Once upon a time, a girl (me) inherited a little funny shaped dog from a roommate. I decided I should learn all I could about Dachshunds and that started my obsession. Since that day, I've learned that people also call Dachshund by alternate names including wiener dog, doxie, daschie and oh, so many more. They're all referring to the small, long, and low dog. So how many different names do they … [Read more...]
What Is a Toy Dachshund?
I heard of this thing called a "toy" Dachshund last week. I admit I was a bit taken aback by this categorization but, ultimately, dismissed it. However, a reader left a comment to one of my articles the other day and said she wants her next Dachshund to be a "Toy". What is a toy Dachshund?? It seemed like this term was spreading like wildfire so I wanted to get to the bottom of it. I've been … [Read more...]
21 Things About Dachshunds Every Owner Should Know
I didn't necessarily choose to become a Dachshund owner. I mean I CHOSE to adopt Chester but I had to idea about Dachshunds when he came into my life. I was a clueless Dachshund owner for years. I only had one, and didn't know anyone who had one, so I had nothing to compare him to. But I've become pretty knowledgeable over the years. It started with reading everything I could about the … [Read more...]
