Training
House training: a dachshund learns with a clock
It is not stubborn. It is a puppy with a small bladder and a nose that finds the carpet interesting too. You need a clock, not a lecture.
Families often tell us: “it doesn’t understand.” It does. What it cannot do is hold for four hours, or guess that the paper in the kitchen counts and the living-room rug does not. House training is a matter of timing: out as soon as it wakes, after every meal, after play, before sleep. If you take it out late, the “spite” has already happened.
- 01
Short trips, always the same spot
Not a tour of the neighbourhood. Two minutes on the same patch of grass, a quiet word when it happens, and back inside.
- 02
If it happens indoors, no scene
Clean without harsh perfume, without the dog’s nose on the spot, without “how could you”. The scene only teaches fear.
- 03
Night: bed nearby, a brief outing
In the first days a night trip is worth more than a distant bed and a puppy left to “sort itself out”. It will not sort itself out.
Works
- Fixed meal times.
- Water always available, more frequent outings.
- A low “good”, immediately, outside.
Does not work
- Pushing its nose into the puddle.
- Shouting ten minutes later.
- Pads in every room “so at least we learn”.
The dachshund is not dirty. It is precise. It becomes clean when the house is precise too.
Written by LA BANDA BASSOTTO, dachshund breeder in Lodi (Lombardy, Italy), ENCI/FCI kennel affix Villa Quattro Zampe.
These pages are born from daily life with our dogs. For their health, your veterinarian remains the dearest and truest voice.
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