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I got my pooch off the local reserve here. They found him 5 weeks old @2:00am on the highway. He is now my Boy! I hate how people just don't care.

[vic622]

Originally Posted by bean

I got my pooch off the local reserve here. They found him 5 weeks old @2:00am on the highway. He is now my Boy! I hate how people just don't care.

Great to hear you adopted him!
How long have you had him, now?

You got him young enough that he probably wasn't feral and hadn't developed too many bad habits. Hopefully he wasn't out by himself very long & he wasn't traumatized, malnourished or dehydrated.
Unfortunately, free running or abandoned dogs & cats of all ages are not unusual and more common in some places than others.

We may not be able to change peoples ways, but we can do our part to help out our 4-legged friends whenever we can.

As a wise person said, there aren't bad dogs, just bad owners.

[Doug]

Aww, he,s very nice Vic. Love the weenie dogs. Had one or more for the last 25 yrs.

[vic622]

Originally Posted by Doug

Aww, he,s very nice Vic. Love the weenie dogs. Had one or more for the last 25 yrs.

Thanks, Doug.
I was talking to my sister last night about DJ & she was telling me about how I used to spend hours at the neighbour's playing with their Dachshund - I don't remember, I was less than 4yrs old when we moved ...
Gee, are we surprised I now have one?!?

[Leah]

Originally Posted by Doug

Aww, he,s very nice Vic. Love the weenie dogs. Had one or more for the last 25 yrs.

That is one old dog.

[Doug]

Originally Posted by Leah

That is one old dog.

Who me.




Our last one was 17yrs, old the night he died from heart failure in my wife,s arms.


Vic, they can be a very possessive dog. Most will do anything to protect its owners or as we say, its pets, which are us. . I dont think we socialized our current one enough and he is a bit aggressive at times when protecting us. The old one mentioned above was the complete opposite and cared about nothing. Hmmmm, secret to old age.

[vic622]

Originally Posted by Doug

Who me.

Our last one was 17yrs, old the night he died from heart failure in my wife,s arms.

Heavy, but I can only imagine how many good times, smiles & (with Dachshund's) laughs you had with him over the years.

Vic, they can be a very possessive dog. Most will do anything to protect its owners or as we say, its pets, which are us. .

I do seem to remember having heard that.
DJ has the potential temperament for that - I've seen a hint of it in him, but I'll try not to give him too much of my personality
At the neighbour's house, he would come barking when anyone came to the door - not overly aggressive, but he wouldn't listen to them when they told him to "Stop!"
He also did this when someone went to leave; he chased them out the door, barking.
I'm working with him on this. I've arranged with the neighbour's to come over & I've had him on the leash beside me so I could correct his behaviour right as it was happening. So far so good.

I dont think we socialized our current one enough and he is a bit aggressive at times when protecting us. The old one mentioned above was the complete opposite and cared about nothing. Hmmmm, secret to old age.

You may be right!

[Leah]

Originally Posted by Doug

Aww, he,s very nice Vic. Love the weenie dogs. Had one or more for the last 25 yrs.

Uh Oh!!! No! no! Doug I didn't mean you were old, I meant the 25 year old dog was old.

Nice addition Vic

[vic622]

Originally Posted by Leah

Uh Oh!!! No! no! Doug I didn't mean you were old, I meant the 25 year old dog was old.

Nice addition Vic

Thanks Leah
He spent the entire day by himself & other than figuring out how to get up on the kitchen counter (Not quite sure how he did it & but didn't touch anything) he was a saint!

DJ, I mean, not Doug