Georgiapeach
New Member
Hello from Georgia, and thank you for letting me join! I just became the foster mom to a standard black and tan dachshund named Max on Friday! I'm not new to fostering, but he's my first dachshund foster, so I wanted to come to a good place to learn more about the breed.
I also have 4 other dogs of my own : a senior boxer (Jackson - I rescued him from animal control last summer when he was listed as "extremely urgent"; btw, boxers are my heart breed), a westie/maltese mix (Maddie - queen of the household, adopted from a rescue I foster for), Sunny (a 9 year old toy poodle - rescued from 7 years in a hoarding situation and a permanent foster, as he's unadoptable , and Paxton, my daughter's yorkie-poo who came to live with us yesterday - hopefully not forever... I fear I'm becoming "a crazy dog lady"!
Max is a happy-go-lucky 4-5 month old puppy. He's got the typical puppy energy, but he's also happy to chill with us on the couch after a play session. Thankfully, he's not hyper. Maddie is having to teach him some doggie manners, which he's obviously missed out on. She's a patient, but firm teacher.
Max was returned to the rescue after being previously adopted. I think it was because of house training issues, as that's what I'm dealing with now. I've gone back to Potty Training 101, especially since everything I've read indicates that doxies are a bit stubborn and sometimes hard to house train. The fact that the previous adopter let things go for so long doesn't help. He's doing a little better each day, so there's hope!
I also have 4 other dogs of my own : a senior boxer (Jackson - I rescued him from animal control last summer when he was listed as "extremely urgent"; btw, boxers are my heart breed), a westie/maltese mix (Maddie - queen of the household, adopted from a rescue I foster for), Sunny (a 9 year old toy poodle - rescued from 7 years in a hoarding situation and a permanent foster, as he's unadoptable , and Paxton, my daughter's yorkie-poo who came to live with us yesterday - hopefully not forever... I fear I'm becoming "a crazy dog lady"!
Max is a happy-go-lucky 4-5 month old puppy. He's got the typical puppy energy, but he's also happy to chill with us on the couch after a play session. Thankfully, he's not hyper. Maddie is having to teach him some doggie manners, which he's obviously missed out on. She's a patient, but firm teacher.
Max was returned to the rescue after being previously adopted. I think it was because of house training issues, as that's what I'm dealing with now. I've gone back to Potty Training 101, especially since everything I've read indicates that doxies are a bit stubborn and sometimes hard to house train. The fact that the previous adopter let things go for so long doesn't help. He's doing a little better each day, so there's hope!