You must give your Dachshund puppy a nice, safe home, nutritious food, lots of love, and consideration during the first 12 months of life. The puppy is trained to be a helpful and pleasurable member of your family household during these first 12 months. It’s crucial that the puppy avoid uncomfortable situations. These sudden occurrences may fill the puppy with fear, which could endure the remainder of his life. Too many aspects of our daily life could surprise a dog, but we take them for granted. Just be cautious before doing anything that can frighten your sausage dog. allow the puppy to acclimate to them as they mature.

For the puppy, training begins. During this period, the puppy begins to walk, react to noises, eat solid food, and wag his tail. He starts to play with his littermates and discover his surroundings. You must take great care to avoid any emotional upheavals during this time—more so than at any other point in his life. Sudden noises, meeting new people, or being left alone are a few examples of these emotional jarring events. Any of these mental traumas may negatively impact the doxie puppy for years to come.

From 4-8 weeks

The training itself can start. The doxie puppy is most open to learning basic instructions like “come,” “site,” and “heel” during this time. These commands will come naturally to the puppy; nevertheless, he shouldn’t be coerced into following them or reprimanded or yelled at if he doesn’t understand. Make the puppy appreciate these quick training sessions.

Remove the object and sternly command, “No!” if you notice your puppy trying to chew or bite on something they shouldn’t be chewing. Never yell at or smack your Dachshund dog for acting in this way since you’ll only scare him and make him wary. It should be sufficient to remove the cause of his chewing and to act firmly but calmly.

When bringing a new puppy into a home for the first time, limit his movement and expose the new environment gradually over the course of a few days or weeks. Give him only limited access to the house. Take him for brief daily strolls while wearing a light lead (leash). He is shown a different area of the house every day, but he is never left alone. Training must be conducted in a confined space. For these durations of confinement, a crate is ideal. Make sure the puppy has enough bedding to be cozy and a location inside the kennel to urinate and defecate.

From 11 – 15 weeks

Puppies start to evaluate their position in the pack as leaders (you and your family). This attempt at dominance by your puppy must be resisted by you, the alpha leader, at all costs. If you make a mistake at this point in the training, the dog is more likely to develop issues that last far into adulthood. Now is the time to implement a more rigorous training program so that the Dachshund puppy will understand that you are the pack leader and submit. The puppy will be disciplined if he disobeys the alpha leader, but he will also be given honest praise when he behaves well.

Between the 4th and 7th months

Take your daily walks with the puppy further (but not too far) so you may both experience more of the sights, sounds, smells, people, and other street activity. If you don’t do this, your badger dog will grow up to be afraid of the outside world and more prone to bark at anything that happens there. It will be nearly impossible to correct if this type of training is not done now. All of his life should be spent in this conditioning. These regular excursions keep your pet from getting bored and frustrated.

Between the 7th and 9th months

The critical period differs for the sexes at this time.

Males: Obviously, they’ll want to establish their authority inside the household. He can start acting aggressively and with a protective attitude. When this occurs, you must be firm; otherwise, the puppy may grow up believing they are in charge of you, causing you a lot of grief in the future.

Females: they have a difficult time as she enters season for the first time. Make sure she is not under any stress or anxiety during this time; otherwise, it may affect her temperament.

Between the 9th and 12 months

As they mature into full adulthood, both sexes continue to acclimate to their new bodies and circumstances from their perspective. Their temperament, capacity for training, and productivity are all likely to fluctuate. All canines eventually enter the age of maturity once they reach adulthood. At this point, the temperament of the wiener dog has stabilized and it is ready for more sophisticated training methods.

These essential periods’ times are simply estimates and will differ from dog to dog.