If you’re a keen walker, you’ll have a lot of fun with a four-legged friend alongside, but you might be looking at your dachshund and wondering whether it really needs the leash. Do dachshunds manage to walk safely by their owners, or do you need to use a leash to make sure your dog stays …
Generally, Dachshunds, also widely known as weiner dogs, sausage dogs, or doxies, are not good with chickens. These dogs were originally bred to hunt small animals, such as badgers and rabbits. This means that they are not ideal to keep around chickens, as there is a risk these hunting instincts could still be present. However, …
Having a female dachshund that isn’t fixed means they will have a heat cycle. To help make your dog as comfortable as possible, you might want to understand how often they should be in heat. Understanding their heat cycle can allow you to keep them happy and even detect a problem. Female dachshunds will typically …
Dachshunds don’t look like the kind of dog that might be aggressive, and with their small stature and cute little faces, they are probably rarely considered aggressive – but you may have heard that they can be a bit feisty at times. Is that true? Dachshunds can be feisty, yes. 99% of dachshunds are not …
Dachshunds are some of the cutest, most adorable, and loving dogs on the planet. They have long backs with short legs, floppy ears, and big doe eyes. Although most dachshunds live long, healthy lives without issue, there are some of these dogs born with a genetic disease called IVDD. This causes severe back injuries for …
If you are thinking about getting (or have already got) a dachshund, you’re likely to be interested in anything to do with its health and wellness. You may have heard of Progressive Retinal Atrophy (PRA) and started wondering what that is and how it might affect your dog – as well as what you may …
A dachshund comes with a ton of personality, a curious nature, intelligence, and loyalty. They can also come with certain issues to keep an eye on. For example, do dachshunds have allergies? Unfortunately, the answer is yes. Dachshunds With Skin And Other Allergies Perhaps more importantly, you may want to be asking yourself “Do dachshunds …
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Dachshunds are clever, energetic, and enormously sweet. They also have a well-deserved reputation for clinginess. If you’ve asked yourself “Why are dachshunds so clingy?”, you’ve come to the right place! Anxiety is very much part of any list of dachshund personality traits. That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t get one. It just helps to remember that …
Most dog owners are aware that dental hygiene can be an issue for their four-legged friends. After all, dachshunds cannot clean their teeth for themselves, so how likely are they to encounter dental issues, and what can you do about this? Unfortunately, many dachshunds do have bad teeth, yes. This is because they have a …
If you are keen to get a dachshund but you don’t want hair all over your home, you are probably mulling over the problem and wondering which dachshund will present the problem to the lowest degree. After all, nobody wants to spend their whole lives vacuuming and sweeping the floors and furniture. Wire-haired dachshunds shed …