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[skennedy]

Text<IMG SRC="http://dachsie.org/ubb/cwmsmilies/cwm38.gif" border=0> I am so glad I found this website about Dachsunds. I am a Dachsie lover from way back. I now have a nine-year old daughter who I has become a fellow dachsie lover also. We had a little dachsie named Ruby who was taken from us last May when she ran out of our house right into the street in front of a car, as my daughter watched in horror. We were heart broken. She was only 5 months old and we had already come to love her. We decided we were so lonely that we adopted two more, a brother and sister. They are red miniatures and adorable. We love them so much and are having so much fun with them. I do find it quite challenging having two, sometimes they are a handful to keep up with. I have had heard some say that you shouldn't raise two from the same litter. I would like to hear others feelings on this. Nice to be here!!!

[LisaH]

Welcome! We have a 3-year-old mini long-hair named Annie, and can't figure out how we got along without her. The problem I've heard with having two pups from the same litter is that they tend to bond more to each other than to their humans. Have you had this happen? That being said, WHAT FUN to have two puppies! So sorry to hear about your first dachsie--what a heartbreak.

[Augie Dog]

http://dachsie.org/ubb/smilies/wavey.gifAugie Barks Hello!

Aug is a six month old smoothie. Glad you found us!

David

[Heather]

Hello from Hans and Bean I had heard the same in regards to having two puppies, they tend to bond to one another instead of their human.

I have two adults 4 and 1.5, and it is a handful, but I would not trade them for the world, in fact, I am trying to make room for a third in my life!<IMG SRC="http://dachsie.org/ubb/cwmsmilies/cwm12.gif" border=0> <IMG SRC="http://dachsie.org/ubb/cwmsmilies/cwm11.gif" border=0>

[Mark]

Hi skennedy, daughter and 2 Dachsies http://dachsie.org/ubb/smilies/wavey.gif Welcome

I have 2 Mini WH's, Duck Butter & Masse . . . and a Catahoula named Top Spin.

We're glad you're here . . . it's a great board! http://dachsie.org/ubb/smilies/bounce.gif

Mark

[Hceci]

http://dachsie.org/ubb/smilies/bounce.gif Welcome
I have a 9 month old "Toby" He is red/Brown.
He has the the joy of my life. I wouldn't trade him for anything. I wish I had more space. I would have a house full of Dachsies.http://dachsie.org/ubb/smilies/hapfac01.gif

[2DogsLong]

Hi! Glad you found us!

I have 2 boys who are half-brothers. They have the same father and were born 1 week apart. I thought we got them at 8 and 9 weeks old but it was more like 7 and 8. If only I knew about breeders then what I know now. Oscar's dad was a dapple and mom a double-dapple <<shudder>>.

They have a strong bond it has not interfered with their bond to us. A problem only occurs when we have to separate them. If Frankie has to go to the vet, Oscar will sit at home and cry the whole time. We can't walk them separately because they just refuse to move. They always like to know what the other one is doing. This is OUR FAULT.

If we had separated them more as puppies and got them used to being without each other they wouldn't be so emotionally attached. They think they need each other to be safe and are afraid to be alone. I guess in that respect their bond to us is weaker. They need each other to feel safe, even when they are with us.

Take your dogs for walks separately. Train them separately. Let them develop self esteem as individuals.

Having 2 dogs is a challenge but it's also a lot of fun. Just make sure that once they establish the alpha between themselves that you respect the position by feeding, walking, brushing, and giving treats or toys to the alpha first.

Enjoy!

Sue

[skennedy]

Hey thanks for all your input. My two darlings Rody and Sasha are 3 months and two weeks old. We got them when they were 5 weeks old because their Momma had milk fever and they had to be weaned early. From the beginning, Rody has been mine and Sasha has been my daughter's (Krysta). We have given them each lots of individual attention and they are more content with us than with each other. Whenever I had to go back to work last week (I teach school) and my daughter back to school they had each other to keep them company. It seems to have worked out great, but when my daughter is not at home or asleep, I have to pick up both of them, because the other is lonely and I can't make a difference in them. Thanks for all of your input and I will be talking to a lot!!!<IMG SRC="http://dachsie.org/ubb/cwmsmilies/cwm20.gif" border=0>

[Con&Finn'smom]

Hi Skennedy!
I just read your post. I have male littermates who are now 7 months old. When I first got them, I contacted an obedience trainer in my area because I wanted to get them started as early as possible (they were 8 weeks old when I got them). She asked if I was crate training (I am) and told me that I must crate them separately. She said that if I did not, I would have great problems with training and future behavioral issues (one of which being problems with being apart). I followed her suggestion and started crating them in their own crates right away. It was hard for the first few nights - they didn't want to be apart, but they quickly got used to it. Conrad and Finnious do not have any problems being apart from one another. I still keep them in their own crates (now 2'x4'x4' wire crates) when I am not home, and they sleep apart at night. I don't know what they would be like if I had kept them crated together, but I can tell you that they are very independent of one another. They often play by themselves even when they are running free in the house. When they were about 3 months old, Conrad had to stay overnight at the vet, and Finnious didn't have any problem with that at all - I can't imagine how difficult that would have been for all three of us if they had been sleeping together that whole time! I think the biggest risk we run with littermates is that they will not be able to live without one another if (heaven forbid) something happens to one.
I absolutely love having two. I'm sure you will, too <IMG SRC="http://dachsie.org/ubb/cwmsmilies/cwm12.gif" border=0> <IMG SRC="http://dachsie.org/ubb/cwmsmilies/cwm12.gif" border=0>

