What is the correct way to train mini dachshund to use the stairs?

To get into the living room, you have to climb up 4 small steps so what is the correct way to train a mini dachshund to use them?|||First I would like to address the answers telling you not to let a doxie use the stairs. This si not correct and they are following old wives tails. Doxies are susceptible to back issues but preventing them from doing things will only make it worse. I went to a vet who specializes in dogs susceptible to slipped disks and dysplacia. He explained it like this. For people as we age our joints become weaker and elderly can break things or slip disks, hips, etc. Almost any doctor will tell you they more active you are when your young and the more you do, as well as continuing exercise into your senior years decreases the risks because you build muscle around you joints, etc. It is the same for animals a doxie that is at a proper weight and active and fit when young who continues into their elder years will run less chance of slipping a disk. They build muscles and train their joints to work with them just like people. Dogs that are restricted and then take a leap of a couch later on when they haven;t built those muscles are the ones who will have higher risks. (this doesn't mean an active doxie wont have back issues just an active doxie will be less likely too)





Now onto get him to use the stairs, while young I would try to put in a floor runner for more traction, they are cheap at walmart and once he is a little biger you can ditch the runner. Always make it fun. When our girl was little we would get her running with us and excited and then go up stairs. When she was real little she could only make them with a running start. Everytime we hit the top we gave her a treat or praise (alternate so she doesnt expect the treat.) we just wwent up and down for fun and never made a big deal of it and she caught on.





Good Luck.|||Not a good idea to have dachshunds use stairs a lot, they can get back problems.


However, to get her to go up and down by herself, stay on top of the steps holding a treat she wants and encourage her verbally, then give her the treat when she does go up the stairs.


You can also put her on the first or second step and then encourage her to complete the climb, it's what we do with our big dachshund on our motor coach steps. I carry the mini dachshunds up the steps usually.|||I would not try to train them to do so. I have dachshunds and always carry them up and down the steps. If they learn to go up the steps themselves I will let them. Many times I still carry them if they do not show an interest in doing so on their own.


Steps are tough for dachshunds because of their short legs and long bodies.


You could have a small ramp built along the wall of the steps to accomodate your dachshund. That way no need to use the steps.|||First use positive training so the dog isn't afraid of the stairs. Introduce him to the stairs with a treat. With this, he will learn stairs are good. Proceed to put a treat on the first step, when he eats it praise him. Then put a treat on the second step. This will encourage him to move onto the first step to get it. Be sure to praise him when he does so. If he doesn't go onto the first step, put the treat in front of him and slowly move it to the second step, hopefully, he will follow it. Keep repeating this until he is comfortable with the stairs. With practice, he will be able to up them when he wants and without a treat every time. Hope this helps, and good luck!|||the way i trained my poms and pomchi pup to use them is sit on the top step let them get used to being there...then move down to the next step and so on same way with going up them..worked great..now the run up and down them...|||She will use the stairs when she is ready, if ever. Stairs can be very hard on the backs, necks and stifles (hind leg knee joints) of small dogs. If she chooses not to use the stairs, so be it.|||Just wait it will learn on it's own.|||set her in the middle of them and coaxs her with treats