H.L. Mencken described dachshunds as, “Half-a-dog high and a dog-and-a-half long.” What H. L. Mencken didn’t say is that dachshunds were bred that way to dig into tunnels and hunt underground rodents. Unfortunately, that same body shape is unlikely to make dachshunds Olympic swimming champions. The bottom line is that these Masters of the Underground […]
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A lick on the hand becomes a whole arm lick, which turns into a full face of slobber. Hate it or love it – dogs, especially dachshunds love to lick. This is natural and common behaviour amongst most dogs. There are a number of reasons as to why dogs lick their pack members and themselves.
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It can be worrying if suddenly whenever you go to pick up your dachshund, they yelp! Your first natural instinct may be to think that there is something horribly wrong with them. If your dog is yelping for no obvious reason, especially if it is not something that they usually do, the best thing for
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A common reason cited by people for their decision against adopting a dog is the ‘dog smell’ one has to grow used to. If you own a pet or get to interact with them, you would have noticed that different breeds and even different dogs of the same breed have distinct body odor, sometimes rather
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For most aspects related to caring for dachshunds, if you do a bit of research you will quickly begin to see some consensus among experts and experienced owners. But there is one topic that continues to remain contentious: Should you use a harness or a collar for your dachshund? Even after asking around and probing
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