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Good advice Old Pa, another vote for at least giving them another 2-3 weeks.
Originally Posted by plainsong /img/forum/go_quote.gif I guess you don't know too much about dachshunds then. They're not exactly little yippie dogs. In fact, if your prim and proper little showdog wants his/her champion status attached to the name, not only must they win the dog shows, but they have to win the tracking competitions as well. The other doxie owners can learn you a little bit about doxies of they wish. The dogs themselves do not believe themselves to be small. But big dogs aren't without issues - bloat and hip dysplasia being among them. You have to pay attention to how and when you feed and exercise a big dog....unless of course you have no idea what bloat is and don't care about avoiding it. Sorry for being blunt there, just in my experience, people who say that have no idea at all what having a big dog actually entails. If you know about their own little issues when compared to smaller dogs, then that's fine of course. Otherwise, it's a shame to rule out a breed simply from not knowing about it. |
Originally Posted by Pm@c /img/forum/go_quote.gif Well thats not a big problem. Its not like those "book" parents that do everythign by the book, including feeding burping etc. We just give our dog a bowl of food a day, let her run around all day (after all, you cant give a dog too much exercise because if he/she is tired, they will let you know). Give her plenty of water, plenty of love, and never any problems. Except for my last dog was epileptic (sp?), so every 3 or 4 months she would take a ceisure. |
Oh and just so you know, you sound very arrogant to me. I was simpyl expressing my dislike for smaller dogs, trying not to offend you, and you come out with these comments that make me look like I know nothing about dogs. Sure I dont know much about smaller dogs because I have always had a medium-large dog. I just find it annoying (since ive been in the city for 4 months) all these people in the city with small dogs, giving them coats and boots. Its pretty ****ing sad to see a dog wearing a coat or boots. The dog has fur for a reason people. Stop treating dogs like your children. Its nice to love them by petting them and such, but dont frakin dress them up. Its dumb really. |
As for your situation, Im not bashing you at all, so you dont need to go on the offensive. Im just stating that I prefer a bigger dog, since where I live its easier to handle a bigger dog than a smaller dog. Plus my cat is like twice the size of the dogs you show. It would be funny to see a small dog scared of my cat (trust me, your dogs would cower at my cat, hes a fierce and angry cat). |
Originally Posted by Pm@c /img/forum/go_quote.gif W/e man, I dont see your big problem. I just hate getting rained on trying to put my opinion out there. How am I arrogant because I think dogs with coats is a stupid idea. And yes, I dont need to train my dog in a formal training program because living in a rural area I can just let her run free whenever I want. She doesnt run away or run on the road or anything. She is probably more healthy than most city dogs because they dont get the exercise they need. |
Originally Posted by plainsong /img/forum/go_quote.gif None of what you guys saying here is really meant for dachshunds though, they are a specific breed with their own little "features." One of these is stubborness, and you can't overestimate the stubborness of a dachshund. It's even part of their breed standard to have it. It's not a question of not knowing that aggression isn't tolerated. It's a case of her being terrorized and hysterical - postering as if cornered, then attacking as if there was no other choice. The advice here is for two rational dogs, but what if one of them isn't rational? The guys on tv never seem to cover those problems. She seems to imagine slights from Tammis where there were none. I talked to our breeder friend, Rea, and she agreed with me. In fact, she finished my sentences as to how Pixie reacted, and said absolutely not, there is no way this is going to get better, and it's best to get them both out of this situation now. And no, I'm not putting Pixie in a kennel for a couple of weeks. Jeez! Rea told me that this isn't all our fault... she's been noticing this hysterical streak in Kira, Emma, and Kaapo (Pixies sisters and brother), and she's made the choice that Kira will not be bred because of it. So see guys, this is a little hairline flaw in Pixie, all her siblings have this hysterical streak - meaning they can build something up in their minds until they are just terrorized. And that the reaction of two adult bitches together is in no way surprising, and it will not get better. In fact, as Tamara bonds to us, it will get worse. We can't do this to them just because we want another dog. It's not fair. If Pixie bent to Tammis a tiny bit, they would be best friends, but Pixie's mind is made up. That's it. She's a dachshund, it's even in her breed standard that her mind would be made up, and so it is. I suppose it's tough to describe to people that you know what you're doing with your own dog, especially when they have zero experience with a given breed, but I rely on our own common sense, and the advice of someone who knows Pixie's family going back from almost the start. In short, Rea said that the lady who suggested they have two months together to test doesn't know sh!t from Shinola when it comes to dachshunds, and to not take her advice, that the situation is downright dangerous and that they can never be left alone together. I should also add that Pixie landed another bite, she was on her back, "cornered" where Tammis was sitting back in play session mode. She thinks she's cornered, she thinks she's being attacked when with other dogs she'd know better, so that's that. And with that, Tammis went back to her temporary home. Her temporary flock was thrilled to see her, and her to see them, and Pixie is absolutely feeling no pain right now. Ya know, if Pixie's own flock comes over, she's sad for the rest of the evening after they leave. Tammis was here for 3 nights and Pixie couldn't give a rip. Sadly, we made the right decision. Time to go drown my sorrows in some tunes. |
Originally Posted by Edwood /img/forum/go_quote.gif Hey, when you live in the middle of nowhere, works for you, great. But this thread wasn't about you, contrary to your beliefs. Do you live in an urban area? No. Are we talking about large dogs that run lose in a farm? No. Since when did this discussion become about how small dogs vs. large dogs? When you started posting. So again, I repeat. This thread was started by an OP about an adoption experience. Got anything to contribute about rescuing dogs? Training aggressive dogs? Your advice is to move into the country and let the dogs run free? OK, then that advice doesn't apply here. Move on, buddy. -Ed |
Originally Posted by Pm@c /img/forum/go_quote.gif Hmm well you certainly arent helping either. |
Originally Posted by Edwood /img/forum/go_quote.gif Well, perhaps she should've thrown one of the dogs into a fire then? -Ed |
Originally Posted by Pm@c /img/forum/go_quote.gif Perhaps your a ****ing *******? |
Originally Posted by Edwood /img/forum/go_quote.gif All you have left is profane insults, eh? Too bad they got filtered out. -Ed |
Originally Posted by Pm@c /img/forum/go_quote.gif Because you are blowing things out of proportion. I said one thing in one thread and suddenly it rolls over to another thread with it has NOTHING in common with? Try to be a little more realistic with things I say. What would make you think I would throw a dog into the fire? |