[OneCoolPup]

Hi Skennedy. I know you're heartbreak at having your pup hit by a car. I just lost my mini red smooth Basil last week. He was two years old. My mother bought me a black and tan female.. and we're having loads of fun with her. At one time I had two black labs that were littermates. And having them be such large dogs, I could not train them together or apart, and they would wander far away together, and never came around much. One day they just never came back. Maybe dachsies will be much easier though since they're so small. Hopefully, it will be double the fun http://dachsie.org/ubb/smilies/smile.gif

[skennedy]

Originally posted by OneCoolPup:
Hi Skennedy. I know you're heartbreak at having your pup hit by a car. I just lost my mini red smooth Basil last week. He was two years old. My mother bought me a black and tan female.. and we're having loads of fun with her. At one time I had two black labs that were littermates. And having them be such large dogs, I could not train them together or apart, and they would wander far away together, and never came around much. One day they just never came back. Maybe dachsies will be much easier though since they're so small. Hopefully, it will be double the fun http://dachsie.org/ubb/smilies/smile.gif
Hey, OneCoolPup, thanks for writing. I'm sorry about the loss of your Basil last week. I am still not over losing our beloved Ruby Doo, but our new editions are helping a lot. (They keep us hopping!) I have heard that you cannot bond with littermates, but since The boy (Rody) is mine and the girl (Sasha) is my daughter's they seem to be very independent of each other. When I have Rody, he doesn't wine for Sasha and vice-versa. We have not left them alone without each other, though. I could see where that could cause problems. We crate them together and that could be a problem. But we are having so much fun with them!!! Glad you got another one, that seems to ease the grief.<IMG SRC="http://dachsie.org/ubb/cwmsmilies/cwm20.gif" border=0>

[skennedy]

Originally posted by Con&Finn'smom:
Hi Skennedy!
I just read your post. I have male littermates who are now 7 months old. When I first got them, I contacted an obedience trainer in my area because I wanted to get them started as early as possible (they were 8 weeks old when I got them). She asked if I was crate training (I am) and told me that I must crate them separately. She said that if I did not, I would have great problems with training and future behavioral issues (one of which being problems with being apart). I followed her suggestion and started crating them in their own crates right away. It was hard for the first few nights - they didn't want to be apart, but they quickly got used to it. Conrad and Finnious do not have any problems being apart from one another. I still keep them in their own crates (now 2'x4'x4' wire crates) when I am not home, and they sleep apart at night. I don't know what they would be like if I had kept them crated together, but I can tell you that they are very independent of one another. They often play by themselves even when they are running free in the house. When they were about 3 months old, Conrad had to stay overnight at the vet, and Finnious didn't have any problem with that at all - I can't imagine how difficult that would have been for all three of us if they had been sleeping together that whole time! I think the biggest risk we run with littermates is that they will not be able to live without one another if (heaven forbid) something happens to one.
I absolutely love having two. I'm sure you will, too <IMG SRC="http://dachsie.org/ubb/cwmsmilies/cwm12.gif" border=0> <IMG SRC="http://dachsie.org/ubb/cwmsmilies/cwm12.gif" border=0>

<IMG SRC="http://dachsie.org/ubb/cwmsmilies/cwm20.gif" border=0> Hi Conn and Finn's Mom!!! Thanks for writing...I appreciate your telling me about the separate crating. We are crating them together. They seem really independent because one of them is mine (Rody, the boy) and the other one is my 9-year old daughter's (Sasha, the girl) She usually has Sasha with her and I have Rody with me and we do independent things with them, so they are use to that. But they do sleep together at night and when I am gone to work during the day, so I will get another crate and crate them separately. I hope they don't put up too much fuss. They are developing well and seem really well adjusted. The girl whines a lot more than my boy (imagine that) Ha ha!!!! We thing having two doubles the fun and especially the love!<IMG SRC="http://dachsie.org/ubb/cwmsmilies/cwm20.gif" border=0>

[Con&Finn'smom]

Skennedy,
That is good that you and your daughter are able to spend a lot of time giving individual attention to the puppers. That is very important when bonding with littermates. As for them putting up a fuss when separated in crates? I would be really surprised if they didn't... It is a pretty traumatic experience for them at first. Con and Finn don't mind it at all now (although the first few days and nights were pretty rough). I agree that having two is double the fun! http://dachsie.org/ubb/smilies/bounce.gif
You can take a look at my boys at their web page if you'd like.
Con and Finn's page (http://www.geocities.com/clarese_l)