All about (my) dachshunds !
Sundays are for relaxing, am I right ? well.. maybe cleaning & homework if you work 5days a week but eh, letâs not talk about thoses.. So I debcided to have a new category of pictures on my blog where I can go on about anything I want thatâs not book related ! I will include some facts/anecdotes/random did you knew ? things and basically watever I wanna share about that.
If you didnât knew already, or havent paid enough attention on my blog name recently â I am indeed a âcrazy dachshunds ladyâ I wanna get ALL THINGS DACHSHUNDS and have like a million of them ⊠And of course iâll include pictures of my two, who doesnât like pretty pups, eh ??!
** Warning; Of course I can only really talk about my two and what I have seen upon my researchs of my breed. My two donât have an ounce of aggressivity, and are used to snuggling face to face with me. Pleace keep in mind all dogs are different and to socialize them properly / make sure they know you are the leader of the pack, and understand and pay close attention to their body languages. **
So, without further ado, here we are !
€ Dachshunds have three (3) different kind of sizes & type of coats. Miniature, âtweeniesâ & standards for size; and smooth, long and wire for type of coats. Miniatures can go up to 11pounds, while standard size is between 16 & 32 pounds. The tweenies is the size in between. Even if itâs technicly the same breed, one cannot crossbreed between sizes nor different type of coats; that still makes a mutt and is frown up on.
€ The longevity of that kind of dogs is of 16 years +. However, because of the shape of their long spine, they are prone to what we call âIVDDâ â which is sometimes hereditary, or mostly seen in obese dogs. Hence why itâs very important to monitor thoses wieners to not eat too much and be fat, as it puts too much stress on their long back & is not properly âsupportedâ like a normal kind of dog would. I included a link for Crusoeâs explanation post, but in short IVDD happens when the disks are squeezed or busted â surgery can be done, and if paralizing happens and cannot be saved, little weelchairs can keep our pups happy ..
Baby Kafei ; He had 2-3 months on this€ Dachshunds prefer to be among other of their own breed, you want to introduce them young if you have another race aswell. They also like to be with another dachshund (or other dog, see up.) as they adore to âpuppy pileâ and snuggles
puppy piling. sadly donât have a picture where you clearly see one on top of the other x)€ I cannot say it enough .. they can be a pain of stubborness. To be a dachshund parent, you need to be more stubborn than them xd (or let them win at times⊠they sure are cute..) and are known to be the hardest breed to potty train. Thoses cuties need patience and positive enforcement rather than punishment; also known to not go potty outside if itâs raining.
€ Once you have one, itâs game over; you will get fondly in love with them ! yeeah i know, thereâs some people who wonât be a good match for them but eeeeh â not in my house .. Thoses dogs are loyal to the core and show how appreciative they are all the time ! itâs so adorable.. Iâd buy them something / wash them / etc. and theyâd come and lick me as a way to say Thank you !
* more of a âone personâ kind of dog, however. There can only be one master or momma. *
Moooom.. ! let us in !€ Dachunds literally means âbadger dogâ and are from Germany. Their long back was âmadeâ for fitting into badgerâs/rabitâs & foxesâ den and was mainly used for hunting once upon a time; however they grew in popularity in being a family dog â be careful if you have young kids, as some individuals arenât quite fond of them. Again, they the need proper socialization & education. Mine works fine with and adores my friendâs toddler we babysit some times, as they felt him move in my friendâs belly as she was pregnant. Apparently females are better hunters than males xD from what my grandmotherâs boyfriend said from his own experiences.
€ Their puppies are often mistaken to be basset hounds (or bloodhounds), as per their long ears and floppy âextraâ skins. How many times have I been asked if I had a âhush puppiesâ
€ related to the last one, being a dachshund owner, you get used to be screamed at: « OMG! a wiener dog! » when out or walking them and being asked ALOT if they could pet / give them a treat. Some less friendly just go and pet them without asking; which is NOT safe in any way. As a general reminder, always ask and pay attention to the dog body language when you do not personnally know them
Let me give you a last one for the road; this totally unplanned christmassy one !€ Be warned; the little fellas actually think they are the size of a doberman⊠and have the sound of their barks ! Which yes, they bark an awful lot. Upon first hearing them, if you donât see the dog making the sound .. you could be very surprised ! Big and powerful bark for such a small mouth ..
€ Most dachshunds are maniacs of blankets. They wonât hesitate to steal them & burrow inside ! Your bed just cannot stay done ahah, and if you want one to snuggle with you, itâs pretty simple: get a blanket ! One will pop right on you.
