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You oughta try glucosamine chondroitin

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Raw meat diet most dog food is heat up so much it burns all nutrients out of it and it's covered in seed oils which is just pure poison and pure inflammation please just try it

Don’t let them jump up and/or down from things. Try to keep them from doing stairs as much as you can; IVDD is a big problem with Dachshunds. I agree with keeping the teeth clean.

Keep them mentally engaged as well. These are highly skilled hunters. They are the only breed that is certified by the AKC for above and underground hunting. We had a puzzle for my boys that required moving blocks and sliding things to get the treats. My one pal Orbit gave up and tried to eat the puzzle itself!

Know up front that this breed doesn’t tolerate small children.

There’s an old German saying: when a Dachshund looks in the mirror, he sees a lion. You will never find a more loyal, loving breed. They want to be with their humans. ALL. THE. TIME.

Dental health is super super important, exercising helps strengthen their backs and keeps them from needing a wheelchair (plus having ramps), and I like to feed my dog’s a raw diet

The main thing to remember is that spending the money upfront for vet visits, teeth cleaning and paying for premium food all pays off later when they’ve lived a long life without getting any serious conditions (like cancer), that will deteriorate their health and your wallet

Our wieners are 2, 3, 15, 16 soon to be 17. Long life: Mostly meat diet, do not let them get over weight, lots of exercise, and great medical care.

Don’t let them get fat. Don’t let them jump up or down off things. Don’t let them use stairs. Get their teeth cleaned often.

Mine are 11 + 13, well balanced diet (low fat if you can.) Like everyone has pretty much mentioned: make sure you keep them moving! Walk them, play, and make sure you take care of their teeth. Dental health is important in all dogs.

My vet had me start them on hip&joint supplements when they turned 5+7, and so every morning they get a hip and joint "treat" with breakfast and we walk.

Keep them active but invest in ramps, try to discourage jumping. Dachshunds are prone to back injuries and joint injuries.

Most important is keeping your dog a healthy weight. Obesity is super hard on their joints. I also supplement with Origins, fish oil, and other supplements that help with reducing overall inflammation.

The biggest thing is I keep him lean. We use Cosequin as well. I also try to keep running to grass/dirt/padded flooring and is he is zooming or doing high energy stuff in the house we at least try to stick to the carpet even though that’s not always achievable. I don’t drill things that are harder on his knees, we do a few reps and that’s it. I also have a fitness program we created for him after taking the FDSA class Those Bum Knees.

With respect to joint health and more generally injury avoidance, I think it is most important to recognize the obstacles/activities which are "hardest" on the dogs body and avoid a high number of repetitions. There are some surveys on injuries by obstacle, but my personal list in order from most to least "hard" on the dog would be:

1. A-Frame
2. Weaves
3. Teeter
4. Jumps
5. Dog Walk

In training these obstacles, I do everything I can to build the behavior/understanding elsewhere and finish proofing the full behavior with extremely limited repetitions. For example with weaves, I spend 95% of my time building the behavior/proofing entries on open channels (or 6 poles if not available) and as a rule limit the dog to 4 reps per session of the full weaves. For jumping, any skill building would be done without a bar or with the bar at very low height ( I am also careful to always use wings to avoid the dog wrapping too tight).

Outside of limiting reps, I also try (could definitely be better) to be thoughtful about warm up/cool down between runs. I know Clean Run has a book on this, but I personally just try and do 1-2 minutes of dynamic movement/tug before moving to equipment followed by a 1-2 walk as cooldown after.

I have tried given my dogs supplements (GlycoFlex, Dasuquin) but I have no idea if they actually have a meaningful effect.

Warmup and cool down is important. Also, look into dog conditioning exercises:

https://canineconditioningcoach.com

Dasaquin is a good joint supplement recommended by many vets for general joint health, my two disc dogs get it every day, been playing for 4 years and still going strong. Dasuquin with MSM Soft Chews https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0041OOPK2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_i_MWHAB4Y8S57Z46EGX7VM

Edit: Just wanted to add, as others have said the number one thing you can do for your dogs joints is keep them at a healthy weight!

