Dachshund – a hunting dog. But it does not mean that the puppy from the first days has to hunt for you or your members of household, or look for in the house of a hole to receive a tasty piece. It is better to fulfill skills of the pathfinder in the neutral territory. For the rest education of a puppy of a dachshund almost does not differ from education of dogs of other breeds.
Instruction
1. Pay attention to the specific structure of a skeleton of a dog. Take a puppy two hands from both sides or, holding with one hand for a breast, and the second – for a seat. You do not carry a puppy, having grasped him by forepaws as similar capture can forever spoil posts of extremities of the kid.
2. As since 2 months the backbone of a dachshund begins to be extended, and muscles still weak, feed a puppy in the tiny portions, but is frequent. Do not allow a puppy to dance attendance, at least, up to 9-10 months. Until the skeleton and muscles finally are created, submit a puppy for walk on hands. During independent descent from a ladder at a dachshund the back can sag.
3. For development of muscles accustom a puppy to master rises. Returning from walk, he has to learn to walk fearlessly upstairs. Of course, at first the tasty feeding up for this purpose can be required, but in 3-4 days at a dachshund the reflex will develop, and she will cease to give in to rise on ladder flights.
4. Choose the place for a puppy far from batteries of central heating, but without drafts. If there is no opportunity to build a lodge box for a dachshund, lay on the small eminence (10 cm) a rug or matrasik. Fit it an oilcloth.
5. Accustom a puppy to respect for purity in the apartment. For this purpose prepare a pile of old newspapers or an oilcloth and also a tray. Watch a puppy carefully. As soon as the dog begins to look for the place to sit down and empty intestines or a bladder, accurately transfer her to a tray. It is impossible to punish the little bungler: happens, as about one year the puppies do not control the natural needs. Gradually the puppy will acquire that an oilcloth or newspapers – not the worst option for favourite owners.
6. At once begin to accustom a puppy to a nickname, the place, a collar. Later – to a leash and circulation at a leg. But for the correct formation of hunting skills the dachshund has to pass in 7-9 months a pritravka at the special station.
7. In spite of the fact that the dachshund hunts, generally for the animals living in holes at first she is acquainted with an animal (usually a fox) on a surface. As soon as the puppy begins to show interest in alleged production, begin training directly in specially built "hole". Will be quite enough if for the first time the puppy passes several circles for an animal.
8. Gradually accustom her to ability to be guided underground and to expel a fox from "copper" - expansions in a hole where usually and the animal disappears. Do not assume direct contact with an educational animal, at most, that the puppy after a pritravka has to be able – to expel a fox from a hole. Training has to be provided regularly, at least 1-2 times a week.