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I took Mickey to the vet last week for his first check up since he's been home. The vet says he's healthy and maybe just a tad underweight but better to be a tad underweight then overweight. He's 10 1/2 weeks old now. A couple of days a week I have to leave him at home alone (with 2...

Hi Michelle My name is Nancy and I'm from California. We also have a dapple mini dachshund with one blue eye and one brown eye. He's a long coat and his name is Mickey. Aren't they sweet dogs? Welcome to this message board.

Thanks for your help I'll be taking him to the vet next week for his check up. I feed my dogs Taste of the Wild so was going to try to find their puppy food. The breeder was feeding Purina Puppy Chow (also known as 'Corn'). Maybe I'll try that Blue Buffalo puppy food. He does seem to be a...

I just brought my beautiful 8 week old mini dachshund pup home. He's so sweet but he seems too skinny to me. When I pet him it seems like I can feel every rib, vertebrae and hip bone. Now, I'm a portly lady so maybe I'm just not used to normal. And he doesn't seem especially hungry even...

Thank you! That's very helpful advice. We'll be doing lots of walks as the weather is so nice right now. I have 2 chihuahuas who need walking also. The breeder wanted me to pick him up at 6 weeks old but I'm paying extra to let him stay with his mom until he's 8 weeks. I think that extra 2...

I told a friend that I am adopting a mini-doxie, dapple long coat puppy and she said "Oh no! Doxies are the bossyist dogs in the world". Although I fostered a mini-doxie for a few months I've never raised one. Do you think they are bossy?