To reduce the likelihood of getting a dog with health issues you should go through a Reputable breeder that does the recommended health testing. Here are the tests the parents of any future puppy should have done: https://www.ofa.org/recommended-tests?breed=DH&var=

In addition, the parents scores on those tests should be public and they should have an OFA # you can use to look up the individual dog in the database.

Health issues can still pop up in puppies of health tested parents, but are less likely to pop up when the breeder has done everything they can to ensure their puppies are genetically healthy by doing the recommended health tests.

I second what u/thesecondparallel said.

Also, don't shy away from exercise. Many Dachshund owners hear "too much exercise is bad" and end up under-exercising their dachshund. Extra weight and low muscle tone does the body no favors. By keeping a dachshund slim you put less pressure on their back and then muscle helps support it.

Started with Royal Canin, but the formula is designed to reduce stool mass so my boy ended up with pretty serious anal gland issues. Changed him over to Fromm’s Gold Weight Management and he has never been happier or healthier.

Blue Buffalo from day one for both of mine. They are 14 and 7 years old. Still going strong. Zero complaints from me or them!

Whatever she wants because she's insanely picky 😂

Homemade; rice, veg, Turkey

Royal Canin Dachshund

What are you currently feeding? And how much? Treats? Exercise? Who’s responsible for feeding? And is everyone involved with feeding her on the same page?

consult a vet on proper weight loss for you dog nutrition is important and every dog and breed are different on what they need

My old golden lab was pretty obese, so the vet prescribed him a weight loss diet and within a year or two he was a healthy weight.

Moral of the story: see a vet.

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My dogs diet is home made we precook once a week and store in mason jars while still hot that way they will have a good seal on it. Your dog probably only needs 1/3 what ours need so pre cooking could be done once every 3 weeks. Pretty much my breakdown that’s roughly right.

Lean Chicken, Beef or fish - 40% of meal Cooked Pumpkin, Green Beans, celery - 30% of meal Healthy Fats (yogurt, oils, etc.) - 15% of meal Low-Glycemic Carbs (Sweet Potato, Oats, Basmatti rice) - 15% of meal

If your dog is still young bump up the meat to 50% and decrease proportionally elsewhere.

• extras: Omega oil, olive oil, psyllium, The Missing Link Hip & Joint Powder, Fera liver support,

Cosequin works for my pups.

Have you tried fish oil supplements or Yumove joint supplements for young dogs?  On the yumove be careful if you get them off Amazon as there can be counterfeit copies of it being sold. 

At 5 yrs old my boy was dragging his back leg randomly on walks, my vet told me to add fish oil to his food. In two months he was fine and we continued our daily walks until he was 11 +. I bought the fish oil from Costco and dipped it in either peanut butter or plain yogurt and he happily consumed it. Good luck

Look up The big damn dog company. They have great supplements specifically for them. They work great!

One of our vets was a professor at the University of Iowa Veterinary School and authored a study of joint supplements for dogs. Their results found that two brands outperformed all the rest- Dasequin and Cosequin. (The study received no funding whatsoever from those companies).

I've been giving Cosequin to our now 12 year old girl for 7 years now and she is still doing zoomies when the urge strikes. Highly recommend. We also have started giving it to our 3 year old idiot boy.

2 cosequin tablets a day

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I haven’t used that particular one but used bromelain/quercetin combo which seemed to help with season allergies plus wiping down paws/belly after walks ( I had a dachshund too). Occasionally his scratching would get really bad so we had to resort to cytopoint but thankfully it lasted over a year per shot.

It was hit or miss for my Yorkie Poo we've used them for over a year, and dependent on what snacks I feed them affect its efficacy

I have a liquid additive for my dog’s food with similar ingredients! Her itching definitely slowed down. She used to chew bald patches above her tail & since using it she has been so good! No bald patches this year!