Puppy help! Dachshund....

[spedrunner]

She is twelve weeks old and love her to death. Housebreaking is getting better but still has accidents, have a few questions hope you can help.

1. She refuses to walk on leash. I tried reg collar and harness. She either sits and refuses to move or rolls ore on her back and says "eff you I'm not movin" . Any tips?

2. Biting. Ouch. She plays then gets too rough. I want to break this

3. We are not allowing her to jump so we are lifting her and putting her down as often as possible.

4. Overall just very stubborn but amamzing


Oh and I'll try to walk her and she refuses but as soon as someone else walks by she will try to dart to the and is all happy....I feel like she hatesssss me. Lol. I know she really doesn't

[dexteroni]

I love dachshunds! What's her name? Post a pic!

1. That can just be puppy behavior. Maybe start using the word "walk" while she's walking around the house so she learns the word for the behavior. Then on the leash, try motivating her with treats, but don't give it to her until she walks. If her normal training treats aren't enough incentive, step it up to something really awesome like bits of turkey or chicken. When she does eventually walk, give her the treat, praise the heck out of her, and say "good walk!" or whatever word you plan on using.

2. This is also puppy behavior. You have to do what's called "bite inhibition." With Quincy, as soon as he bit, we said "Ow!" in an exaggerated fashion, got up, walked away, and playtime was over. You'll have to do it over and over and over (and over) but she'll get it eventually. Google "bite inhibition" for more info. Ian Dunbar is a pet training dude who has written a lot about it.

3. Jump as in jump up on you? We just do "ah-ah" and ignore him until he's settled down. Picking her up isn't the solution because you want her to learn not to jump up on people who aren't going to pick her up. Have you enrolled her in puppy class? It will address items 1 - 3. She should be old enough to start now or as soon as she has her shots - it helps so much.

4. I've heard dachshungs are insanely stubborn. They're so awesome though. Enjoy and post a photo!

[msmerymac]

May 12, 2012 18:58:40 GMT -5 dexteroni said:

3. Jump as in jump up on you? We just do "ah-ah" and ignore him until he's settled down. Picking her up isn't the solution because you want her to learn not to jump up on people who aren't going to pick her up. Have you enrolled her in puppy class? It will address items 1 - 3. She should be old enough to start now or as soon as she has her shots - it helps so much.

I was thinking jump on THINGS, since dachshunds can have back issues if they jump the wrong way or if they jump up/down too far.

OP, do you have dog ramps? I think you can get them at pet supply stores or online. If she's allowed on the bed or on the couch, you can get those for her so she can use them instead of jumping. If she's not allowed on furniture, eventually she'll be trained to not be on furniture, and you won't really have to worry about her jumping.

No advice, really, but I love dachshunds! I saw one today and was able to pet him. :-) He was black and brown.

[bikerchick16]

Late to the party but here goes:

I have a 16 week old Dachshund puppy. He is definitely stubborn, but also really smart.

When he bites we yip sharply and he will stop and stare like we are nuts. Redirecting him with a toy also helps. With walking on a leash, he only recently started getting better at that. We have a slip collar for him when we walk to discourage pulling. When he was little he would sit down and refuse to go another step, now he just wants to run and smell. If yours is food motivated, treats are always a help. Tuxley will do anything if it involves food. Puppy classes are also helping.

With the jumping thing, Tuxley is not allowed to go down the stairs or jump off high furniture. We pick him up, and eventually will get steps when he is older. If you are consistent with it, they will get better with not trying to jump. Tuxley will jump off our low couch, but he doesn't jump off the bed, or go down more than two stair-steps.

Enjoy your puppy. Dachshunds are so much fun! I just love mine to pieces and spoil him rotten. Has yours started barking yet?

[beaglechon2012]

Just wanted to say your baby is adorable!! We are still working on biting with ours he is 6 mos now and still has some issues sometimes. Once she is teething (she may be already I guess) giving her some soothing toys might help..freezing a washcloth (warp it into a bone shape) is an easy cheap one. However, they do make bones you can freeze and give to them!

[M]

OMG she's so cute!

My dobie, Hilo, was the same way as a puppy. He refused the leash, use to jump, and still gently bites playfully from time to time. His breeder taught him not to jump from when they were little by teaching him "no" and punishing if they jumped. Positive reinforcement doesn't work well with Hilo.

Give her time to get use to the leash. She doesn't understand it yet. Imagine someone tying a rope to you and start tugging on you lol.

For biting, they don't know that it hurts you so you have to show it to her. With Hilo, when he bites...whether it actually hurt or not, I acted like it really hurt and just stopped playing/ignored him. He learned from my reactions. The breeder even suggested I bite him back to show him how it felt but that was a little weird for me lol. He still puts his mouth around our hands to play but he's real gentle about it and never bites.

[spedrunner]

Thanks everyone. She is doing better with potty training. She def let's us know when she needs to go we still miss the ques sometimes though. Our fault

The leash is still bad. Trying positive reinforcement. We ll see....

Her bites are awful she pinches the skin. It was suggested to play hurt and "lick" my wounds when she bites lol. I feel like an ass doing it and my h looks at me like im crazy.....so does she. Lol

[dexteroni]

May 15, 2012 6:59:07 GMT -5 spedrunner said:

It was suggested to play hurt and "lick" my wounds when she bites lol. I feel like an ass doing it and my h looks at me like im crazy.....so does she. Lol

lol. No. Just do classic bite inhibition. It works.

As for missing potty training cues, I started putting a star on the calendar each day Quincy didn't have an accident. Then when he whined and I was like "hang on a minute" or wasn't paying attention, I would think "I want that star today" and would stay on top of it. He was trained like *that* after I started paying proper attention.