I have rescued many doxies over the years, some were not house broken when I got them from shelters or strays that were found, but with a little bit of work on my part, 75% of the time within a week I can usually have most of them house broken. It does take time and you really have to work at it, but even an older doxie can be taught to go outside. Now I’m not saying 100% all the time (although my present ones are just that.) because a snow storm or really bad storm will bring on an emergency...or some simply refuse to get their paws wet or cold. This is a smart breed, like I said, they were breed to think for themselves in order to fight badgers and win. So unless you become the alpha leader and teach them the rules, they will teach and train you to what they prefer instead. When I raised pups, I use to warn new owners that the pup had already been started to be trained to go outside and not to use puppy and never to use them or newspapers, otherwise the dog will go in the house. I still firmly believe in it after over 50 years of having dachshunds and never having one that was not house broken.
Now about a doxie getting even, well that’s another story <grin>. Never promise one something and not deliver, they will get even it you don’t keep your word. You have to give this breed credit, they learn our language quite well and develop quite a vocabulary for such a small dog. The normal dog commands are a drop in a bucket to the words a doxie learns to understands and knows only too well. When someone states their doxie listens to them and they know the dog understands....they are more right then they realize.
Jan
In South Carolina
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janmccraw@charter.net
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