Dachshund owners please come and talk to me?

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For years Iv wanted one and now at a time I can have one. I know people who have had them so I’m aware of their temperament etc. However Iv been on a few daxie rescues for a while and one hasn’t come up in my area or if it has it has to go to an experienced Home and we obviously can’t be classed as that. So I don’t know wether to get a puppy or not but I’m reluctant....

Yes they are adorable etc etc but I’m not sure if I’m cut out for a puppy, the toilet training, crying etc at night, chewing everything etc. Can anyone share how they cake about their daxie? Or if you had them since a puppy how bad was it?

Tia

So a PRA certificate won’t have info of the actual dog or do you mean because it’s not a human a dogs name could be any dog? Iv never seen any paperwork relating to dogs in case you hadn’t guessed

For my spaniel I saw and got photocopies of the pra certificate of both the parents which had their pedigree names on them. This was also verified by the KC paperwork iirc.

It's impossible to guarantee a dog from any source isn't going to have issues. You can get a puppy from an amazing breeder, do absolutely everything right and still end up with a dog who has problems that need working on because of events completely out of your control. You kind of just need to accept that's a possibility when you get a dog.

I would be wary of adult dogs being sold on places like Pets4Homes, especially as you're looking at a breed which is prone to potentially very expensive health issues which could cause a less than scrupulous owner to try and offload them. As Kleptronic says, a decent breeder will take back a dog they've bred at any age, or at the very least help the owner to find an appropriate new home. Chances are if someone is selling a dog on rather than seeking the assistance of the breeder then the breeder wasn't that great in the first place. Of course it does happen that even the most conscientious breeder can be duped and end up allowing a puppy to go to someone who would then sell them on if they had issues but it's something to bear in mind.

One avenue that might be worth looking at is breeders who have older puppies or adult dogs in need of homes. It's not unusual for breeders who show (or compete in any kind of activity) to keep on multiple pups who show potential however if they don't end up suitable then they often seek to place them in pet homes instead. Also breeders who do take back dogs they've bred will sometimes have adults who have been returned and be looking for homes for them also. There are numerous dachshund clubs (listed here), both national and regional, who you can get in touch with and ask about breeders with older puppies or adult dogs available.

That’s great thank you pointy I wasn’t sure wether to just google all breeders reasonably local and then email them asking them but then I don’t know how to tell the difference (by a website) if they were puppy farms or not legit but forgot about kennel club!

Do bear in mind that KC registration is no guarantee of a breeder's ethics, there are plenty of puppy farms whose puppies are all properly registered. It's really a case of not all breeders who register are good but good breeders who can register will do so.

Really the only way to avoid puppy farms/dodgy breeders is to do as much research as possible. There are some pretty obvious red flags (someone breeding lots of different breeds, multiple litters on the ground at once, etc.) but you really can't do too much digging into a prospective breeder. The Champdogs website has some good articles about finding good breeders: Guide to Buying a Puppy and Questions to Ask Your Breeder. It's also worth looking at their Guide to Interviewing Puppy Buyers to give you an idea of what a good breeder should be asking you.

The KC, RSPCA and CARIAD have some great guides to finding decent breeders and avoiding dodgy ones/puppy farms.

Champdogs is also a pretty good starting point to look for breeders. Although, again, a breeder being listed on there is no guarantee they're decent there's a much higher ratio of better breeders to dodgy ones than somewhere like Pets4Homes. You can find their sections for the various dachshund varieties here.

I've got a mini Daxie, she is absolutely everything I thought she would be!
Fine to toilet train, learnt pretty quickly actually!
She does eat everything and is pretty hyper active BUT she's been super easy to train as we've really put the work in! (Getting to the teenager stage now at 1 so she's going off rails a bit!)
Was slightly worried about other dogs after she was spayed but we now have socialisation class and she LOVES everyone now
Super clever, down to the point when we get the cheese out of the fridge she will make her way to the kitchen even when she's in another room
She is the cuddliest, most loving little dog and I wouldn't ever have anything else now!
Personality is HUGE as well, and she does seem like she is very pleased with herself all the time
Warning- VERY very very loud and barky!!!

Also make sure PRA clear if you can! And definitely do your research and go to someone reputable! Have you signed up to the red foundation? They help rehome dachshunds too x

Oh also! get good insurance! ESP because of possible back probs!

Sure you've heard this all before, but toilet training is a pain, their constant barking at everything (even trees!) is a pain and their recall can also be a pain!

I've got a 5 year old daxie, and she's blind now (hereditary), but is also the most beautiful, cuddly princess dog I've owned. Complete lap dog. She did suffer from separation anxiety so luckily I've been able to change my job to mostly work from home.

3 years till she was properly toilet trained, and even now she still can have the odd accident if I'm out too long. She does have a toilet routine though (8am, midday, 5pm, before bed) so generally is fine.

Same as most dogs, depends how much training and socialising you can do with them when they're young.

Also health issues - need good insurance so definitely look up their common problems

My first dog was a mini dachshund. I was 12 years old. I did the training. She was the best dog ever. An angel. I chose cate training after doing loads of research (I was a responsible 12 year old). She never wined. I covered her crate with a blanket. She was so well behaved. We could let her outside our house and it was not fenced. She would stay on our property. My mom fell in love with her fast and she was such a sweet dog. We had her from 8 weeks. Never did we think it was difficult and she never cried at night. I believe covering the crate with a blanket helped. We now have a different dog breed only because we have young kids, which are not good for dachshunds, as their long backs are delicate and kids are rough with dogs. But I plan to get a dachshund eventually when kids are older. Although, the dog we have now is also an angel...never cries in the night...not from day one and sleeps through the night from day one etc. We also cover her crate at night. She is 5.5 months and we had her from 8 weeks. She even takes herself to the crate at 7 or 8 to bed and sleeps there until 7am the next day when we get up and decide to take her out. she has never cried to wake us up. She never had an accident in her crate either.

Thanks everyone for coming back. I think my worry is the toiletting and wrecking stuff as a puppy (the house not my things) I worry a puppy would add a lot of stress to the house but haven’t come across any slightly older rescues nearby. I spoke with 2 breeders and they said I should wait until next summer holidays due to seperation anxiety which I understand ...