Weiner dog!

Published on September 25, 2004 By dharmagrl In Pets & Nature

I got my puppy today.....

His full name is Henry Ignatius...we call him Henry. I haven't figured his kennel name out yet. Any hints or suggestions are welcome...

He even peed when we took him outside!

Comments (Page 1)

MarcieMoo

on Sep 25, 2004

dharma...Henry's too cute! And its nice to put a face with your name (you're too cute too!)

dharmagrl

on Sep 25, 2004

Why thanks, Marcie! He is just adorable.....it's like instant love!

Wehn are you going to post a pic of you? I'd like to have a face to put with a name too...

SSG Geezer

on Sep 25, 2004

He's acute little critter Dharma.
Arer you going to cage train him?

dharmagrl

on Sep 25, 2004

Arer you going to cage train him

The breeder started to crate train him, and we're going to continue that. He fell asleep on the couch earlier, so I moved him to his crate and he just went right back to sleep. I'm not going to send him there as a punishment, or he'll start to look at it like it's a bad thing....I want him to feel secure and safe in there.

He knows his name already as well....as soon as we chose him they started calling him by his name, so he's used to it now.

chiprj

on Sep 25, 2004

He's a cute little dog!

We trained our girls kind of later in their life (3 and 4 years old). They took to it fairly easily but then when we flew from Hawaii to Ohio, they didn't like the crates too much. It took a few weeks after the drive to California for them to warm back up to them. In fact, by the time they were comfortable with them, I packed them up and put them in the storage closet because our shipment of furniture arrived. There's a lot less room here in this house. But they do have their little doggie beds for the daytime.

dharmagrl

on Sep 25, 2004

He's a cute little dog!

Thanks, Chip! I'm kinda partial to him myself!

I think that once he's house broken I'll get him a doggie bed...if he can behave himself when no-one's home and not chew or destroy stuff then we can put the crate up and only use it for trips to the vet etc.

I'm going to go look for one of those bags that you can carry dogs around in...

chiprj

on Sep 25, 2004

I'm going to go look for one of those bags that you can carry dogs around in...

My wife really likes those, too. We've seen some that we liked, but never at the store. When we ask people where they got theirs and follow up, we never seem to find the one we liked.

Another thing we saw once and thought about getting was a stroller type deal. It saw low to the ground and had a tall mesh all around the side and a hood that could provide shade. It was really pretty cool looking and we thought about getting it. It's still on our list of stuff we'd like to get someday...

dharmagrl

on Sep 25, 2004

We've seen some that we liked, but never at the store.

They have some at petsmart.com...some Samsonite ones even!

MarcieMoo

on Sep 25, 2004

dharma...well...first, I can't figure out how to make pictures work. I had a pretty fun picture of our fair former governor, Jesse Ventura that I would have liked to post for laughs.

Second...the pciture you have in your head of me is probably lots better than what's reality. Some things are best left to the imagination.

KarmaGirl

on Sep 25, 2004

Awwww! He's so cute! Nothin' better than puppy breath!

If he's anything like my three, he'll like to chew on things. But, they are smart little dogs and they are easy to train.

Keep posting pictures as he grows. How much does he weigh? It think ours were around 4 pounds when we got them.

dharmagrl

on Sep 25, 2004

How much does he weigh?

He's about 3 1/2 pounds. He was the runt of the litter...and yes, he likes to chew. When he chews on us, we tall him "No" and give him one of his toys - hopefully he'll get the hint that people are not for gnawing on.

I love that puppy breath too.....

Janders

on Sep 25, 2004

He is soooooooooooooo cute!!!! I just want to squeeze him!

Your sons a doll too, but we already knew that!

Phoenixboi

on Sep 26, 2004

Dharma you look so proud to be a new Mum!

zweihander01

on Sep 26, 2004

OMG WEINER DOG!

KarmaGirl

on Sep 27, 2004

When he chews on us, we tall him "No" and give him one of his toys

Yeah, good luck with that Seriously, they are smart little guys and they do learn quickly, but he may still be a bit young to really train to do much of anything. In a couple weeks he'll mind you a lot better.

Dachshunds also have cute little pudgy puppy bellies. It's also amazing how much they can eat in comparison to their size!

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