Mini Dachshund's Tricks At Just 13 Weeks Old Prove She's The Smartest Puppy Around
Weiner dogs can be challenging animals to train. Some of the common personality traits of dachshunds include both intelligence and stubbornness, making it all the more impressive that a mini dachshund puppy named Reese's was able to master several tricks while still very young. In a cute TikTok video captioned "just a baby and her first tricks 🐶🤎🍫" — which has been viewed more than 545,000 times — the adorable puppy demonstrated sit, paw, and down.
@reesestheminiweenie just a baby and her first tricks 🐶🤎🍫 #minidaschund
Viewers were instantly enamored with the teeny-weeny wiener dog. "OMG she's freekin awesome and oh so adorable❣️," wrote one, while another added, "Wow she is a clever girl, she is lush look at her fluffy ears she is beautiful 💕." Several netizens praised the little doggo's obvious intelligence, leaving comments such as, "Such a sweet and smart fur baby. She is too precious."
Many owners of doxies shared their experiences in the comments section, with some arguing that sausage dogs are easy to train and others stating the exact opposite. "Mine is 8 weeks and she learns so fast it's incredible. Smartest dog I've ever had and very trainable," wrote one, and another countered with, "Mine can eat drywall, pee on the couch, run into walls and bite toes 🔥🔥🔥."
How to train a dachshund
Mini dachshunds are so tiny and cute that some owners may neglect proper training, but it's just as important to train petite pooches as big dogs. Despite their reputation for being stubborn and difficult, doxies can, in fact, learn to behave properly and even perform tricks. Like all dogs, dachshunds respond best to positive reinforcement training, which involves rewarding and praising the animal for whatever they get right and ignoring — not punishing — undesirable behaviors. Use high-value treats to reward a dachshund, and don't do any training sessions right after the animal has eaten a meal. Keep all training sessions short, fun, and free of distractions, and always be consistent.
With hard work, patience, consistency, and just a bit of luck, you might end up with a sausage dog who learns as quickly and easily as Reese's does. One viewer of the TikTok video wrote, "I'm telling myself [this] is AI for my sanity and the thousands I spent on training 🤣."
Want to see more darling dachshunds? Check out this mini dachshund seeing her reflection for the first time (her reaction is priceless), and this nervous two-legged dachshund making his runway debut.