People ask me this before they ask anything else. Not about temperament, not about barking. Just, plainly, what will this little dog actually cost me? My first dachshund taught me the answer the slow way. I had saved for the…
Nobody warned me how early this question shows up. Second or third vet visit, puppy barely settled at home, and suddenly you are being asked to pick a date for surgery. With my first dachshund, I nodded, took the six…
My dachshund walked up to the lake, looked at the water, looked at me, and sat down. Decision made, apparently. Ten minutes later he was paddling in the shallows with his tail going like a little rudder. That is how…
Nail day used to fill me with dread. Tiny nails, a wriggling dog, and that one awful thought in the back of my mind: what if I cut too much? If that sounds familiar, you are in good company, because…
People ask me this before they ask about price. Boy or girl, Umar, which one should we get? I get it, because I asked the same thing years ago. I have lived with both now. The honest answer surprised me…
I still remember the drive home with my first dachshund puppy. Tiny paws, huge ears, asleep before we reached the end of the street. Then we walked through the front door and I realised what I had forgotten. That is…
The first dachshund I bathed too often was not dirty. She just smelled like a dog, and I assumed a weekly bath would fix that. Two months later her coat looked dull, she scratched at night, and the smell came…
I found out my dachshund had sore gums because of a kiss. She jumped up, licked my chin, and the smell nearly knocked me back. It was not normal dog breath. It was sour, stale, and strong enough to linger.…
The first time my dachshund vanished under a blanket, I stood in the doorway calling his name. The bed looked empty. Then the duvet sneezed. If you live with one of these dogs, you know the routine by heart. A…
Five minutes. That is all it took, the first spring we had a proper garden. I went in to make tea, came back out, and my best flowerbed looked like someone had been digging for buried treasure in it. My…