€ The breed is sadly prone to get tartar build up and dental problems; so you need to pay closer attention to thoses teeth and ideally brush them often. Some âdental treatsâ given every day also helps, aswell as bone toys for them to chew on, I find. [article on 3 simple ways to do so]
€ You also wanna be careful of that long back â because as stated more up of this post, they are most likely to get IVDD than other breeds (although momâs old poodle had it, 15 years ago). So you wanna be more gentle with them: make sure you hold them properly to support their backs, keep them from jumping as much as you can â theyâre still dogs, and stubborn at that so sometimes.. itâs sadly impossible, and etc.
€ You can never do enough research ! Wether itâs on our breed or for their general health/tips. I absolutely love that and am always willing to read articles on that; such as reading âCanadian dogsâ magazine or blog !
Aand I think this shall be enough for this post ! I had a lot of fun making this one, so I hope youâd had fun reading me blabble about my lovely breed, which I adore with all my heart, as much as I had fun writting them!
Let me know if you have or want to have dachshunds, aswell as what you would like me to blabble about for the next time !
P.S: if you are curious â my two are standard sized, black dapple smooth dachshunds ! I got them both from the same breeder (yes, I know, please do not comment on my choice..) they have the same parents, but arenât from the same litter. My little male is going to be 4 years old in March, while his sister will be 3 years old in May. respectively named Kafei and Sheik based off Legend of Zelda characters. Both of them are neutered & spayed
Your dachshunds are very cute. I have a dachshund mix and a chihuahua. My chi is the leader of the pack for sure. Enjoy your week and thanks for sharing the dachshund info!
Thank you ! Itâs was my pleasure haha xx I hope you have a good week also !
IâM IN LOVE
Awe!! Kafei and Sheik are absolutely adorable. I loved this post
I am basically in love with anything about animals.
I plan to be a writer and/or vet.
Thank you I am in love with this breed in particular, hahah
I so would had wanted to be a vet, or atleast a vet tech aswell ! however, im not sure I have enough math and/or chemistry to my record .. I LOVED biology, but chemistery ..that was a different story :/ and about university, we only has it in english in a private college â if I wanna do french I need to move elsewhere (which.. probly couldnât have my two). hand in hand just the private way would cost about the same..
I wish you the best with either, or both of thoses carreer ! <3
Awe, youâre welcome
Yeeees, chemistry is very hard
Ooh, Iâve always wanted to learn French.
Awe, thank you!
ive been raised french my english was learned as a second language in school.
OMG Kristina overload of cuteness here!!!!
heheh ! im so happy people love this post I had been wanting to do it so badly
Adorable! Iâm more of a cat lady myself, but i love to look at other peopleâs doggies.
I used to saw me as a cat lady aswell, until I got a sausage heheh sadly, my old kitty passed and havent got the change to get another dadâs allergic and my youngest havenât really saw a cat before ⊠so heh, could be a not so great thing for that cat ..
They are soooo cuuuuute!!!
Thank you <3
I loved Legends of Zelda, itâs so funny you found inspiration to name them there
Well, it was my childhood â and naming my animals after food ⊠I needed something else hahah
Omigosh, your doggos are so unbelievably cute and such good photos you have!!
Thank you my dear
Oh my God, this post is blessed. I needed adorable dog pictures on this, the most stressful of Sundays. <3
Aww im happy my two cheered you up and thanksful this post was well welcomed! I could probly do a second one with more if I wanted..
Adorable, thanks for sharing your cute pups.
Thank you for reading it !
Soooo adorable! I didnât realize dachshunds needed all this! Thank you for sharing this with us. I canât imagine how much more difficult potty training this breed must be, I already had a quite a time with our young ones hahaha do make this a Sunday thing, Kristina! Itâs such a lovely post <3
heheheh Thank you ! <3 Luckily for me, my two was breeded on a farm â so I got them half trained. I had way less problems with potty training than a lot of my friends did ..
it's always a pleasure for me to talk about my breed ! hahaha
OMG! Your dogs are sso adorable!!! <3 <3 <3
Hehe Thank youu
I have 2 long haired dachshunds! Toby is brown haired male and Scarly is black and tan doxie.. They are 10 and 11 years old. You are definitely right about them being stubborn and blanket hogs! They are my babies too!
Hehe aww! How can one not take them as babies, honestly?
Great points. I have a 16 month old mini dachshund and he is impossible to house break! He never has an accident in my apartment but as soon as we bring him somewhere else he pees on the floor. Always. Oh, well. Heâs so darn cute.
Ohhh no.. ive been SO lucky they were trained already as the breeder had a farm; though its impossible to get them out in the rain so it does have accidents once in a while but eh..
My male also like to pee on stuff to mark his territories it seems which heâs been neutered since a few months old so .. idk whats going on xd