My dachshund can hear a treat packet from two rooms away, through a closed door. That food drive makes training easier, and it also makes weight gain embarrassingly easy. I am Umar, and I learned the portion lesson after one…
The harness decision stopped being about looks the day my dachshund lunged at a pigeon. He hit the end of a collar lead hard, coughed, and I heard the strain in his throat all the way home. Nothing was seriously…
My first dachshund puppy hid under the couch for an hour on his first night home. By the end of week two he was trotting over when I called his name, mostly because he had learned my pockets held tiny…
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…
Texas readers write to me every week asking the same thing. They have fallen for a dachshund and now they cannot find one to adopt near them. Good news. This state is one of the best places in the country…
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…
I am Umar, and I have loved dachshunds for as long as I can remember. Naming a puppy sounds easy until you are holding that tiny pup in your arms and every name suddenly feels too big, too plain or…
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…
I get sent the same photo again and again, a pale puppy with a sweet face and a price that makes people blink. I understand the appeal because a true cream stops you mid scroll, but I also understand the…
The first dachshund puppy I looked at, I nearly bought on the spot. The photos were cute, the seller was friendly, and I had done almost no homework. I walked away that day by luck more than judgment, and I…
