What can anyone tell me about daschunds?

[Thanks4allthefish]

My Sil has one and I have fallen in love with her. I would never have thought of one before.

DH and I are seriously thinking about getting a couple later in the year.

They are wonderful dogs but have stubborn personalities and bark a lot.

Tricksy little dogs. Basically a big dog in a little dog's body! Feisty as, they're bred for badger hunting so they're brave, bitey and big characters.

Absolutely brilliant dogs but don't be tempted into thinking they're easy because they're cute.

Lots of health issues too.

Don't get two puppies unless you REALLY know what you're doing. Littermate syndrome is a huge issue which will make your life far harder.

Don't get 2 puppies! One is enough and will demand your attention.See how you get on first.

My sister has one, 8 months old, had her for 6 months now and she's ripped the house apart, pees in excitement,likes to poop on the patio not the grass and is the most hyper dog I've ever met. She gets along with the cats well but the other dog in the house she's constantly scrapping with

We are on our first dog I.e. novice owners. Our dog is now 8. We didn't want two dogs and our breeder wouldn't even countenance giving anyone two. A reputable breeder wouldn't. Are you sure you want a dachshund? They need lots of training.

I have a dachshund, she’s fab, toilet trained, she does bark at the postman and when the doorbell rings but not really otherwise. We made sure she was well socialised and went to training classes (she’s definitely stubborn) she loves people and is a certified PAT dog. She can be aloof with other dogs. Her recall is unreliable. No health problems as yet but she’s very well exercised and we got her from a reputable breeder. She hates the rain and is super affectionate, loves kids. They are fashionable at the moment and definitely not an easy first dog, I’ve had dogs all my life and she’s definitely been challenging at times but we adore her. Please don’t get two together, litter mate syndrome is a real problem. Get the best insurance you can. If you get one be prepared for non stop attention from people and kids shouting “sausage” at you

Nasty, yappy little fuckers.

I have two living next door to me and they are insufferable.

No reputable breeder would sell two littermates to an inexperienced owner. Look up littermate syndrome.

I've got a dachshund cross.

They're noisy, opinionated, notoriously hard to toilet train, highly unlikely to win prizes for obedience (not because they're thick, just stubborn), like digging (as my newly seeded lawn can attest), will happily walk for miles, definitely aren't couch potatoes.... and did I mention how many opinions they have? They're fiesty too, having been bred to go down badger setts and hunt them - if you haven't been bitten by your own dog in the last week, do you really have a dachshund...? [Not needing stitches level biting, but opinionated nipping....]

Mine hasn't had any health problems yet (touch wood) but the plural of anecdote isn't data. There are more robust breeds out there (like Jack Russells) and some health disasters (like French bulldogs, English bulldogs and pugs). They're not disasters in the health department but IVDD is a genuine concern.

I love mine to pieces but they wouldn't be half as popular if they didn't look the way they do. They're not for people who want a nice easy family dog, but they do have their fans with people who have strings of them.

I agree with PP that getting two puppies at a same or similar time is a recipe for disaster due to littermate syndrome. If you want two, but one and get it fully trained and then get another when the first is around 18 months - 2 years+, or seek a bonded pair from a rescue. While you may not believe in only having one dog, some dogs do prefer to be an only dog, mine included (some of the muddled info I have on his background includes him being rehomed by his first owners for not getting on with other resident dogs, and I can well believe it tbh).

A friend of mine use to own them before they became fashionable. Both long haired ones then short haired ones. The last one had back problems. Though he had an operation on his back he ended up incontinent so peed and pooed everywhere and was eventually PTS at about 13 years old.

When he was healthy he use to take himself out to the garden to do his business. He chose who he was friendly with, so while I was fine other people weren't. He was happy with a variety of walk lengths and would walk a decent amount, unlike the dachshund someone I know owns now who gives up and has to be carried. He did bark a lot and had to be told to be quiet.

Personally having lived with different dogs over the years the best dogs have been Heinz 57 blend mongrels.

@Thanks4allthefish , they are dachshunds not dacshunds. The name means badger hound. They dig and bark, and, due to overbreeding, are prone to several conditions.

