Dachshund training

Doxies sniff out truffles, mushrooms

by AnnB on November 16, 2007 · 0 comments

in Dachshund and dog training, Hunting Dachshunds, Whimsical Dachshunds

The Daily Dachshund and Dog News must admit that it didn’t know dogs — let alone doxies — could be trained to sniff out truffles, the treat of gourmets. We thought it was a pig thing.

Turns out it’s both and in France, they even have truffle sniffing competitions for dogs. Alas, the Dachshund mentioned in this article didn’t do too well and ended up with nothing more than salami. But this little fellow, discovered in the New York Times archives, was apparently a far more diligent worker, helping his French immigrant owner discover mushrooms in the Bronx woods in 1915. It’s hard to argue that he didn’t live up to his name of Charlemagne.

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Dog Whisperer versus the others

by AnnB on November 15, 2007 · 0 comments

in Dachshund and dog training

The wonderful dog writer Denise Flaim reviews the Dog Whisperer Cesar Millan’s new book, Be the Pack Leader. She notes:

One of the criticisms of Millan’s first, chart-topping book, “Cesar’s Way,” was that it offered little in the way of specifics. Along with plenty of case studies, Millan’s second effort offers a few more tangibles, including a pie chart divvying up the components of an hour-long walk; analyses of different behavior-modification tools, from citronella collars to scat mats; and a discussion of breed differences.

In the same column, Flaim also looks at new books by more mild-mannered trainers who take exception to Cesar’s methods. Et tu Denise.

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