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I'm Ludovica and I'm Italian. I've had my dog for ten years now, and she's the best friend I coul've crossed paths with!
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Roborovski Ham..
Female
Dachshund
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. It was incredibly energetic, and it would climb the bars of its cage all the time — it was really fun to watch him go. It was quite shy, but it didn't mind being handled; it never once attacked us. Its sleeping schemes were quite messed up. It would sleep in the daytime, wake up around 6 pm and run on its wheel all night long (which could get a little frustrating after several nights).<br><br>It wasn't hard to provide food (mainly seeds), nesting material and habitat items; we were able to retrieve everything at pet stores.<br><br>My overall experience with hamsters has been very good, and I've grown fond of all four of them. I think they make great pets for children, if their parents teach them how to behave with them.){kind=link}
. Everything I know about her, I learned it from direct experience.<br><br>From the very start she's always been playful, extremely curious and quite stubborn (we never managed to teach her any tricks, but then again I wasn't that great of a trainer and neither was my family! She still sleeps on my bed to this day). Dachshunds can be hard to manage due to their stubborness and tendence to be aggressive towards strangers, but my overall experience with her has been fantastic, and I wouldn't change her with any other dog in the world.<br><br>The good about Dachshunds:<br>They're very devoted and protective towards their owners, and love company. They are playful and curious, and love to chase stuff (even if mine never retrieved anything). Of course they need to exercise, but for my dog a walk or a little run have always been just enough. They don't need too much brooming. She's had puppies once, and through the whole pregnancy she's never encountered a single problem; when labor began, her instincts took over and we didn't have to intervene at all. She gave birth to 7 beautiful puppies.<br><br>The bad about Dachshunds:<br>They bark. A lot. They will bark at other people, dogs, animals, anything that moves or makes a sound, and they can be very loudy. They tend to be standoffish towards strangers, and this can get a little frustrating sometimes. When you walk them, they may challenge a larger dog and put themselves in danger. Due to their long spinal column, dachshunds also tend to suffer from spinal problems (my dog suffers from backache from time to time).<br><br>Dachshunds are not for everyone who's not willing to take care of them, and be patient when they behave their worst; anyway, with a little effort they can be great companions.){kind=link}