Daisy And Her Latest Antic
By Sharon
@simone10 (54187)
Louisville, Kentucky
January 14, 2016 5:13am CST
Daisy, our dachshund puppy, will be seven months old on the 21st of January. She started out as this hyper little ball of fur and has now settled down quite a bit. She still has a lot of energy but seems to be able to channel a lot better.
Even though she has settled down somewhat, she still has some habits that will probably be with her for a while longer. For instance, she still likes to play in her water bowl. She can see her reflection and tries to 'play' with the puppy in the bowl. I will go in the kitchen and water will be everywhere. The whole bowl will be all over the floor and her feet will be soaking wet. It was cute the first time or two she did this when we brought her home, but not so much anymore.
Her other habit is chewing. I'm sure this will eventually stop and it isn't as bad as it was but I do have to scold her several times a day for chewing on things she shouldn't be. It's not like she doesn't have a done of toys to play with.
Speaking of toys, one of the toys she got for Christmas was a felt covered ball. It looks like a tennis ball but it's for dogs. Daisy loved that toy. Notice I say loved, not loves. Two days ago I noticed that she was awfully quiet. When I went to check on her, she had chewed the ball into tiny pieces and she was eating it.
I picked up all the tiny pieces and worried about how much she actually did swallow. She seemed to be okay until about 3-4 hours later. She got sick and actually ended up getting sick 11 times in 38 minutes. It scared me so bad. I called the vet and was told what to do but unless she started acting different or stopped eating and drinking, there wasn't anything they could do. The best thing for her was letting her 'get it all up' so to speak.
We've gone through a lot with Daisy but the ball incident was by far the scariest. I was so afraid that she was going to dehydrate but fortunately she pulled through it okay. Do you have a pet? Have you ever had a pet do something that really scared you or endangered their lives.
This is a picture of Bella and Daisy. Daisy is the smaller, lighter colored dachshund.
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@BelleStarr (61157)
• United States
14 Jan 16
I do have my three dogs. Only Beau likes toys, the girls are not interested.
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@whiteream (8567)
• United States
16 Jan 16
My dachshund really doesn't like toys although she has some. She doesn't like the ones that squeak at all.
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@arthurchappell (44998)
• Preston, England
14 Jan 16
most pups go through the chewing things up phase - hopefully she'll grow out of it soon
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@simone10 (54187)
• Louisville, Kentucky
15 Jan 16
@Mom210 @Nanette64 Yes, Bella is a larger dachshund. Bella is the chocolate brown one and Daisy is the lighter colored one. They are both dachshunds.
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@mom210 (9115)
• United States
19 Jan 16
@simone10 @Nanette64 They are both beautiful. We had a dachshund/beagle mix when I was growing up I use to love when it would show and he wanted out so I could watch him jumping from place to place in the snow. That was the only way he could get around, he was so small. He would come in and his little belly was so cold.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
14 Jan 16
I believe Bella is a larger Dachund @mom210 .
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@GardenGerty (162177)
• United States
15 Jan 16
I have always had cats and they can really get themselves into trouble swallowing strings as it will tie up their intestines. I had a cat once who had a small red rubber ball as a toy. While in transition from the military we stayed with my dad. He had brought a tomato plant inside and as each small tomato ripened she stole it off the plant, thinking it was her ball.
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@whiteream (8567)
• United States
16 Jan 16
@simone10 one time my dog not Lee, this was a dog I had when I was a child. The dog chewed through a wire and shocked itself. My father had to give it CPR. It was find a after a few days.
@fawkes62 (1276)
• United States
14 Jan 16
I don't think my pets have done anything quite that scary, but a dog we used to have did give us a bit of a scare once. My dad was watching her and had her outside with him. He turned around and a little bit later saw that she had found some rat poison that he had forgotten was out (he doesn't have pets so it wasn't something he normally had to worry about). He gave her a bunch of water and kept an eye on her but she turned out to be fine.
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@whiteream (8567)
• United States
16 Jan 16
That is very scary I am glad the dog was alright.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
14 Jan 16
Bella & Daisy are both cute @simone10 . Daisy is lucky she didn't ingest so much that it would have blocked or twisted her intestines and colon. Critters can do some strange things at times. I have 12 indoor cats, 2 outdoor cats and 3 donkeys. One of the cats has a penitent for eating on plastic bags, which is extremely dangerous. Not only the chemicals but plastic can twist their innards.
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@whiteream (8567)
• United States
16 Jan 16
@simone10 That can be a big problem with any type of dog. I am so glad she is alright.
@whiteream (8567)
• United States
16 Jan 16
I love dachshunds your brother's dog is so cute.
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@whiteream (8567)
• United States
16 Jan 16
@simone10 At least she doesn't knock over the trash can and try to get into them. Lee did that when we first got her.
@mnjhun1 (226)
• Peru
16 Jan 16
@whiteream oh nooo.. LoL one of our dogs too dug in the trash before. Our rottie would rather pick out potatoes from the kitchen. XD
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
2 Dec 16
yes Coco was always eating or doing things that scared me of her safety. glad i came across this post. makes me decide maybe i am not ready for all that yet. hopefully Daisy has changed a lot of her habits by now. maybe Bella has taught her some things like my Bear did Coco before i lost him. When coco got sick last time i kept thinking she may have finally eaten something after her 14 short years here that affected her heart, sadly
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
4 Dec 16
@simone10 yes Coco never did get out of the habit of eating just anything off the floor as old as she got. i kind of think that was one habit Bear taught her. a bad one. had to watch her like a baby all the time
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@simone10 (54187)
• Louisville, Kentucky
4 Dec 16
Daisy is a lot better now but she will still eat anything off the floor so we have to be very careful. She has learned some good habits from Bella. Daisy has outgrown her chewing which I am very thankful for. I thought I was ready for a new puppy but Daisy proved me wrong 
. I now know that I will probably not ever have another puppy again. I will instead get a dog that is at least a year old or older.
. I now know that I will probably not ever have another puppy again. I will instead get a dog that is at least a year old or older.1 person likes this
@simone10 (54187)
• Louisville, Kentucky
7 Dec 16
@bunnybon7 That is the way it is with Daisy. I am hoping that she will outgrow it with time. I've never had that problem with Bella.
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@LeaPea2417 (37508)
• Toccoa, Georgia
14 Jan 16
Awe, the picture is sweet. Both dogs are precious looking :)
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@GreatMartin (23671)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
15 Jan 16
Daisy & I can celebrate together as January 21 is the last day I had a drink so now it is the 35th year I have been sober and I also like to play with my water and I like to chew but unlike Daisy I don't get sick from chewing and/or eating!! 
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