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They keep 2 of them behind electric fence now, the ***** dog belongs to his mother and can get thru the fence of their place. I have thought about filling a couple hotdogs with antifreeze.
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YEAH I THINK U`LL HAVE TO DO SOMETHING TO GET THEM TO DRINK/EAT IT, I TRIED LEAVING SOME IN AN OLD HUBCAP, THEY WOULDN`T TOUCH IT !!They keep 2 of them behind electric fence now, the ***** dog belongs to his mother and can get thru the fence of their place. I have thought about filling a couple hotdogs with antifreeze.
Ended up adopting a 4 year old Jack Russell terrier. He seems to be a really good dog.Gentle and smart. Likes to show off his big teeth. Not aggressive at all. His name is Eddie.----------------ANTIFREEZE-------------
Anybody here have a Dachshund? Wife and I are thinking of adpoting a year old male.Anything I should no in advance.No other pets in the home. Only one grandkid on weekends. Dog will rarely be left alone all day long. We have had 3 boxers and a boston terrier in the past. So this breed would be all new to us.
Agreed, my whippit is fast and quick like me...My neighbors drag race their dachshunds and do pretty well. The wife and I had done and she was a great little dog.
I think most breeds are more indicative of their owners than the breeds.
Agreed, my whippit is fast and quick like me...
Well yeah the hippie lettuce one does make me laugh every time. I'm the one who gets everything done and you have a bellhousing still laying on your floor but I'm the one who's doing the hippie lettuce? LOL yep that one gets me everytime...Hippie lettuce is know to change time referencing.
whippet: a ***** reference??Agreed, my whippit is fast and quick like me...
Get your mind out of the gutter...whippet: a ***** reference??
It was until I bumped into you.Get your mind out of the gutter...
It was until I bumped into you.
WOW. ySo you been chasing me all over the Forum and now you personally emailed me to tell me I'm a dick head? Out here on the public forum is there anything else that you'd like to say? If not maybe the monitors here can slow you down a little bit?
No... Dick Head is allSo you been chasing me all over the Forum and now you personally emailed me to tell me I'm a dick head? Out here on the public forum is there anything else that you'd like to say? If not maybe the monitors here can slow you down a little bit?
This is been my exact experience and as I love the dog as much as possible, in the long run it's just far too much to put up with. There's too many better choices of dogs with better demeanors. Again I love my dog but to purposely go out and get one? not me....View attachment 1715224838 We always had dachshunds growing up as a kid. I’ve had two now as an adult.
There are a few things to know about the breed for sure.
1. They are brave, truly fearless, but often to the point of being obnoxious. If not socialized VERY WELL this can and does lead to them being insanely aggressive to larger dogs. Out of nowhere, faster than lighting, they will take off after, and attack larger dogs. To avoid this, they must be taken out and exposed to strange dogs regularly. Having another large dog at home won’t work.
2. “They are hard to house break” that is partially true. The truth is they know you want them to go outside, but they don’t care. If it’s raining, ain’t happening, morning dew on the grass? Ain’t happening. Too cold or snow? Pffft, ain’t happening. Or if you piss them off? Yea, they will piss and **** in the house out of spite. You can easily teach them to ring a bell hanging on the doorknob when they want to go out, but that is only if they aren’t purposely waiting for their chance to stick it to the man via a turd.
3. They have to have their teeth cleaned every 12-18months. They have a habit of holding chewed food in their cheeks. Hours after they are fed, you’ll look over to see them chomping on the little snack they “saved”. They will also instinctively try to “skin” things like tennis balls, furry toys, etc. They use their tiny front teeth leaving them with all these fibers lodged between their teeth right at the gum line, or under it. This causes SEVERE gum disease, SEVERE bad breath, and if unchecked, infection that can make its way to their sinuses and kill them. Their teeth is often the cause of their irritability when they become seniors, they are hurting, and are in no mood to put up with your ****.
4. As stated earlier, their backs. This also goes back to the whole bravery thing. It doesn’t matter where they are, sleeping on the back of the couch, being held while you are standing, or at the top of the stairs..they hear a knock at the door, their toy squeak, etc, they will launch off like a rocket and hit the ground running. This is hell on their backs as they age, and leaves them in pain and paralysis.
