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thanx for the advice

An e-collar or citronella collar on a remote may be the next step you need to take trainingrixie. A very good police dog trainer says the most important thing any dog trainer/owner needs to know is exactly what level of correction is necessary in any given situation. Mother dogs correct their puppies often, but very rarely for the same offense more than once or twice. There is something to be learned in that. An appropriate correction will...

sounds like that's the best thing! I hope they have them at one of the pet stores down in the town! otherwise I'll have to order over the internet! UGH! I HATE doing that, I get so nervous because I did a big article for a magazine on identity theft. Every since then i am sooo leary about ordering online

Please take into consideration the original purpose of the breed. This is important to research before getting ANY purebred dog. A Dachshund is bred to dig out and kill badgers. A badger is a realllllly seriously dangerous opponent. It takes a dog with complete heart and courage to go to ground on badger. Dachshunds, when bred for their original purpose, which MANY dogs of today, despite their many generations removed from this, still reflect...

I have 7 dachshunds, and they would do the same thing when the cats were in the backyard, but now the cats are not allowed to go back there anymore because we have had cats injured, and one killed by the dogs. Inside, the dogs don't bother the cats at all. Dachshunds have a very strong urge to chase cats.

the citronella collars work GREAT my co-volunteer at the shelter used it on her dog 2 times and when she says "Button" her dog stops doing whatever she is doing bad. i've been trying to get niko to stop being crazy with little kids at first he will be licking but i guess they taste good because he starts chewing on them and tried the pennies they worked for a while so a citronella collar might be the next step.