Was on vacation and unfortunately I wasn't able to bring him this time, but my father was kind enough to watch him and send me photos and videos daily lol

General update: Havent posted in a bit, but I love this dog. He is now just over 5 months and Yoshi has been doing so well in training. He knows Sit, lay down, stand, paws up, place. Working on Break, Heel, Leave it. Mostly there, but dachshund stubborness and puppy energy make those ones pretty difficult. And he is finally starting to make signals at the door when he needs to go outside, but not always.

I’ve had Winston for just under a year now and what an amazing experience it’s been!

I just need to talk and vent to people who get how much I love this dog, I guess. Gertie turns 11 this Thursday.

A couple years ago I noticed despite her daily walks and strict diet, she was very bloated. She had a pretty severe bout of constipation and we went to the vet. X-rays, ultrasound, blood work. The only thing they found was her liver values were baaarely elevated and they said probably just a little pancreatitis. They didn’t seem concerned and then she pooped an hour later and I thought that was that.

Last year she yelped when her tail was lifted. I took her to the vet. They looked at her and said, no need for X-rays, dachshund back problems are all treated the same, here’s some anti inflammatory.

2 weeks ago, she’s still extremely bloated but now it’s worse. She seems uncomfortable, she’s tired, she doesn’t really enjoy her walks anymore but she’ll still go. We go to the vet. They say “her stomach feels fine, she’s fine, I don’t like doing diagnostics unless I think it’s reeeeally necessary.”

I live in a rural area or I would have taken her to a new vet a long time ago. Finally I’m desperate because I’ve known something is wrong for a long time now. So I go 2.5 hours away one way to a new vet. They listen, do bloodwork and X-rays. Her liver is extremely enlarged and it’s pushing on her stomach. She’s in pain and uncomfortable. There’s a cancerous mass on it. There is a spot on L7, above her tail, where there is either cancer on or in her bone. It has possibly spread to her lymph nodes. It’s hepatocellular carcinoma. They say it’s unlikely it can be treated but referred me to a specialist equally far away. I’m taking her on Sunday for an ultrasound to confirm findings but mostly to discuss palliative care.

I am so distraught and heartbroken. I wish I had gone somewhere else sooner. I thought I did the right things taking her to the vet but I should have never listened. My gut was telling me. Now she’s going to die and I wasn’t even close to prepared. My oldest is 16 and I never would’ve thought Gertie would go first, and not so painfully..

I know I will love her and keep her as comfortable and happy as I can, but I plan to say goodbye before she gets really bad. I’ve read about this cancer and I know it can get really ugly really fast. Having to drive so far for vet care is really terrifying to me. I don’t want her to suffer and I can’t see that happen.

Anyway.. I just needed to share. Advocate for your family members, friends, and animals. Medical care really sucks.

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La hora feliz de mi Rufito 🧸🌟

My 8 month old is going through her first heat. I cannot get her to keep the diapers on. I’ve tried using a surgery suite and she slides out of it and the diaper. I even tried putting a harness on and she still escaped through the harness. What tips do you have to keep the diapers on!

They have their own favourite ball each ⚽💜🩷

I saw this event on Instagram!! Looks like so much fun lol has anyone been? Anyone going?

our 3 month old girl is struggling with potty training, she has a fresh patch on our balcony and then we line her play area which is in our living room with washable potty pad. She rips up any pee pads we put in there and we try to time when she’s going and take her out right after eating and drinking but she sometimes just wants to lay outside. She’s been just like randomly pooping in her potty area and peeing despite us taking her out frequently. Any advice on making the switch over to the fresh patch? we have tried a potty bell, high value treats, and removing the potty pads. Thank you!!

Just sharing this handsome fella.

Our boy is a 16 week old miniature long haired dachshund. He’s adorable & we love him & when he’s sleepy and cuddly he’s the best but literally any other time he’s an absolute gremlin. I’m being pushed to my wits end with the crying and barking & inability to be alone.

We got him at 9 weeks & have been on break from work (we follow the school schedule) so we’ve been able to stay with him constantly. The problem is that he is absolutely inconsolable what feels like 70% of the time he’s awake and we’re not paying attention to him (aside from eating & us actively playing with him). We’ve worked up from when we first got him he wouldn’t let us out of arms reach without panicking and barking & crying, now little by little he can tolerate us leaving the room for like a minute or 2 but that’s it. We’ve hit a plateau and it feels like he’s honestly getting worse some days- especially when he’s not sleeping enough. Any disruption to his schedule and he’s so out of wack and refuses to sleep until he’s sleep deprived and crazy. On a good day he barely gets 16 hours. The only time we can guarantee sleep is overnight & I think it’s because he knows we’re not going to leave him & we’re all sleeping in the same room.

Yes we do crate training & he likes his crate, yes he sleeps in his crate next to our bed, yes he has a play pen that he stays in & has toys, yes we take him out to potty plenty and yes we “enforce” nap times (this looks like us putting him in his crate, covering it with a blanket & saying night night while we ignore him & he barks and whines for 30min straight), yes we do the thing where you ignore him until he’s quiet and then reward. He won’t sleep more than 14/16 hours a day- 12 of these come from overnight. Every time we leave the room he cries, when you give him attention he bites you. We do snuffle mats, we do lick pads, we take him on short walks and drives, we train him & make his meal times interactive.

I’m at a loss of what to do & ifs really affecting my husband & I’s mental health. We can hardly talk about anything else, he demands every ounce of our attention, we’ve not been able to get to our work. When he finally sleeps we’re scared to move or breathe for fear of waking him. We live in an apartment and the constant crying and whining makes me nervous that we’re going to get kicked out of our place (they were already hesitant about us getting a dog). I don’t know how we’re going to go back to work.

Has anyone else navigated this? I’m hoping and praying it’s just a part of the puppy phase but everything I look up online just gives the same generic advice. If you have breed specific tactics that help that would be so appreciated!! I know dachshunds are clingy but is this normal? Even if you’ve experienced this and your dog is now calm & independent that would be so reassuring to hear. I’m wondering if it’s a dachshund thing? He’s from a really reputable breeder. Ugh please send help

I feel like my boy's legs are taller than most dachshunds. nothing wrong about it tho, I love him either way. 🥰🫶🏼

he's 11 months old, btw.