I love chatting about our miniature dachshund, Herbie, both here and on social media (and in real life!), so it’s not surprise that people who are thinking of getting a dachshund get in touch from time to time asking questions about them. I am always more than happy to help, and I have written a …
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With so many people getting puppies and dogs over this past year, I thought this might be a useful post to write. If you already have your dog, you’ll know it can be challenging initially, so I’d like to share 7 top tips for new dog owners, from my own experiences with dogs. Expect it …
We’ve had two years of Herbie here. Two years. That time really has flown by. I realised we’d collected him from the breeders a little over two years ago when my photos started flashing up from a couple of years ago of a tiny Herbie! He was so utterly adorable, though he still is, of …
This is a sponsored post As regular readers will know, Herbie has recently turned one and today I am reflecting back on our puppy training journey with him. It does seem strange to think back to those first weeks when Herbie came home with us, it was actually the end of this month last year. …
How can this be? Our little Herbie is already 1! Today our pup is a one year old and I cannot believe how quickly that time has flown. This time last year we were just mulling over the idea of getting a dog again. Boo was very keen, Little Man was more unsure. But, he …
This post contains affiliate links We got our miniature dachshund, Herbie, earlier this year. We did plenty of research before getting him and we’ve put in lots of time training him since he arrived. He features a lot over on my Instastories and I love getting messages about him. He gets a a lot of …
Dear Dog Walker, Thank you for letting me know that your dog was friendly when it bounded over suddenly to my dog, on his lead, and startled him. Thank you for letting me know that ‘he just wants to play’, as clearly my puppy is unable to do so as he is still attached to …
This is a collaborative post For lots of dogs (and their owners!) the car is a cause of anxiety. It’s one of the most common causes of anxiety for dogs, but fortunately for you and your four-legged friend it’s also one of the easiest to overcome. Dogs develop car anxiety for a multitude reasons, but …
Yes, our little Herbie, our miniature dachshund, is now 8 months old. He’s been with us for six months now and that has flown by, so I thought it was about time I shared a puppy update. How’s Herbie doing? Herbie has come such a long way since he arrived here at just two months …
Herbie has a new favourite in his life. Herbie has a playmate. Herbie has a ‘cousin’. Yes, Herbie now has Higgins and he absolutely adores her. Higgins is a miniature schnauzer puppy. She is owned by family, she’s my sister-in-law, brother-in-law and nephews’ dog. She’s just a few weeks younger than Herbie, though she’s already …
I saw a video on Facebook a few days ago of a puppy happily being carried around in a bag. Yes, that’s it. It should have just been a sweet little video that makes people smile and then move on. But it’s never quite that simple on Facebook is it? Some people have so many …
Over the weekend we travelled up to Bakewell to Dogs Unleashed. I can’t quite remember how I found out about it, but the shows are billed as “The Ultimutt Doggy Days Out” so I knew that we had to give it a go! It ran over the whole weekend, with camping available onsite, but we …
We adore our puppy, Herbie, and we have lots of fun with him, but I have to say it is not always easy. This is why today I want to share with you the truth about life with a puppy. Herbie looks so sweet and we love cuddling up with him. I share lots of …
Welcome to the last of my weekly puppy diaries series. Herbie joined our family at 8 weeks old and I can’t quite believe that he’s already 16 weeks old. The time has flown by and he is so well settled in now, with lots of the behaviours I’d hoped to see already trained in. Now …
Herbie is getting big! Relatively speaking, of course, he is still a miniature dachshund not a Great Dane! I am wondering how much bigger he will get, I suppose we will soon see. I like charting his progress here each week, though I think I’ll only run this for one more week and I will …
Our little Herbie is now 14 weeks old. And I can’t help but notice that he’s not so little any more. I mean, he’s a miniature dachshund puppy so he’s far from huge, but he is so much bigger now than when we first brought him home. He feels heavier to lift up and he’s …
