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.…
Tag Dachshund History
How Dachshund Is Actually Pronounced
I have corrected this word in waiting rooms, at the groomer, and once at a family dinner where three people said it three different ways. Nobody was close, and I say that as someone who got it wrong for years…
Kaninchen vs Miniature Dachshund: What’s the Difference?
People mix these two up all the time, and I get why. Put a Kaninchen and a miniature side by side and both look like small, long dogs with the same bold stare. The gap is real once you pick…
How Many Types of Dachshunds Are There? A Simple Guide
How Dachshund Types Work People often ask me how many types of dachshunds there are, as if the answer is a long list of separate breeds. It is simpler than that. Every dachshund sits in one size group and wears…
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…
