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    epic failure

    I make our dogs' food. I went pet food shopping for a family member and the owner of the place gave me a small bag of Orijen food. My youngest, Oscar, did NOT do well at all on it. Even just a little bit with his normal food...he had runny poopies and threw up three times during the night. I...
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    thrown out by the trash

    a coworker was returning home last night and noticed something moving in a box by a friend's trash bin out by the curb. She stopped and seen a little puppy inside, she picked up the puppy and went up to the door. Indeed, the woman had put 6 pups outside two nights prior. There was nothing wrong...
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    mouse hunter

    :rolleyes: We saw a mouse running around our house one evening and our oldest, Henry Longfellow, cornered it but it got away. So, we went through three evenings of him going to that same corner whining, almost drove us crazy. So, we set a trap in that corner well protected from little doxy...
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    Portable fireplace

    The husband and I got a portable fireplace(electric) with a nice mantle around it for the living room, our house is large and old. We got it to help heat the living room...of course we got a large 52" television to sit on top of it. We got the fireplace home, plugged it in....when we turned the...
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    weight

    according to our vet, and taking into consideration that we have standard sized dachshunds, she has told us they can weigh up to 32 pounds(sorry, I suck at the metric system). I look at both of them and think WOW!! Henry is 18 pounds, and Oscar is almost 16 pounds. Is this really true? can Dachs...
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    new visitor

    A co-worker came by today to pick up some stuff we were giving away, Henry went right to him and greeted him. Oscar on the other hand just went to his favorite chair and growled. We are still working with Oscar and him not being intimidated by new people. Of course, he may never be totally over...
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    Pumpkin doggy treats

    Our Vet told us that pumpkin is good for dogs, so I found this recipe that I really like. Vet also told us that instead of sugar to use Honey to sweaten things up for them. PUMPKIN WAFERS DOG TREAT RECIPE Ingredients: One 15 oz. can mashed pure pumpkin (NOT the spiced pie filling)...
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    k-9 Kupkakes

    Here is a recipe that I have made for our boys and their friends. They go crazy over them. Kupcakes: 1 cup flour 1 tsp. baking soda 1/4 cooking oil 1 cup shredded carrots 1 tsp vanilla 1/3 cup honey 1 egg Mix the dry and wet ingredients separately, and combine quickly (dunno...
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    Treat taking

    When I get chews for our boys(bones and such), our oldest, Henry, will hide his or guard his until Oscar walks away from his own bone...then, Henry will try to take Oscar's away. Should I intervine? Oscar will try to get it back, but Henry will bare teeth. This never happens over food or...
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    Halloween for dogs?

    I am thinking of starting a Halloween party for dogs. May take a while to get dog owners in this area that actually spend time with their dogs to come. What do you all think? I have some great dog treat recipes that are all organic. :)
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    Why I was so surprised about owning a Dachshund

    Here is a little background on me. My family is Blackfoot Indian, Choctaw Indian and Irish. My grandfather on my mother's side was Blackfoot and Choctaw, he raised Timberwolves. He and I were always together, and he taught me how to train and respect wolves. I was always an animal lover(as was...
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    Our little man, Oscar

    I wasn't sure about the following post, but I was encouraged to share it. So, here it is: :o Our youngest Dachshund, Oscar, is two and today he started 'marking' while we were on our walk. Normally when he would wee, he would squat like a female dog. But, tonight, he actually lifted his leg and...
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    attitude

    According to a website I often visit on animal information, it says that dogs age as follows: the first two years are equal to 7 years human. after that however many years old they are is multiplied by 3 to get human years. So, that being used, Henry is equal to a 17 year old(which explains...
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    Bath time.

    :) Usually when I bathe our two boys, I bathe one at a time, fresh water each time. Well, today, both of them wanted into the tub at the same time. So, I humored them. Very interesting to say the least. lol. Normally, after each one is taken out of tub, they get cuddled into a fluffy towel. They...
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    Sad news

    My sister has had a full blood, papered, bull mastiff pup for over 8 months now, his name is Loki. He went to the Vet today after not eating for a day and half, just drinking liquids. The Vet gave him an IV, but wasn't optomistic. He called her two hours later and said that he had passed. He...
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    To pick up or not to pick up?

    When we walk our little ones or let them outside, we pick up their poo. We see a lot of pet owners walk their campions and not pick up the 'trail'. We wish more owners would pick up. Does anyone else agree with us? There are several diseases and parasites that can be transmitted from waste being...
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    curbing the digging factor

    Dachshunds have a natural desire to 'dig'. Trying to find a way to keep my boys out of the flowerbeds came as a simple suggestion from my Husband, Chris. He actually suggested a plastic kiddie pool filled with sand, but after consulting with our vet, we changed the sand for regular topsoil. The...
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    Am I the first in the midwest?

    Wow, am I the first in the midwest to be on here? I know a LOT of Dachshund owners around here...though, some of them do not seem very interested in what great dogs they have. My husband's family in Connecticut even send us out 'care' packages for our two boys. It is getting harder to find their...
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    Potty training.

    I must say, that both of our dogs were generally easy to potty train. It took both of them about 3 to 4 days to 'get it'. We took them out every 20 minutes...we praised and treated with this 'chicken jerky' that is all natural. We then went from every 20 minutes to every 30 minutes and so on...
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    hello

    :)I am new to this site. My husband and I have two Dachshunds named Henry Longfellow and Oscar Meyar. Henry is three and Oscar is two. They are our boys and our lives revolve around them. What else can I say? They are both really really spoiled. lol
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