two.How normally do you get up at night time to take him/her out to do it is trade? My puppies do not get up within the center of the night time to potty. At least, no longer as adults. As dogs, definite. All dogs, chiefly younger ones, would possibly must potty within the center of the night time. three.Is this breed difficult to condo coach? Do they bark plenty? Yes, they may be able to be barkers. However, you'll get that beneath manage A dachshund that's good exercised and will get tons of intellectual stimulation, won't must bark excessively. As for being problematic to housebreak. Maybe the mini's are, however I possess Standards and my puppies are utterly housebroken. They don't potty within the condo, ever. Both have been reliably housebroken by way of 6 months of age. four.And approximately how a lot is an excessive amount of to pay for this breed? an unpapered puppy is simplest valued at the rate of a collection of vaccines. No extra. However, in case you wish a puppy from a legit breeder, it could actually fee from $800 for a puppy nice and $a thousand and over for a exhibit nice. Please do not pay attention to the individual who mentioned that the Wirehairs are layed again. Their no longer. The Wirehair Dachshunds are lovely top vigour and correctly, lots of them are nonetheless used to seek with.

Go Doxie · Answer

You're doing everything you can do. Our doxie will turn 6 months old on the eighth. He's such a little daredevil we have to catch him mid air from jumping off the couch. Of course her favorite place is on top of your recliner! The higher the better =)

di · Answer

Doxies tend to end up with both back problems and allergies.  Do your research but these issues are inherited by the breed and there is not a lot that can be done to change them.

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