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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I hope you feel as positive when your dogs bite someone else's kid.  Or are you never going to allow your two kids to have a friend over?[/quote]

why would you say this? Just to be an a-hole? When other kids come over, I crate the dogs. Why are you assuming I am an irresponsible person? My whole point was to say I was shocked yet very happy to discover my dogs are very good with my children. [/quote]

Hi OP, my dachshund is great with kids too. I don't ever crate her. What I do is hold her while I introduce her to children and ask if they want to pet her. I also explain that because dachshunds are small dogs with long bodies and short legs, they should be careful and gentle with them. I tell them to never, ever try to pick her up. I tell them that because the dog is small, she gets scared if anyone tries to pick her up other than me or dh. When I feel that the child and dog are comfortable with each other, I set her down and watch over the children and dog together until I'm confident that they trust each other. My dog is very patient with children, but I have to be really careful, just like it seems you are doing with your dog and children. Dachshunds really are great dogs.

To the pp that said about dachshunds peeing in the house, mine doesn't. I make sure to get her out every few hours so she doesn't. I trained her from the day I got her. She lets us know when she wants out. My house absolutely does not smell like dog at all. Work very hard in the beginning to train your dog, it will pay off.[/quote]

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