Dachshund Dilemma?

Question

I just brought her home last night and it was a rough night. She whined while in the crate but I found that if I covered it completely she fell asleep easially. Now that I have her out of her crate shes still whining constantly unless I'm playing with her. Do I have to play with her all the time unless shes sleeping or should I let her whine and find ways to entertain her self for short periods of time? She has lots of toys but it she seems to care less about them unless I'm playing with her with them. Will this pass? Also she hasn't eaten much or drank ANY water since I've brought her home and its been over 12 hours. She's 7 weeks old if that helps. Any suggestions would be helpful.

Answer 1

If you just brought her home, it wouldn't be entirely unusual for her not to eat well right away. You might try to soften the food just a little with some water, that may help.

Doxie's are a VERY NEEDY breed of dog. They want nothing more than to be with their people, all the time. I've always said if you want a dog that's under your feet constantly, this is the breed! As for the time you spend with puppy, you should be the one in charge of when play time begins and ends. It's important that you control it and will help in establishing your alpha status with puppy.

Just be sure puppy gets adequate play time with you and consider crating puppy when it's not play time.

Answer 2

It doesn't matter what breed of pup, they are all scared when they are so young and being introduced to new surroundings. Some pups are more agressive than others though, so you need to take precautions. The worse thing you can do after giving the pup a day or two to acclimate is to spoil it. Do not constantly give it your attention especially if it is crying. If you do, they quickly learn that crying will get your attention and then it will never stop. What ever you do, do not let it start sleeping with you in the bed to get it to stop crying at night. You will never break them of that once they experience it, and you'll have no peace and quiet or privacy if you get my drift. Teach the pup where his/her place is in the home, where the toys, food, and water are located. Spend some time with your pup, but not too much that they start to expect your undivided attention. When they are that young, walk them often to start getting them used to going outside. Some pups learn potty skills easier than others. Dachsunds are a spiteful breed. They will soil the carpet when you leave for work, and even eat your furniture. Make sure the dog is in a secure area where they can do no harm. Dachsunds are very loyal pups, and get very angry when ignored or left alone, or if you are approached. Good firm training will keep you in charge, your furniture intact, and the relationship happy.

Former "Dad" to Shelby, Misty, Sponge, PupPup, and Wyrmer all Dach's of course. (OK, and Nikki and Czonka too, but they were a Keeshund and a St Bernard respectively.)

Answer 3

Have a dachshund also. He is now 12 yrs. old. You MUST be in control of this dog, because it WILL otherwise control you. They are very sweet but very emotional and STUBBORN!!!! It will always try and get the upper hand so keep on him and you should have a nice dog. A book that helped me big time is a book called Dog Problems---by carole lea Benjamin--It taught me how to crate them between play periods and how important it is to not leave a dog have the whole run of the house(when they are out their space should be limited) because the more room they have the more trouble they WILL get into. I have had puppy litters and it is true, they can't handle to much space or they end up peeing, pooping , etc. Some pups are ready sooner than others for their space to be expanded.---Get the book and follow it and you will not be dissappointed. good luck

Answer 4

They have notoriously weak spines and shouldn't be allowed to do a lot of jumping. They were bred off of hunting dogs for generations so small animal aggression is very common within the breed. They are stubborn and will respond best to clicker training but need a firm owner who won't give into their whims. They can be very dog dominant and don't realize they aren't big enough to pick the fights that they do. They can also be aggressive to people if they aren't socialized well and trained continually to be polite. They are also total love bugs with 'their' people. They have a truly clownish personality and seems to revel in making you laugh. Coat care is ridiculously easy compared to a lot of other toy breeds. The breed shows a remarkable love of water from swimming to just playing with the garden hose. My girl will do ANYTHING for popcorn but that could just be her. =)

Answer 5

7 weeks is young for her to be away from her mom. She's probably confused at the new situation and where her mom has gone. Letting her be to whine for a bit will encourage her to figure things out for herself. If you continue to give constant attention she will always expect it. Look into toys like Kongs that you can stuff with treats. This may encourage her to play on her own and it will keep her busy and out of trouble. neither of my dachshunds are "needy" they aren't always in the room with me but are always there to warm my lap if I sit on the couch in the evening. Just like with any dog the more you give in to the demand for attention the more they will expect it.
As for the eating and drinking, stress over the new living situation can do that in dogs. With both of mine they didn't eat for 2 days when I brought them home. I put the bowl down for 15-20 minutes at each feeding time and encouraged them to eat, if they didn't the bowl was picked up after time so they knew there was a time to eat. Slowly they started eating again and didn't suffer from the lack of food for a few days. With a puppy its a bit more dicey since they need more nutrition to grow into full sized dogs so if it continues I'd call your vet and see if they can offer you any suggestions.

Answer 6

put something in with her crate what smells like you may by that helps