re: Dog problem

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Even if no one is home all day to take him outside? We can just agree to disagree on that one. I can only imagine the agony if I could only use the bathroom when someone allowed me to. When you have to go, you have to go.

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Dogs instinctually don't like to defecate where they sleep or eat. Crating makes them learn to hold it. We have had two goldens. One was raised outdoors but could come in the house and sleep when needed. She never had an accident in the house. When she passed we got a male golden puppy. He had a few challenges the first week and even pooped in his crate one time. After that it was done. The crate went away at 4 months and he was done with training. I only know about dachshunds because the breeder who sold us our dog raised both. She said some never become reliably house broken ever. She loves both breeds though.

No disrespect to you, but I couldn't crate a dog. I could crate my wife, but not a dog.

Dachshunds are notorious for hard to potty train. As a child, mine just "ran away" one day. 30 years later, I figured it out. Good luck. Stubborn little bastards.