Hi, everyone. I need some advice on what to do to help my dad's two dachshunds get along. He has a female long haired dachshund that he got as a puppy and she is now over a year old. He recently got a 2nd puppy (same breed) but male, and this dachsund, (now full grown but still under a year old), started humping the female every chance he gets. He hasn't been neutered yet, so I'm hoping this will stop as soon as that happens. The female is also starting to gain a lot of weight from overeating. He feeds both dogs from the same food bowl, and I'm concerned that the female is reacting from losing her status as the only dog. She is highly strung to begin with and I'm worried that she is now very depressed. What is the best way to help these 2 dachshunds like each other? When the male was still tiny, they would both play together, but ever since the humping began, her head is in the food dish. Please help. Thanks.
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New Dachshund Causing Problems
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Well, you kind of already know what to do to help these dogs already. 1. Neuter the male ASAP. It won't be an immediate fix nor will the problem resolve completely because now it's a habit, but it's a start. 2. Don't feed the dogs from the same dish. In fact, don't feed these dogs in the same room with each other. Feed the dogs twice a day in seperate rooms a measured amount.
Your dogs will be much happier when they don't have to compete for food with each other and they don't have the hormones running through their systems. Once thsoe issues are resolved, assess how they are doing together. My guess, it will make the sitaution quite a bit better.
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I agree with Chelle. . . Also, make sure the older dog is getting plenty of human attention and play time (not to mention exercise).
One way to stop her over eating would be to not give her access to the extra food.. I agree with Chelle, make sure they're fed in separate rooms from separate bowls and measure their food carefully. I've never had a doxie but I've read a lot about the serious health problems that come when they're overweight. She may be unimpressed with the food cutbacks at first but she'll get used to it..
