getting a new mini dachshund puppy - boy or girl? Coat type?

Question

Hi, I have a 4yr female smooth mini dachshund and a labrador (10yr old nervous male). I want to get a new puppy (mini dachshund) to play with her as she is so energetic and he is grumpy (poor old boy).

A short coat works well for us as we live in a rural area (mud, long grass, deer ticks etc). However I quite like the look of wirehaired dachshunds - how much grooming do they need? are they soft and strokable(sp) like smoothies? are they smelly?

Also, should I get a girl or boy? a boy would have to be castrated b/c my female doxie is not spayed (my old male lab is v. placid, my dachshund is an amazon warrior, if short!)

I am worried because I had a puppy who went under anesthetic to get castrated and he died. It was so terrible i don't want to go through that again, but I think a little boy might fit better with our other dogs. Still, I would love another little girl, but my bitchy is sooo dominant. What do you think?

Answer 1

I'd get a long haired male and have it neutered. The long hairs don't take too much grooming (once or twice a week 10 mins tops) and a male would have a more even temperament. The coat of the long haired is more coarse than the smooth coated but it is still nice to stroke.

Answer 2

Hi there! I'm so sorry you went through that with the neutering.

I think that the more important question than girl/boy is the personality of your dog and the new dog. But if your little girl has a dominant personality, I would look at boys first.

There are so many homeless dachsies in the world, why don't you consider adopting one who is already neutered from a rescue group? Then you wouldn't have to worry about the surgery, AND he would already have some training and socialization with other dogs. Just go to www.petfinder.com and put in your zip code and dachshunds and you'll see all the dachsies in need near you.

You may also want to consider spaying your little girl, so she is not at risk for several cancers.

Answer 3

Well usually the castrated ones are much milder. Usually the boys are more territorials (not castrated), at least mine is very much so. I have heard that non castrated girls get along better then 2 non castrated boys. If you don't want to go through this ordeal of castrating the dog again and you still want a different sex, just keep them separated when she does come in heat. I've done that many times with my guys here. The boy will cry and cry and cry and be very mad at you, but the heat will go off soon (2-3 weeks) and they can be put together again (if you don't want puppies). Crates work marvelously.
I have heard that you need much more care for the wire haired ones. Long haired, in my opinion, are better than wire haired, because the hair is silkier, you can comb easier. Well you need to comb at least once a week for both of these, especially around the ears and tails, where they tend to form some "hairballs". Short haired are definitely easier to care for than the other 2 types. I particularly have 3 long haired ones, I love them and bathe them every week and keep up with their hair, because they too stay outside a lot. I hope you can find the puppy of your wish and add to your happy family!

Answer 4

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Answer 5

About spaying and neutering a dog. You should take the dog to where your local animal shelter takes dogs for this procedure. Why? Because they do the most, have seen it all, and are never surprised. My vet does about 5 a month, the place where my shelter takes them does 10 or 12 a day and are cheaper! You need to have your female spayed because of the health advantages.

I like the smooth coat minis because they are such low maintenance. The wirehaired require grooming and occasional stripping to look their best.

Another note about dachshunds and that is because of their intelligence (often listened in the top five dogs in intelligence) they require training so that they do not develop bad behavior. Obedience training makes them a super pet and a safer one.

Answer 6

I'd say get a smooth mini male and get him neutered. If you worry about anesthesia get an older pup that is already neutered.

Wires are nice dogs, but they do NOT look like the pictures in books unless they've been groomed ! They do not grow in that pattern.

I had a customer that thought something was wrong with her Wire pup when it grew up bushy looking. I groomed it and she was amazed at the difference.

Long hairs would pick up too many weeds etc....

Why not spay your girl also?

And train your female before you get another dog. You need to be in charge, NOT your girl. You should be the dominant one, not your dog.

Answer 7

We have had two Dachshunds, both smooth. I would like a wired haired one because they need very little grooming, unlike the long hair.
My mother knitted the first Dachshund a mohair jumper in brown, it made him look like Dennis the Menace's dog Gnasher.
She put it on him and took him for a walk, you could tell he was embarrassed. Mother got gossipping with an Irish woman who was stroking the dog, when my mother pointed out that she had knitted the coat, the Irish woman thought it was his fur!.
As soon as he got home, he ripped it to pieces.

Answer 8

Yeah you can get another one, try saving one that needs a new home, www.petfinder.com. There are some purebreds in rescues and shelters needing a home, some are on death row.

Wirehaired dashs are great little dogs they don't skink anymore then a smooth. Grooming- they need regular grooming bruching once a week, just to get the dead hair out!!!

Good Luck

Answer 9

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Answer 10

Short haired boy