Chiweenie: The Chihuahua Dachshund Mix

The first chiweenie I met weighed about 7 pounds and ran a whole cafe like she owned it. She checked every table, picked her person, and settled in their lap for the afternoon. That is the mix in one scene.…

The first chiweenie I met weighed about 7 pounds and ran a whole cafe like she owned it. She checked every table, picked her person, and settled in their lap for the afternoon. That is the mix in one scene.…

The first Dorgi I met had a corgi’s wide grin, a dachshund’s long back and no doubt at all that the whole room belonged to her. She herded the children into one corner, then burrowed under a blanket like it…

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…

Most mix guides could swap the breed names and read the same. A Pomeranian Dachshund mix, often called a Dameranian, cannot, because the cross itself creates the quirks. You get a spitz coat stretched over a long body, a watchdog…

The dachshund cocker spaniel mix is the dog people stop me to ask about. Most folks call the mix a Docker or a Doxie Spaniel, and that name fits a small dog with a longish body, soft spaniel eyes, and…

People write to me about the dachshund golden retriever mix more than almost any other cross. The idea sounds sweet, a friendly golden in a smaller, longer package, and photos online make it look common. Here is the honest truth…

A Dorkie sounds like a joke name for a dog who takes himself very seriously. The dachshund yorkie mix packs two proud, opinionated breeds into one tiny body, part shadow, part comedian, part alarm system. Most write ups treat the…

Cross a pug who lives to make you laugh with a dachshund who thinks he runs the house, and you get the Daug. Owners tell me the same thing every time, the personality is far bigger than the dog. Like…