We have 6. We have 4 miniature dachshunds (3F/1M), 1, Finnish SPitz/Chow mix (f), 1 German Shepherd (f).
The GSD was a victim of a divorice of a breeder, and this dog along with her litter mates went for a great deal of their early life unattended and abused. I got her when she wa approximately 7 months of age...........sort of timid but affectionate. She had internal parasites big time, and at 9 months of age she wsa diagnosed with canine hip displacia.........which we had fixed. Her name is Kira. Out of a litter of 9 pups she is the only survivor. She is 6 or 7 years of age IIRC...born Christmas day.
The Spitz was one of those part of the sale deals. I needed some dynamite, and the fellow that sold it, also had a litter of pups he wanted gone, so unless I took a pup I would not get the dynamite. (he would have sold me the stuff anyhow, but he was sort of a wheeler and dealer and when you looked at those little fur balls it was hard not to bring one home. Her name is Heidi, as she crawled up under my truck seat and we liked to have never got her out. She used to hide in dark places as a pup, and then pounce on you when you walked buy. Has a nose as good as any bloodhoud, and can track game to perfection. ONce she gets a scent on something she does not give up.
The wife has always been a fanatic of dachshunds. She had a black and tan that lived to age 14, and when it died, she wanted another. She found a miniature long hair female, and bought it. Her name is Spicey. She is a real clown and IMHO is part bird, cat, squirrel and very little canine.....The wife also bought a little male (Scooter) who we used for awhile to breed the little female. We had 4 litters of pups from Scooter and Spice, and the two other dachshunds we have are Spice and Scooters daughters, one from the 2nd breeding and one from the 3 breeding. One is a long hair female, named Sugar, and she lives up to her name, as she is just as sweet and affectionate, to ther point she is a pest. The other is a shorthaired female named Cricket, who is a typical dachshund, always digging and getting into trouble and can't sit still...........extremely hyper and hardheaded, but still a little sweetie. She was named after our original 14 year old who also was named Crickets. We have since decided to stop breeding the dachshunds and had Scooter fixed.
Between the 4 dachshunds, I do not need:
1 A tiller
2 Post hole digger
3 Shovels
I do need however:
A continuous supply do fill dirt to keep holes filled in.
The Spitz mix has never been a problem in any way, and has never been sick....getting close to 12 years of age now....
The GSD is/can/ be a bad a$$ if she senses your afraid of her, she will push you. I don;t think she would hurt you IF the wife or I was there, but she will definately try and intimidate you. HOwever if no one is there and you just happen to be where your not supposed to your in trouble for sure. She already has a "notch in her handle" from an encounter with a person that came into the house at night, while we were asleep. She tore up the dudes arm, stomach and face and hands pretty darn bad. Needless to say this fellow was not supposed to be in my house, so he wa also hauled off by the sherriff in addition to getting tore up by the dog. It cost me money to get the living room carpet cleaned of this dudes blood. I was also sued by him in court, but he lost.........The Judge commented, more folks need a dog like Kira, and we would not have half the problems in the county that we have.......Yes, Kira got to come to court, but never took the stand..and she behaved very well. The fellow that got tore up was found guilty of illegal entry of a residence, tresspassing, and intent to do harm as he had a knife, and was given 18 months jail time, plus a bunch of scars to remember his actions by. He had a record of breaking and entry and burglary. Only thing that kept him from getting a stiffer sentence was he did not break in, as we never lock the doors, he merely walked in at night, and was promptly greeted by Kira. Kira also only understands commands in German...........except for the word "Eat"
Sorry for long rant, but you asked for it and now you have it.