5. They bark, a lot, at everything. It’s not really a bark as it is them alerting you, like a popping bark.
6. They are gluttonous. If allowed to, they will eat themselves to death. I don’t mean figuratively, I mean literally. You have to give them measured food. And once they taste table scraps, game over, like feeding a gremlin after midnight.
7. They can get out of any yard. They are highly intelligent problem solvers. They will find a way, be it brain or braun, if they want out, it happens. Luckily the small shock collars work really well, but they learn it’s the collar, and if they aren’t wearing it, all bets are off.
8. Also they do have high prey drive. Squirrels, birds, and unfortunately sometimes cats(strange cats anyway), although usually they are very friendly to cats. Using a flirt pole really really works at keeping them healthy and keeping their drive satisfied.
All this aside, they do make great pets and are great with kids and other pets in their family. They are incredibly athletic despite their body composition and have unique personalities.
The pic is Elvis, chasing the flirt pole.
What?
No body posted this yet?
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Confession time.
Me first.........
Yea, I was young.
And I regret it to this day.
Kelli Bender
PeopleSeptember 11, 2018
Vet Reveals What Happens in a Dying Pet's Final Moments, Breaks Hearts Around the World
View attachment 1715224838 We always had dachshunds growing up as a kid. I’ve had two now as an adult.
There are a few things to know about the breed for sure.
1. They are brave, truly fearless, but often to the point of being obnoxious. If not socialized VERY WELL this can and does lead to them being insanely aggressive to larger dogs. Out of nowhere, faster than lighting, they will take off after, and attack larger dogs. To avoid this, they must be taken out and exposed to strange dogs regularly. Having another large dog at home won’t work.
2. “They are hard to house break” that is partially true. The truth is they know you want them to go outside, but they don’t care. If it’s raining, ain’t happening, morning dew on the grass? Ain’t happening. Too cold or snow? Pffft, ain’t happening. Or if you piss them off? Yea, they will piss and **** in the house out of spite. You can easily teach them to ring a bell hanging on the doorknob when they want to go out, but that is only if they aren’t purposely waiting for their chance to stick it to the man via a turd.
3. They have to have their teeth cleaned every 12-18months. They have a habit of holding chewed food in their cheeks. Hours after they are fed, you’ll look over to see them chomping on the little snack they “saved”. They will also instinctively try to “skin” things like tennis balls, furry toys, etc. They use their tiny front teeth leaving them with all these fibers lodged between their teeth right at the gum line, or under it. This causes SEVERE gum disease, SEVERE bad breath, and if unchecked, infection that can make its way to their sinuses and kill them. Their teeth is often the cause of their irritability when they become seniors, they are hurting, and are in no mood to put up with your ****.
4. As stated earlier, their backs. This also goes back to the whole bravery thing. It doesn’t matter where they are, sleeping on the back of the couch, being held while you are standing, or at the top of the stairs..they hear a knock at the door, their toy squeak, etc, they will launch off like a rocket and hit the ground running. This is hell on their backs as they age, and leaves them in pain and paralysis.
5. They bark, a lot, at everything. It’s not really a bark as it is them alerting you, like a popping bark.
6. They are gluttonous. If allowed to, they will eat themselves to death. I don’t mean figuratively, I mean literally. You have to give them measured food. And once they taste table scraps, game over, like feeding a gremlin after midnight.
7. They can get out of any yard. They are highly intelligent problem solvers. They will find a way, be it brain or braun, if they want out, it happens. Luckily the small shock collars work really well, but they learn it’s the collar, and if they aren’t wearing it, all bets are off.
8. Also they do have high prey drive. Squirrels, birds, and unfortunately sometimes cats(strange cats anyway), although usually they are very friendly to cats. Using a flirt pole really really works at keeping them healthy and keeping their drive satisfied.
All this aside, they do make great pets and are great with kids and other pets in their family. They are incredibly athletic despite their body composition and have unique personalities.
The pic is Elvis, chasing the flirt pole.
Chase is red and wonderful! He is truly a senior citizen but looks like a youngster!
I miss my RedDog, been almost a year and not a day does by that I do not think of him, and some days shed a tear. Must be something wrong with me in my old age?