21/09/2024
Sam Parr know anyone ?
Puppy is ready for adoption. Please read the criteria carefully and message me if you are interested. Thank you.
He is 4 months old but behaves as if he was 8 weeks. I was told he was 5 months old but our vet says he is not more than 4 months old. I am not sure how he has been kept but he doesn’t seem to have had much experience of life and certainly no training. So he still wees and p**ps wherever he feels like it. We are making some progress with the weeing in the garden but he is quite likely to wee in the garden and then pop into the house to p**p. He is hard to train because he is so hyper and doesn’t listen well. He is so excited about life. But we will get there. He weigh 4.4 kilos – so a bit big for a miniature?
He is very, very affectionate to the point of being needy. He loves being cuddled. He hates being left. He is just a baby, bless him. At night I leave him in a very comfortable crate, but, apart from the first night, he has screamed most of the time. All night long. At this point I would normally plonk a puppy on my bed but I can’t because Teasel and Violet would be furious. I hope his new person will allow him to share their bed (as long as there is a safe way up and down for a long-backed dog).
Yesterday was his first outing to the field. He reacted like a tiny pup – and I think he had probably not been outside much, if at all. He loved sniffing, rolling, sun-bathing, running, etc etc.
Living here has made him at ease with all sorts of dogs, big/small, old/young, friendly/not so friendly. He has survived them all. Some of mine, however, are traumatised. 🙂
So, the rehoming criteria. You should meet each one in order to be considered. There will be a home-check, a vet report required and also an adoption fee.
1 Experience with Dachshunds. They can damage their long backs if they are not treated carefully. An adopter should be aware of necessary precautions
2 A very secure garden. With a dog like this height of walls and fences is not as important as the garden not having any gaps under or between. He is a slinky little fellow and moves like quicksilver.
3 A gentle adopter who will give him the love and cuddles that he craves. So home most/all of the time.
4 A patient adopter who will train him kindly with lots of rewards and will give him the appropriate level of exercise. He can run really fast and needs to stretch his little legs.
5 At least 1 other friendly dog who will teach him the ropes
6 A good varied diet
7 No young children – the pup has been brought up with small children and that is why he is hand-shy. He probably does not want to go back to that. The rough and tumble of family life with kids is probably not suitable for Dachsies – though I am sure I will be contacted by many to say that it is.
8 No very elderly people with mobility problems – he is a real trip-hazard and has nearly had me over several times
9 Warm coats etc to keep him warm in the winter (Equafleece do a special sizing for Dachshunds).
10 Ideally the adopter will live not too far from Cardiff so that I can do the home-check myself.
Reminder: if anyone is a great lover of Dachshunds but does not want to go through the hell of living through the puppy stage, then we have a perfect girl, a 3 year old Dachshund called Dotty, who is nearly ready for adoption. More of her later.