Is a Sausage Dog the Same as a Dachshund?
A small boy in the park pointed at my dog last spring and announced to his mum, “Look, a sausage dog!” She apologised to me on his behalf. There was no need. He was right, and so was the name.…
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Dachshund Mix Breeds: Popular Crosses & What to Expect
People ask me about dachshund mixes more than almost anything else. They love the long body and the big attitude, but they wonder what changes when you add a pug, a poodle, or a Labrador to the picture. The honest…
How Smart Are Dachshunds? What Every Owner Should Know
The first time I really understood my dachshund, he had moved a chair. Not far, just a few inches across the kitchen tiles, nudged there nose first over the course of an afternoon. It put him at exactly the right…
The True History of How the Dachshund Breed Actually Began
The dog asleep on my couch, burrowed so deep under a blanket that only a nose shows, descends from one of the bravest hunting dogs Europe ever produced. Centuries ago in the forests of Germany, that same nose was working…
