How to Stop a Dachshund Puppy From Peeing in the House
It’s been a while since Molly was a puppy so I’m going from ancient memory and recalling that she was quite easy to house train by following four simple rules.  However, I did benefit from training Chloe

Keep your Dog Safe inside a Petsafe Wireless Fence
This summer we spent a few weeks of vacation with my wife’s brother and his wife.  It was their first time to Southern California and they were somewhat amazed how tight they pack homes together here in the Los

Training Leads for Dogs
Training leads are a very useful tool in helping your dog understand commands from a distance.  Basically, the lead is a long leash that is 20 to 50 feet in length which enables you to work standing apart from your

A Dog Seat Belt Just May Save Your Pet’s Life
You never know what’s going to happen when you’re minding your business and all of a sudden you’re broadsided by a SUV and its rear bumper is crunching down on the top of your hood.  Miss June bug was

Do Dachshunds Bite?
Yesterday I was at the Thousand Oaks Post Office to pick up my mail and a poster with a Dachshund, along with several other dogs, caught my eye. I picked up my mail and came back to read that next week (starting May

How to Train Your Dachshund to Go Around Things
In this video, Odie demonstrates his canny ability to “go around” objects. He’ll do it on command or by just waving my hand at the object to go around. This is one of the training steps they teach you

Do Housebreaking Pads Work When Potty Training Your Puppy?
We’ve had mixed results using housebreaking pads for Dachshunds. They worked very well for Chloe, but Odie and Molly thought the pads were toys and promptly chewed them up. The best thing to do is to tape the pads

Almost Completely Housebroken, Well Almost.
Su Lum, a columnist at The Aspen Times, keeps a status report on her two dachshund puppies, Nicky and Freddie. She's happy to report that her two 9-month old puppies are almost completely housebroken. Read Hard to Clean Dachshund Stains
Dachshunds are stubborn dogs. Especially when it comes to potty training. Molly still has her occasional “accident” when she forgets to go #2 in the morning. When she was first learning, every night she

Miniature Dachshunds are Easy to Potty Train (Yeah Right)
I was talking to Pete today (Arfie’s daddy) and he said that Arfie is not potty trained. I don’t know what it is about Miniature Dachshunds, but it they seem to take forever to get potty trained. Just when

Happy New Years
Excuse the pun, but it’s raining cats and dogs here in Thousand Oaks today. I expect it will continue well into the New Year. Odie and Molly refusing to go potty is making it difficult for all of us. I don’t

Dachshund Dog Food
Molly was sick for a few days with diarrhea and vomiting. It started the same night she grabbed a short-rib off my wife’s dinner plate when my wife got up to get a glass of water. The 2x2x1-inch piece of meat was

Molly the Miniature Dachshund Celebrates One
Molly the Mini is out of her terrible zeros and finally made it to one! That is, today is Molly’s birthday. Molly promptly got us up at 6:00 AM and of course we waited one minute too late and she initiated the

Miniature Doxie 3 is Sleeping on Cloud 3**2
Molly loves sleeping on our couch. Of course she gets away with it ’cause she’s the cutest mini of them all. I know if Chloe could read this, she would disagree. I sounds like Molly is going to become a

Four Miniature Doxies
Pete, a colleague at a company we’re consulting for, just got a new Miniature Dachshund for his son. “Arfie” is a male, red shorthaired Miniature Doxie with a black racing strip (just like Odie). Pete

Ann’s Molly “B”
It is raining again in sunny Thousand Oaks, CA. With all the wet weather, Molly’s scents are washed away and she just doesn’t know where to do her business. If you watch her carefully, you can tell when

Housebreaking Molly Part II
I have to admit that housebreaking Molly is becoming a chore. She has the peeing down pat but she still likes pooping around the house leaving wiener dog sausages for us to clean up. She knows it’s the wrong

Housebreaking Molly
Molly is not housebroken and has frequent accidents. Part of the problem is that we do not pay attention to her all the time and when she and Odie stop playing she heads to the door and lets it go. When we catch her in