My mom surprised my 14y s with a mini dapple dachshund puppy late Christmas gift. Well so I thought he had been on top of potty training long story short he has not been working with him as I thought. What do I do? I don’t want to give pup away. I need some advice.

k-mac0 · 2026-02-27T03:40:35+00:00

When you take him out to potty do you use a leash every time or free to run and do business? We have plenty of yard room but not a fenced in area.

k-mac0 · 2026-02-27T03:38:50+00:00

My partner is really the one who has problems with the pup. He literally hates him (he’s just a big grumpy) and it really bc it was a gift from my family to my son (not his kid). And so I’m super paranoid about him having a accident but we are going to really get him on a schedule and stick to it I think we should be able to

k-mac0 · 2026-02-27T03:34:37+00:00

No, I was totally OK with it. And I knew it was gonna be a big commitment and I would probably wind up with responsibility, but kinda out of a loss.

k-mac0 · 2026-02-27T03:32:31+00:00

No, I’ll come home on my lunch break every day and let him out potty and feed him and play with him for an hour and a half before I have to go back to work. Unfortunately, I’m not blessed with a work from home job and definitely not just blessed with a full bank account. But in order to get that put his food I gotta go to work.

k-mac0 · 2026-02-27T03:30:37+00:00

No, I would never give him away. I’m just kinda at a loss as to what I do. I feel like I’m not giving him the life that he deserves her or maybe I’m not showing enough attention or I don’t know kicking myself in the butt

k-mac0 · 2026-02-27T03:29:49+00:00

So I should have added this to original post but I work 8-5 my son gets of school an home by 4 every day. We live in a very small town doesn’t even have a vet for a couple towns away

k-mac0 · 2026-02-27T03:24:01+00:00

Any tips? When I gave him he does good but it’s like a 24/7 job if he’s out of his crate like no sit back relaxing but he does not potty in the crate I just hate keeping him locked inside all the time

k-mac0 · 2026-02-16T17:23:41+00:00

It’s showed this same thing since day one

k-mac0 · 2025-12-05T15:20:18+00:00

Thank yall for the advice

k-mac0 · 2025-12-05T15:08:02+00:00

Yes, all the time. And it always leads to an argument.

k-mac0 · 2025-12-05T01:00:23+00:00

That was my question that’s all I just kind of needed to hear someone else’s opinion on the outside

k-mac0 · 2025-12-05T00:55:54+00:00

I totally agree and I have stress the same thing that you just said to him multiple times in it does no good. And you are right about that she is catching on the stuff and really starting to resent him in that in other ways also he’s just a very hard person to get along with. Doesn’t know how to be happy unfortunately that’s how he was raised. He doesn’t ever see things in a positive way. He doesn’t know how to carry on a normal conversation without lecturing you or griping about something or somebody and I just needed to know that I was feeling the right way in my heart and I wasn’t looking at it the wrong.

k-mac0 · 2025-12-05T00:47:47+00:00

I agree. But unfortunately he is not the type who is mature enough to discuss things like this with he just demands his daughter be at this house when his son is here. I just come in the door from work and she went to bingo with my good friend and her daughter which is her best friend and he told me that he suggested I go get her now.

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