The Terrible Twos!!

[My baby Angus]

Angus just turned 8 month old. When I take him out of the create, when I get home, he's good for a while but then he heads for the trash, tries to knock down the doggy gate to go stairs (where he's not allowed) because I keep the cats food up there (he loves that) and the cat litter box is upstairs too. The third thing is getting in the bay window and barking at anything. So most of the evening telling him to get down or no bark and usually I have to get up and get him away from the thing he’s getting into and having to watch him every minute. Is this what is called the terrible twos and how log do they last?

[Lauri Gengor]

The terrible two's for me lasted till mine were five years old!:fierce: don't worry your baby will start mellowing down by a year and a half, but if he's as energetic as he sounds just try to keep an eye on him...most people I know that own these little weiner dogs say five years is the age when thay saw their's mellow!

Have fun and enjoy his active years..just guard the areas he gets in trouble!


Lauri, Magic:angel: and misty:devil:

[lotsadox]

Miller is my active boy. Although at 3 - 4 he doesn't get in trouble any more, he can still make me crazy. I've discovered that a long walk in the evening helps him to settle down a lot. Sometimes afterward he will even badger Cash or Cinnamon into playing with him for a while. Hang in there, it doesn't last forever.

[Katy]

These dachsies are so smart and inquisitive that they seem to always be 'investigating' something...That ususally means we have to clean up after the investigation is over.:fierce: Honestly I didn't realize how much Maddy had outgrown her puppy phase, until we got a new puppy. It took the comparision for me to realize how much she had matured! Now she seems like such a little adult, but she is still pretty mischevious. And honestly, it is part of her personality, and it makes me laugh more than it frustrates me!:circle:

Katy

[TessieMom]

With Tessie, she matured greatly between one and two. Just a little mischief after age 2!

Rena and the Waco crew

[Frzframe]

and I've found that a long brisk walk (before we got our yard fenced) helped a great deal. It wore her out. But, now that we have a fenced yard we like to play ball and chase birds, cats, and other furry friends (Mitzi swore to me it was just to give them kisses) :D.

~Shonda, Mitzi and Dudley

[Patt]

Sorry I can't help you in this department all my are Seniors! I visited Angus' pg and Baby Angus is a doll, love all those pics.

[crock]

Youngsters can certainly be a challenge. I have 3 - almost 5 month old dachsies plus 3 adults. So I understand. I am sitting in our office looking out into their large pen and there is white fluff everywhere. Someone has just chewed open a stuffed toy.
Dachsies can be very revengeful. They don'y like to be left alone. And sometimes will do things to get even with you. My beloved Schnitzel, (he left us many years ago) was terrible at getting even with me. We left him in the house one day. When we all returned, we walked into a trail of white fluff from the front door down to our bedroom. My husband had bought me the cutest stuffed seal. It sat on our bed. Well, Schnitzel decided to get even for being left home and he tore it to shreds!
Angus will calm down. He is at the incredible playful age. I look at my adults and see how much they have mellowed. They rarely et into trouble anymore.
Char

[onebigmickeyfan]

Missy is a stinkerbug. She is 10 months old and busy all the time. I keep a major abundance of toys accessible (stuffies with sqeakers, balls, rope braid, and kongs) at all times to keep her occupied. The kong with treats in it is a major time consumer. She has a fixation with electrical cords. We tried the usual stuff to keep her off (bitter apple ect... - she thinks its all flavoring) so we bought some pete's wicked pepper sauce and mixed it with a little water and wiped all the cords with it. So far so good. Also for the barking we have a squirt gun and say no bark when we squirt her- works like a charm. We keep a close eye on our stinker girl at all times. They are like kids and their little minds are very active. Best to keep em busy.

[My baby Angus]

Katy - You're right about the inquisitive part, I think he's part cat too!!

Pat- Thank you, I think so too, but he's my baby so of course I think that!! ;)

:angel: :dog: :angel:

We do go on daily walks, I've been cutting down on how long we're out since he doesn't do real well in the heat. I've thought about doing an extra walk instead of the longer ones. Maybe do more of what I call "sweep the puppy" he likes me to chase him with the broom, he's such a nut!! I should start looking into the agility training, I know he'd love that too.

I think I'll keep trying with the shaker can of pennies and the squirt bottle just be persistent. Although I think he likes the squirt bottle, he tries to bite at the water.

Does it help to get a play mate, or is it just double trouble??