Thank you! I just brought my little mini dachshund home 3 weeks ago and I have found going slow is the best. She’s 11 weeks now and she is very comfy taking herself to her crate to rest. She just trots off and goes into the bedroom to nap! So cute. I have tried just recently to close the door for short stretches either during her naps or at night, but she does protest! I’m going to try your method of the crate by the bed so she can always just lick my fingers or know she’s not alone. I actually am more concerned about getting her ok with being alone for periods during the day rather than at night- as I’m ok with her being in bed with me. Do you think your step- method still applies, as long as we’re consistent? Thanks again!!!

Norma is so beautiful! The first dachshund I ever met was my aunt's red longhair, Gretel, about 60 years ago. I've had smooths myself -3 reds and my chocolate dapple, Trinket. Elvis is my first longhair. He is black and tan and looks so much like out Lab mix -just shorter legs. We had a long journey ourselves when we picked up Elvis. We had gone to visit our daughter in northern Mississippi. with our Lab mix in tow. The dogs took the 8 hour trip back to SC peacefully and have gotten along very well.

If I dropped something on the floor, my tweenie longhair, Elvis, would have it in his mouth a second or two after it hit the floor. Elvis is getting better about dropping. things though and I have you to thank for that, Lenny! Elvis was originally from near Tupelo, Mississippi, Elvis Presley's hometown. Btw, Lenny, you have a lovely voice!

i know this was uploaded a while ago but want to thank you anyways for all of your videos. you channel has been THE MOST helpful for preparing me for my first dachshund AND first dog ever. i seriously can’t thank you enough i’m picking up my baby tomorrow and i can’t wait, i wouldn’t feel as confident without you

Thank you so much for your informative video. I have a baby dachshund that was born on October 19. I am wondering what kind of crate you have there in the background I don’t think she likes hers.

And she drums❤❤your voice is so dynamic🎉

Hi 🥰 I’m having a dachshund long hair dog but I don’t know how to decide between a boy or a girl any advise?

Girls rule

your videos are the most helpful i have found! i will be a first time dog mom soon and i can’t thank you enough!

I'm not surprised this video was crazy with all that you have going on! I'm 66, with 1 boy WH dachshund, having had a boy SH 51 years ago and at 15 weeks, he's enough for me, as I'm disabled. I honestly don't know how you manage with an small child as well but keep on doing it. Even a rambling video is interesting and informative. Merry Christmas! xx

We adopted a black-and-tan honghair little boy the weekend after Hurricane Helene devastated North and South Carolina. He was from Mississippi, near Tupelo, so we named him Elvis. Elvis traveled back to SC in his crate along side our Lab mix who was in the back seat. The two get along so well and I think Gwen is grateful to have another dog to play with. They look pretty much alike except that Elvis is much shorter. Having Elvis takes away some of the sting from loosing our chocolate dapple smooth, Trinket, a year ago in late October.

What is considered a adult, my dashhound is 9 months old and I adopted him and he had no training..in the past I have always crated my dogs and it's always worked

My female doxies that I had 40 to 50 years ago ate my underwear all the time. They'd also turned out the trash when my mom, my sister or I had our periods, My most recent female did not eat my underwear, but I since I had a hysterectomy about 20 years ago, they were no longer so enticing to Trinket

How does he knows what drop it means ?

My Shih tzu, Chloe, developed IVDD when she was about 10. I opted for surgery as I had inherited her from my mom and she recovered very well. Chloe lived for another 8 years and died at the age of 18.

Your video is too long winded.

Thank you! The under the legs version of lie down worked! This one was tough for my puppy :)

My females have always been the leaders of our groups and the males are kind of the silly backups for them 😆

6 dogs yeah you're nuts.... I'm looking for advice from a normal person.

It's surprising you don't do more covers...

Hi! I just got 2 dachshund puppies a month ago and have been having trouble with separation anxiety. I made a mistake of putting them in the same crate. But they have also been fine with eachother, they sleep together and are never aggressive. They listen to commands and have actually learned off of eachother with commands like sit, paw, and spin. I just learned about littermate syndrome recently and Im scared that i messed up something in their development. Should i still try to crate them separately? They have always been good with eachother and love sharing their toys. They love spending time with everyone in the house and even have their own seperate favorite people. I think the only issue is that when one of them is away, the other one barks for them. Please give me any input or suggestions! ❤

p.s. do you have a video about the puzzle mats I see you use in the video? Is it for training?

Thank you so much for your honest videos. So helpful, learned so much from them and hihihi…funny too ❣️

Hi! We used to have 2 yorkies, (boy and girl) and lost one last year and the other one very recently! They were both 16 when they passed! My daughter surprised us just last week with 2 dachsund pups, (male & female)! They are gorgeous! We were unaware of these potential potential until we started We were unaware of these potential problems until we started researching! We have had them at home for a week now and they appear to be having a great time! My worry is that we seem to have started all wrong¡ They are sleeping in the same crate, we have been training them together and have only just separated the feed bowls! My question is; can we start again afresh or are they likely to be set in a routine? Thanks for the video!

Imagine your life if people got tied together 😂

The female eating poop is more the fact that they need to keep the den clean and that is what they do with their pups as well. That's most female dogs especially if not spayed.

The only smooth got IVDD interesting 😢good luck with recovery

Would love to see a video about items that helped with IVDD recovery and also a video about having dogs and babies :)

So happy to hear Eva is okay now! I’d love to know more about IVDD items as I have a smooth hair who is 3 1/2 years old and I’m petrified of this happening!

Yay you’re back! 🎉

Thanks for the video! Welcome back!

Yay! You are back! Thanks for the update. I would be interested in a video on items you used for IVDD. ❤

Welcome back :) Really glad Eva is back to normal......what a fright that must have been! Every Dachsy owners worst fear!

That was a lot to deal with, so glad you are all doing well now and great to see you!

Good news that Eva has recovered so well I would really appreciate a video on the items you needed for her to help aid her recovery. Thank you. Pleased to hear all is well with Nemo & your pawsome family 🙂

Very Informative - Good to have you back !

Glad to hear she's recovered nicely!

Good to see you again - so sorry the girl suffered IVDD...

Happy to hear that you all are doing well! Thanks for the update. Love to see any videos you might post. Take good care.

Love your voice, would love to follow you on IG or Spotify if you’re on there 💛 hope you are well!!

Are those also min pins or chihuahas?

Any new videos? What happened?

Our new puppy wont even eat unless you stand right next to her

Invest in a carpet cleaner, sprays will nit get the smell out without a carpet cleaner sucking it out

So helpful. I have a 6 month old female and I’ve always had male dog so picking up on her season has been causing me so much anxiety. After watching your video I feel a lot more prepared thank you. Could you do a video on reacting as she barks at everyone and everything on walks sometimes I dread them. She pulls on her lead a lot too

Hi Lenny! I don't know if you will even see this comment since this video is 3 years old already, but i'm just curious: Is there a reason why you never picked up a wire haired dachshund? Is it simply a preference? You definitely seem to like long haired ones the best! Thanks for all the tips in the video, it'll be very helpful for my pup 💞

Our girl humps!!!

Wasted about 5:55 of my life

If they do not follow through with the command, do you still give the treat or are you just repeating the functions of the command again

When my Dachshund tried humping my arm I just squeezed his balls he no longer liked humping.