NEED INFO ON HOUSE/CRATE TRAINING!!
Hello,
It’s Pepperoni’s family. The new “owners” on the blog!!! Well, we actually don’t have Pepperoni yet. His mommy is expected to deliver on November 4th. (Two days after my birthday…not telling how old I am, though) LOL!!!
We have been doing much research on care for our soon-to-be friend. We have read and heard many different options for house/crate training are a bit confused….so, being that you all are Dachshund owners, we wanted to know your opinion and your knowledge in this subject on what worked out better for you. Could you help us with that?
The breeder from whom we are getting Pepperoni from will be putting him in the crate ahead of time, so that by the time we get him, he will be used to the crate…so that helps A LOT!!!! The breeder is a really sweet lady and has been very patient with me with all my questions…and believe me, I’ve had many because we are new to the Dachshund ownership.
But any help and advise that you can reply back to us will be greatly appreciated.
In anxious anticipation of Pepperoni’s arrival,
Maria~
September 28, 2006 @ 8:03 pm
Welcome Maria! I can’t help you a bit about the crate training but surely someone here on the blog has expert advice. As for the house training - contact Rhuari and Chase’s mum Rhona, she’s the unofficial house training expert on the blog. Rhona has an article she wrote with helpful hints that she’ll glady send out to you.
Can’t wait to see pix of your Pepperoni! We used to see a doxie pal in the dog run named Pepperoni! He was sooo much fun to play with!
Your new pals, Annabel and Brownie and their hooman pet Laura
September 29, 2006 @ 1:57 am
Can’t wait to see the new ‘kid on the blog’!!!!
September 29, 2006 @ 3:11 am
We can’t wait to see him either. You are going to be such great parents….getting all this information so early. Picking out a crate is important. Get one with a divider that can be moved back as Pepperoni grows. This will save you big $$$. At first, while training, keep his access area in the crate small. It should be big enough for him to turn around in an stretch out, but not roam. If it is too big he will sleep in one part and pee in the back corner, which defeats the purpose of crate training, and is a difficult habit to break. Oh, and don’t forget the hanging water bottle! All dachshunds need constant access to water!