The wily and loveable Dachshund breed comes in two sizes, several beautiful colours, and three distinctive coats, which are Smooth (the most common in North America), Longhaired and Wirehaired (least common in North America–found primarily in Germany). In this article, the main focus is the intelligent Wirehaired Dachshund. The breed’s origins are estimated to be …
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My family has been a dog-owning family from the time I learned how to walk, but for a long time, we only had German Shepherds in our family. Then, when I was in college, my parents were approached by a friend who was finding it difficult to find homes for a litter born to his …
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“Nothing will turn a man’s home into a castle more quickly and effectively than a dachshund.” The quote, attributed to Queen Victoria, is a sentiment echoed timelessly by proud pup-parents of these goofy, intelligent animals. Dachshunds, affectionately called “wiener dogs”, “hot dogs” or “doxies” among a long list of nicknames, may be small in size …
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Dachshunds are instantly loveable – their small bodies house big personalities, and their presence can brighten up any home. But many dog parents make the mistake of bringing a pup into their lives without proper understanding of how to train them, and with dogs as willful and independent as dachshunds, this can become problematic sooner …
No, dachshunds are perfectly sane, but they do love to bark. And bark, and bark, and bark… Doxies were originally bred to hunt, and like all hunting dogs, barking is in their DNA. Their bark is also very loud for a small breed; dachshunds are ranked number seven in the top 25 breeds with the …