If you want 2 dogs, get a bitch pup and train her. If you still want another pup, wait until the bitch is over a year old, ideally 2, and let her have one litter, then keep a female pup and get the mum spayed. Train pup then get her spayed too.

Do thorough research on both the breed an the breeder before you think of getting one.

picking up on the typo as I corrected a similar one yesterday

We have one and she's very smart very loving and now at 18 months old has great recall. She's just fabulous but we've put a lot of time into her and have a lot of ground for her to run around. Her barking is improving gradually and is the only thing about her I would change but she's still young and tries so hard to please!

Thanks all.

I'm not a dog novice as I grew up with them and had several until about ten years ago.

I always had two dogs bought as pups together but from different litters. However I take on board that may not be suitable for this breed.

WE don't have children and won't have any. DH is retired and I WFH full time so have plenty of time to invest in training a dog and walking one.

Its actually not the "look" I like but the personality of the one my SIL has and I like the stubbornness and the affection. I've never known a dog be as much of a lap dog as hers and I read that the breed in general is like that.

Until three months ago, I never ever ever would have thought of a sausage dog. We've been planning on getting a dog for a couple of years but wanted to wait until DH had retired so we had the time to invest (me WFH is a bonus).

WE're not getting one now because in April we are away for two weeks and two weeks after we get back, we are away again for a week. It would be unfair to get a pup, get them used to their new family and then disappear for 3 weeks out of five putting them in kennels.

After May we have nothing planned where we could not take dog along with us so are waiting until then.

I will certainly be doing a lot more research before deciding on the breed but at the moment, every time I see SIL's dog, I fall more in love with the breed.

I feel your pain!

During Covid my neighbours got one - thank f*uck after 2 years they've just moved.

It was intolerable at times - it barked at the slightest sound. It yapped like crazy when it heard me going out, coming in, when their buzzer went, when my buzzer went, when it went out, whilst it was out in the street, when it came back in. As they WFH they had a lot of deliveries during the day, non stop Amazon deliveries and Deliveroo, and each and every time the dog would yelp!

It's now silent!

We have a detached house so no neighbours would be disturbed!

I've never walked past one that didn't bark at my dog. The owners never seem to be doing anything about it.

Unless you live in the middle of nowhere your neighbours will be disturbed.

Friend has 3 of them. Adorable but yappy little things. As soon as I put my hand on the gate I can hear them yapping away. If they are out in the garden it’s even worse.

I pity the neighbours.

We have a yappy dog over the fence. I’m dreading summer already. I can’t even turn the light in in the bathroom without it going berserk. Don’t think that just because you live in a detached house (like everyone in our street) that your neighbours won’t be annoyed.

@Thanks4allthefish mine isn’t barky at all really, only when the front door rings, she comes to cafes/restaurants/pubs and travels with us and is no bother. All the dachshund’s I know are very affectionate to their families particularly. Mine moves from lap to lap and is such a character. They can be great little dogs. There’s. Fbook group called Miniature Dachshunds UK which is very informative. Assuming it’s a mini you are looking into rather than a standard

Ok. I don’t know a lot about the breed hence I’m researching. But this is my SILs and the one I want to steal from her.

Shes stubborn, a little yappy and mostly house trained but is only 6 months old. I walked her miles over Christmas and fell in love with her.

is it a miniature? SIL doesn’t know as she inherited her when the neighbour moved house and left her in the garden at only 12 weeks old.

shes cuddled to DH there

Looks miniature to me.

Oof. Very unhealthy breed. I know two. One has a nice tempermanent but has probably paid half her vet's mortgage over the course of her life. The other is aggressive. Human aggressive, dog aggressive, just always looking for a fight. I don't know if its in pain or what. Sorry OP, they make cute puppies but I would consider this a high-risk breed.

They yap a lot in public places, maybe feel anxiety from being so little. They have health problems due to severe overbreeding. It’s cruel to encourage more overbreeding.

Not read the thread but my experience is that they are the yappiest breed I have ever encountered.

The ones I have met have all been bad with small children, prone to health issues and fussy eaters.

Not a breed I would ever consider.

Most reactive dog breed at the moment. But if trained properly then your sailing.

Please don't get 2 from the same litter, any reputable breeder won't allow this anyway. Litter syndrome is a real thing. Utter nightmare!