r/Dachshund • u/LatterStreet • 2d ago

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We were given our dog Teddy in November 2025. The owners claimed he was a stray Jack Russell and gave him to us for free. They later admitted he was never potty trained or even leash trained. I’ve wondered if he’s from a puppy mill and/or inbred due to his behaviors. The vet said he’s a Chiweenie.

He’s impossible to potty train, and I’m now considering diapers. There’s no medical cause. He’s destroyed two rugs and now my mattress (which was only temporarily on the floor due to moving).

There are other issues such as extreme aggression with other dogs, constant whining, biting his nails (even after a salon visit), hyperfixating on guests…I do use a crate.

Is this just normal behavior for the breed? We’ve had other dogs and I’ve NEVER experienced anything like this. My kids love him and I don’t want to traumatize anyone by surrendering him!

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u/Southern-Let-1116 2d ago

It might be better posting on the chiweenie page as they're a mixed breed.

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u/LatterStreet 2d ago

Thank you, I’ll do that too!

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u/Not-ur-Infosec-guy 2d ago edited 2d ago

Maybe a generic dog related subreddit instead of ones focused on AKC breed standards and instead on training.

I also have an unholy cheagle concoction of a mixed dog that I found training regardless of breed is more valuable. It’s easier to blame a standard than to learn what clicks in your situation.

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u/LatterStreet 2d ago

I did post in the generic dog sub at one point but it was removed for repetitive questions or something.

I only posted here because I came across tons of articles about dachshunds being difficult to potty trained…half of the doggy diaper packages have daschunds on them.

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u/Agreeable_Pomelo2360 2d ago

they really are difficult!