Kendalldax dachshunds

10/11/2024

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Short legs on a dog are useful for digging, getting the mouth and nose close to the ground, and crawling through tunnels. Short legs, however, can decrease speed and jumping. The best way to have a long stride in a short legged breed like the Dachshund is to have what "dog people" refer to as a "well angulated" front - and having one isn't just for show dogs.

Much of a dog’s physical ability is a function of how its front end is built. Where the scapula and humerus meet, and where the humerus and the radius/ulna join is an angle, and it's these angles that provide levers. On the levers are muscles that exert the forces that drive the dog’s body forward, important because bones involved in the dog's front assembly aren't articulated with the rest of the body by joints. They're kept in place by ligaments and muscles.

Dogs with well-angulated front limbs can unfold those angles to reach far forward and push well back. This is important because a dog with "good angulation" in the front can cover more ground with less effort with each stride, and that's important to any dog whether it's a backyard warrior or a show dog.

A dog with poor angulation has to use more energy to cover the same distance as the well built dog. Put another way, a poorly built dog poops out faster and is at higher risk for injury.

The well angulated Dachshund can sit on it's "keel" (chest) as it digs furiously and all we see is a blur - and s/he can do it for a long time.

Image shared with the kind permission of the Dachshund Breed Council

09/10/2024

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27/09/2024

Having been a veterinarian for almost 3 decades, I have seen the tide of how animals are treated change drastically. When I graduated dogs were dogs, now dogs are considered to be higher ranking than people. In our crazy world, people love their dogs more than they love their own families and they treat their dogs better than they treat other humans and I am sorry to say that we are destroying our dogs mental health because of it.

It is increasingly common to go into an exam room and have a dog that is growling at me and trying to bite and the owner is petting it telling it that it is a good dog. It is NOT being a good dog and it should not be rewarded for growling and trying to bite. It is important that we train our dogs properly and we use right language with them. Never is it ok for a dog to growl and try and bite in an exam room where nothing horrible is happening to them and feeding into that behavior does not make it better for your dog, it trains them that their fear is a good thing and it is not.

Mental disorders are exponentially increasing in our dogs and it is us owners fault. Please stop treating your dog like it is some fragile child and start treating it like it is a dog. TRAIN them and teach them commands and correct them when they are wrong and stop thinking you are going to hurt their feelings if you do. Dogs are dogs, not small humans. They need training and proper instructions or it leads to horrible anxiety issues in them and I can assure that that behavior is going to hurt your feelings way more than being an adult and training your dog to be a good dog instead of a spoiled child.

The following are a few copied excerpts from an article that I read this morning from a dog trainer. I feel like there are a good reminder for all of us on exactly what are dogs are and what they need.

"Your dog is a dog, not a human child. Constant unearned affection is a killer and creates an unhealthy addiction for both dog and owner. Your dog will love you unconditionally but will never respect you unless you give it reason to.

The most basic of basics, your dog must learn how to be still in any situation. If your dog can’t be still around any distraction, you will never have control.
Recall
Sit
Down
Walk nicely on leash
Out, meaning release anything in your mouth

You MUST have a language dedicated to your dog that your dog can learn by you being consistent and applying meaning to the words you use. Your dog MUST know what yes means, but also MUST know what NO means. If nothing comes after those words, yes equals reward for good, no equals correction for bad, your dog will never give meaning to either. Your dog’s name is not a command, or correction. NO should not be your dog’s middle name.

The training starts the second you bring the dog home."

10/09/2024

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