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Dachshund

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Dachshund

General Description

(Standard Dachshund, Miniature Dachshund, Toy Dachshund, Doxie) The Dachshund is a small hound breed with a long, well-muscled body and stout, short limbs. They possess an intelligent expression and they carry themselves quite proudly. Their body features a protruding sternum and a retracted abdomen. Their head is elongated, their skull is slightly convex, and their long muzzle features a robust set of jaws. Their teeth close in a scissors bite and their oval-shaped eyes are dark in color. They have arched prominent eyebrows and long ears that are mobile and hang toward the cheeks. The breed’s tail is carried in the line of the back. There are three varieties of Dachshund: short-haired, long-haired, and wire-haired. Within each of these varieties, there are three different sizes. The coat of the Dachshund is glossy, sleek, and consistent. It can be solid, bi-color, piebald, speckle-streaked, or harlequin. Solid-colored Dachshunds are tan or yellow, while bi-color Dachshunds are deep black, brown, or gray with chestnut markings.

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Character

The Dachshund is affectionate and full of energy. Their proud, bold demeanor sometimes borders on abrasive, but their clownish streak usually makes up for their willfulness. They are courageous, mischievous, and have a tendency to try and train their owner(s). The breed is loyal and devoted to their family, and gets along quite well with older, more considerate children. They are a good breed to travel with, and they generally live happily with other pets. They have been known, however, to get jealous and irritable towards other animals. All varieties of the Dachshund are comparatively difficult to train. They enjoy barking and they sometimes refuse to be handled. They have moderate protective instincts. Many owners and breeders of the Dachshund say that the wire-haired variety is more outgoing and goofy and that the long-haired variety is calmer.

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Size

12 - 18 inches

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Weight

8 - 20 pounds

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General Health

The Dachshund is susceptible to spinal disc problems that may lead to paralysis. Other health concerns include the onset of heart disease, urinary tract problems, and diabetes. The Dachshund should not be overfed because of its propensity to put on weight and become lazy. Overfeeding the Dachshund will put unnecessary strain on the dog’s back, and it will also contribute to the onset of a number of serious health risks. This breed typically lives for 12 to 15 years.

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History

The Dachshund originated in Germany hundreds of years ago. The breed’s initial purpose was to hunt and follow badgers, and the word “Dachs” is actually the German word for “badger”. After many years of performing this task, the Dachshund gradually evolved with shorter legs that helped the breed go down into burrows and dig with more efficiency. Smaller Dachshunds were bred for the purpose of hunting stoat and hare.
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They are very protective of their owners and are very smart. Many will retain a playful streak even as they grow out of puppy hood and they will remain affectionate all of their lives. Dachshunds were originally bred to hunt badgers. Standard Dachshunds are to small to fit in rabbit holes so they bred them into miniature also. They originally had short smooth hair that couldn't protect there skin when hunting. So they were bred into a long haired variation. The longer hair did protect them from cold but could not protect them from thorn bushes. So they were bred into wired haired Dachshunds. The wiry hair could protect them from bushes and animals. There are two kinds of Dachshunds and three different kinds of hair types. The Miniature and Standard Dachshund come in Wired Hair, Long Hair, and Short hair. They are commonly used throughout Scandinavia to hunt all species of deer. They are trained to locate deer, herd them to the hunter and to bark at the deer which alerts the hunter. They are ideal for this task because they are small enough that the deer are not frightened off but only keep a short distance away from the barking dog and slowly move to where the hunter is ready and waiting.

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Maintenance

The long-haired Dachshund requires daily combing and brushing, and the wire-haired Dachshund needs professional grooming at least twice per year. The smooth-haired Dachshund’s coat should be wiped down with a clean, damp cloth. All Dachshund varieties are average shedders.

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Ideal Environment

The Dachshund is content to live in a small household or apartment. They are an active breed, both outdoors and indoors, and they enjoy going for walks and playing in the park. They are perfectly happy without a yard, but they should be given at least a bit of exercise per day. Rigorous activities (like jumping) should be discouraged because of this breed’s proneness to spinal damage.
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Dachshunds are very obedient dogs and they perform well in showmanship trials, rallies, and other competitions.

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My dachshund is 13 years old. Her name is Lucy. She has developed a large pustule under her eye. I have attempted to drain it and it produced a thick white substance at first. Now it is just producing a milky white liquid. i drain it and treat it with peroxide daily.. I am taking her to the vet as soon as possible.. I was wondering if anyone knows about what this might be.
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My long haired dachshund, who is over 10 pounds, has ate most likely over half of my bag of chocolate covered pretzles. What can i do or give to her to ensure her safety?
the more expensive the chocolate the more dangerous it is. She might be fine but I would at least call and talk to the vet just in case since she is so little it could be worse on her
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My dachshund is dappled and is 4 years old. He gets itchy red spots all over his body every once in a while and lately he has been shivering, sometimmes even if he is not cold...is there something wrong?
It could be "ATOPY". My dog had it. It;s a allergy.
you should take him to the vet immediately.
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I bought a dachshund puppy that is all black except for his chest. It's white and has some spots inside the white markings. The breeder told me the father was a piebald. Could this be true? Is he really a black and tan with the missing gene? He's had a litter of pups with my black and tan. Some of them are the same markings, but soiled white. Is this normal. Did I get taken advantage of?
Does he look like a dachshund? Yes it is possible that he can be colored that way because of breeding for certain colors in recent years it is very possible. I didn't know any of this before hand I just learned this from trying to find out about dachshund heat cycles because I have a chihuahua dachshund mix mutt. Over all unless you want to shell out major cash for dna testing that will make you think twice about ever getting a dog you just have to go buy how he looks.
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they are lovely

i have a dachshund, named duchess, and her favorite food is hotdog (no kidding). she loves to be with me, loves to stay on my lap and be brushed down. she is protective of the family as well. one example was when i met my uncle and my uncle patted me (in his comical manner) to which my dachie started to growl over him, thinking perhaps that i was already being maltreated. lol. but that was cute. my duchess loves to take a walk with me, every morning and afternoon enjoying the wonderful sites around her.

Pros: loving, great lap dogs, protective in a way, good watch dogs, very funny, loves to be with someone and highly active

Cons: stubborn, they have a mind of their own

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