I have a miniature Dachshund named Dude, and Dude has been a breeze for the most part to house/office break. Dude goes everywhere with me including my office for work, which makes training him a bit easier considering I don't let him slip at all throughout the day. The key I have noticed is consistency and keeping him on a schedule. Dude is ~5mo old at the moment and I've had him about 1.5 months and has been the ultimate sidekick.
Several times throughout the day, he will come up to me while I'm at my desk to tell me that he needs to go outside. So, we walk outside. Lately he has been doing this thing where he will not obey commands like 'come' (while I pat my leg and walk that direction). I know he knows what I'm saying because he listens and obeys fine while we're in the office or in my home. I repeat the command numerous times and he sits where he is and acts like he doesn't hear me.
I'll play out a scenario for you: Just a few minutes ago, he signaled for me to take him outside. I walk and let him follow me to the side yard. (I generally like for him to do #1 and #2, and he typically goes along and I reward him.) He continues to find a place to go #2. He finishes and sits. So I tell him to come, so we can walk around the other side of the building and hopefully he goes #1. He acts like I haven't said a word even though he's looking right at me in a way that says "I'm not going". So I continue to walk to that side of the building (he doesn't like when he doesn't have me in his line of sight to know where I'm at) while continuing to repeat the command. He runs to catch up with me and sits where he meets me. So I walk back to where we were originally and he doesn't move. This time he stays after he can't see me, even though I'm still saying 'come on'. I walk back to where he can see and obviously hear me, and repeat the command several times. He continues to be dismissive and ignore me. So I pick him up and walk him over to the area I want him to pee and he sits and will not move. At this point, I've run out of things to do to get him to come and walk around with me, so I say, "Let's go inside", open the door, and he runs in like he's expecting a wooping or some kind of scolding.
So here we are, sitting at the desk. He is laying across my chest with his head on my shoulder and shaking because he knows I'm frustrated. I realize these dogs are stubborn and want to do things their way, but I do not know what I'm doing wrong. We have always had dogs (Boxers) and have never had an issue with listening like this.
Anyone that has had a similar experience with a Dachshund, advise and/or solutions are greatly appreciated.
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It's great that you're training your dog and that you're going about this in a logical manner. But dogs have their own needs. I'm wondering- between work and home, how much outdoors time does your dog get?
Doxies are energetic little dogs and require up to an hour walk per day to actually get tired out. You can break this up into two walks. Is there a way you could have someone walk him daily while you get some work done?
Dogs need to be outside sometimes because the smells are how they communicate with other dogs. It's their "social media". Your dog needs a walk in both his territories daily, not just a trip out to go potty. Dogs "see" the world through their noses. Keeping them indoors cuts off their access to smells.
I am thinking your dog is growing up a bit and testing his limits. You probably need to increase the trips to the dog park, or find a safe place for him to have some time on his own outside. Perhaps doggy daycare a couple times a week. Just from personal experience, a bored doxie will find something to get into.
I'm wondering - if you got him at 3.5 months , did someone have him briefly between his Mama and you? Just a thought as my daughter has a Mini Dachshund nearly 5 yrs old now. Like a child to them. He has lots of exercise and walkies. My daughter has had two children in the time she has had him and he is so good with them.
Well, I have a few questions. Why do you want the dog to move after ugoing # 2? I don't understand. Next, dogs do best when the it feeding and potty times are on a routine schedule just like you like your work schedule to be. Imagine if you boss kept changing your lunch hour or your start hour even by just an hour or two a day...wouldn't that really mess with you? Same with the dog! Also what time you feed him dictates when he will need to poop. When you give him water he will need to pee a little while later. You can look up on the web how long it takes your breed of dog to digest it's food and how often/how much you should be feeding him. All these things should make potty time clearer to you and your poor little confused doggie. Remember to keep the same schedule on days off because dogs don't know the difference between a Friday workday or a Saturday off day.
First, why do you want your dog to move to another spot to pee? Second, I think his problem is no potty schedule. Dogs eat, they digest their food. It then needs to come out all in a certain amount of time...you can look up how long it takes for your type of dog and how often/much you should be feeding him. Now, let's say tomorrow your boss began changing your start time by an hour every day sometimes an hour earlier, sometimes later. In addition, he would change your lunch hour and you'd never know when the changes would happen till the last minute! How much would that mess with you??? Well, for a dog, not having a feeding and potty schedule that you stick to and they can rely on messes with them in similar ways! I guarantee if you fix that, your dog will not have a potty problem anymore. The thing is, it's your job to do because he can't tell time!
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