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…
I weigh my dachshunds on the bathroom scale, holding them in my arms and then doing the maths. It is not elegant. It does stop the guessing. Every owner I know has lifted their dog and thought, you feel heavier…
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.…
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…
People ask me about dachshund sizes more than almost anything else. The long body fools everyone, and two dogs that look alike at first glance can differ by 20 pounds as adults. That gap changes real life. It affects the…
Feeding a mini dachshund sounds simple until you are standing in the pet food aisle, reading ten bags that all promise to be the best. I have been through that aisle many times, and I have learned that the food…
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…
