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We got my mom one last year and he is the cutest thing.  They have a huge bark for such a small dog and can be very stubborn (thus the hard to housebreak), but once you do, they are the best little dogs.  They are also loyal and can be protective over their owners.  Like the other ladies say, it really is how you train them and how patient you can be when teaching them.  Also, weinie dogs are prone to back problems so be careful with exercising them. 

I have two dachsuands! Tate is 6 and Cotton is 3! They are my life, I just love them to death! They like to chew, but mine housebroke easy and they love to cuddle and sit in your lap! They are very protective of there owners! Get one! They are the best!

I have 2 doxies and I think they are GREAT!  Really smart, loving, and full of personality.  I got one from the animal control shelter in Miami (the same one that they show on Animal Cops Miami!) in 2003. He only cost me $5 deposit to "hold him" for me for the 5 days they give for someone to claim him. He has a cool half-blue eye! (his left one)

The other one I got because I got a mass email from a friend of a friend of a friend who was trying to find a good home for her cuz she couldn't handle taking care of her.  Her picture was so cute I called and told them I had a doxie already and I wanted her.  So we went to visit and brought her home the same day.  I felt really bad cuz the owner was really upset to lose her, but knew she was doing the right thing if she couldn't handle her.  I still keep in touch and send her pics. (so she was free!!)

The only not-so-good things about them are:

1. they are GREEDY!!! one is greedy for everything, and one is greedy for human food, but picky with her dogfood.  This is an issue because they tend to have back problems if they are overweight.  We always get tricked by ours, cuz they come and act like they're ready to eat and lead u to the kitchen.  But my fiance has already fed them. We always have to check with the other to see if they're trying to trick us. So don't let them fool you!

2. They have sensitive backs.  The older one (black one) has had to take steroids 3 times because he hurt his back.  He's a lot better now that he's ideal weight tho.

3.  They have a LOUD bark.  This can be a good thing for alerting you, but it's can also be annoying. You need to spend a lot of time training them, and they are a bit stubborn.

But I LOVE them and I wouldn't trade them for anything!!!! And Please look at the shelter before buying one!!! they need u!!!

The family I work for has a daschund.  He is very sweet, but he barks a lot!  When ever I'm there he is all over me, wanting me to cuddle/pet him.  He also rolls in ANYTHING stinky he can find.  This might not have anything to do with the breed, he's the only daschund I've been around.  I think, in general, the breed of the dog matters a lof less than that dogs personality.  I have two cocker spaniels and have heard tons of cocker spaniel horror stories and mine are just the sweetest most loving dogs.  Good luck!

My parents have a daschund- we got him from the RSPCA when he was about 3 years old. Now he's about 13 and he's the most amazing dog ever. He's not at all yappy or difficult to house break. He's smart, incredibly loyal and has lots of personality. Please please please get your dog, whatever breed it will be from the RSPCA or any other local organisations that rescue dogs. 

shoot! picture is too big. ohwell.

We have a mini dachsund, and I think they are a great breed! He is okay with being home by himself while we're gone all day, and isn't super clingy when we're home. He hates being out in the cold, but in the summer he stays outside most of the day and loves it. Sometimes he's really, really stubborn though... like you can call his name and if he's busy he will totally ignore you, even though you know he heard you because his ears perked up! Compared to our black lab, who comes every single time he's called, its really irritating. And he is very greedy! Make sure you get him used to being touched while he eats, and having his toys (or whatever) taken away (we didn't focus on this a ton, and now he gets pissed when you do that).

@stripes u got that right! they think they are big dogs.... fearless!!

Just wanted to share our story with you...it's a bit long but I hope you read until the end. 

My brother adopted a mini doxie 5 years ago.  It was seriously love at first sight -- I can close my eyes and picture this tiny little puppy romping around our backyard in the grass the day Chris brought him home.  My brother named him Odie and he's been like my brother's child ever since.  Odie is very much a member of our family.  In fact, one of my mom's greatest joys in life is making him homemade dog stew every week and having home over on weekends to visit.  He's truly a little blessing to have.   

Everything in our life with Odie has been fantastic.  He's been a great-spirited, strong-willed (oh YES they are strong-willed and stuuuuuuuuuubborn little dogs), and very protective dog.  Life was grand for us until the night of October 6th, 2009.  My brother went to bed as usual but awoke to find Odie sitting still on the staircase, trembling and extremely bloated.  We rushed him to the animal hospital at 1AM only to find that his trembling and bloated appearance was actually a result of the incredible pain he was in.  He had somehow tweaked his back going up the stairs.  We were told to strictly crate him for 48 hours with potty breaks only.  We didn't even make it 48 hours before we had to rush him back to the hospital in the middle of the night.  He was entirely paralyzed in his hind from that moment on. 

The animal hospital said they'd need to operate on his spine immediately or else he'd never walk again.  Even then, he had a small chance of regaining mobility in his hind.  They also wanted close to $9k for the surgery, on the spot.  We opted for a steroid blast treatment which is a less invasive (and less expensive) method.  Odie was hospitalized for just over a week and handled the treatment like a champ.

He is home with us now and doing well although he is not walking.  His doctor says he has absolutely no feeling in his hind but we feel otherwise as we DO see him up on all fours every so often.  When Chris brings out the cookie jar Odie manages to find a bit of strength to toddle on all four and beeline for the goodies!  We are continuing to rehabilitate him in hopes that one day in the future he will walk again but in the meantime, he remains a high needs dog. 

Odie has a little red wheelchair that we had custom built for him.  He also wears "pants" everyday to help with his urinary incontinence -- an ace bandage lined with overnights panty liners secured around his belly.  He is also incontinent of bowel movements but because his BMs are solid, they're not bad to clean up.  He requires frequent bathing as he does tend to get a bit "ripe" sooner than most doggies would. 

However, even with is difficulties, he's still the same joy to us he was before.  Nothing has changed for us emotionally but physically, he's a lot of work.  My intentions with sharing Odie's story are not to scare you out of adopting a doxie.  Lord knows we ADORE them and have had nothing but love in our life since Odie joined our family...but I do want to spread the word that it's important to look into their back issues and the possibilities surrounding them.  My brother will admit that his one mistake with Odie was allowing him free roam of the house.  Dachshunds are NOT supposed to jump on furniture, up on beds, or climb stairs.  Anything that adds stress to their back is a huge risk to them -- just think about all the extra vertebrae they have.  Their backs are so fragile.  Please do know that Odie's doctors have determined his back injury was inevitable as this appeared to have been a degenerative (genetic) issue.  They do believe it wouldn't have happened at such a young age had we really babied his back, but again, they feel it was bound to happen. 

Best wishes in whatever you decide...and again, please don't feel that I'm sharing this to scare you out of adopting a doxie.  By all means, I wouldn't ever want to prevent this adorable breed from finding happy forever homes.  I just felt compelled to share Odie's story in hopes of educating others on the things we should have looked into ourselves. 

Here are some photos of Odie.  He is truly the light of our lives and we wouldn't trade him for the world!  Regardless of his disability, he's truly the best dog we've ever had and he's oh so much fun!  His stubbornness is shining brightly in the wheelchair photo - notice how he's propped his upper body on the ground as he rebels against his new, shiny wheels!?