you did a video not too long ago explaining how smaller dog breeds could get a partially collapsed trachea, I noticed a bunch of the symptoms in my grandparents dog so took her to the vets and they confirmed that she had a partially collapsed trachea. Thanks to your videos she's ok and we know how to help her!
I had a dachshund. When her end came, she couldn't breath because of her trachea. She was mad at breathing difficulty. She had relieved from suffering while in my arms.
@@brownsugarlicorice she would start to make a quack noise when she’d be running around/doing lots of exercise, and once she got out of breath she struggled to get it back and you could feel her breathing rattling in her chest, she also had a few episodes which can only really be described as a dog version of an asthma attack. It was when the video said that dogs can honk/quack when they have a partially collapsed trachea that made it all click in my head. Luckily though she should be ok, it’s something that’s quite common in the breed!
My Grandma's dachshund bit my face when I was four years old because I calmly approached him and gently pet the top of his head while he was laying on the couch.
I was raised by dachshunds, had them for fifty years and saw two through back surgery. The surgeon told us that Gonzo was not peeing as expected after surgery and they had to squeeze him to empty his bladder; there were concerns there might be nerve damage. We got him home and straight to the back yard and propped him up next to his very favorite thing to pee on. He peed. And he peed. We didn't think he'd stop peeing. And we realized that there wasn't a damn thing wrong with his bladder. The problem had been that the vet hospital had been expecting him to pee on *their* schedule, on a vertical object of *their* choosing. And that was not how Gonzo the Obnoxious rolled. He lived long and prospered, and is sorely missed over a quarter of a century later.
I have a mini dachshund/ bischon mix and if he listens to what you say or tell him to do it is ONLY because HE wanted to do what you asked him lol he's very aggravating sometimes but we love him lol and BTW he was trained and went to doggy school. But still does things on his own schedule lol
"Gonzo the Obnoxious" is brilliant! I think people sometimes forget that our overlords should be referred to by their full title. My wife's not so prissy Maltese is known as Miss Connie Virus, for her habit of walking up to you when laying on the floor and sneezing in your face before walking off.
My two standard Dachshunds that have been doing Agility and Barn Hunt for the past 13 years, as well as chasing each other all over our 2-story house … would like to say that exercise, body condition and not being allowed to be overweight is key to good back health. 👍
They really are fearless. I once owned a dwarf-dachshund, a breed that is somehow even smaller but with a better dog-to-leg ratio and she once chased an entire herd of cows across a field, even though you could barely see her in the grass (just the tip of the tail emerged occasionally)
Okay completely off topic but since I found a hungarian speaker, my grandma used to say these phrases and one of them i cannot figure out the last word for. Its 'nyisd ki a szemed és csukd be _____' and the last word sounds like "vulliguh"? or "bulliguh"?
my family had a longhaired dachshund named Moochie. he was indeed quite aggressive--when food was involved! other than that he was very sweet. at the age of 5 he got a slipped disc (i think from digging too much at the beach, weirdly), and went lame in his back legs. luckily with 6 weeks of crate rest, he regained the use of his legs and lived to be 15 and a half. they are definitely a small breed with a big personality!
They get injured discs, my babe has one he had to be crated for a couple months. My husband got a back brace for him, he’s 5 and thriving now! It’s called IVDD
I has a standard dachshund growing up. He was the only dog I have ever had. That's how amazing he was. He wasn't aggressive but he definitely was protective of his family. He was all teeth and attitude if you messed with someone in my family and he didn't know you. I still miss you Fritz. We lost him at 7yrs. With a slipped disc that could not be fixed 😢
Oooh boy ,yes they have ! They are stubborn little shits who won't do anything they didn't want ! But there is no way too not fall in love with them . I had one ,Molli, R.I.P. I still miss you ,you little shit !
When I was a kid, there was an adorable Dachshund next door named Max that used to squeeze himself under the backyard fence every time we had BBQ to join us. So many fun memories with that dog. And he really loved BBQ.
My Ex had one that was both immune & addicted to chocolate LOL that dog was a trip..i never ever in a million years thought that was possible but apparently it is..we were shocked… it happened during a birthday party everyone was outside enjoying the air an they’re was a irressistible double chocolate cake for her birthday…as you can guess the bruiser got to the cake an helped himself…we went to the vet nothing was out of the ordinary..but yeah we can’t keep him around chocolate he’s a greedy menace lol
@@anomiemnemonical578 The smell of BBQ wafting over to his yard had an instant effect, and he'd be squeezing under the fence in minutes. I wasn't allowed to have a pet dog until I was 12 yrs old, so Max was a great substitute during my childhood years. His owner used to call us just to double-check on his whereabouts but we were happy to have him as our dinner guest anytime. lol
I had a dachshund for twenty years named Gadget. He was the most well behaved boy I've ever met, and even though he's been gone for three years now I can't bring myself to consider getting another.
Sorry for your loss mate. I’ve got a 11KG Black and Tan called Norman. He bit someone the other day to protect me, can’t even think what I’m going to do when he passes. Currently 4 years old though, so a long life ahead (touch wood)
My dachshund would have been 15 today. He passed at the end of september this year. He was an amazing dog. Patient, gentle, and he only ever bit someone once; when they tried to take a slice of pizza from him. He would always do this thing where he would use his nose to burrow under blankets by getting the tip of his snout under, then flipping the blanket up as best as he could. And he'd just repeat until he was all the way under. Is this someone all dachshund do?
@@DFG1125 Indeed that's what dachshunds do. Many times my dachshund would burrow under the covers and just have the tip of his snout protruding. Dachshunds' way of snorkeling.
You should. All dachshunds have their own little quirks and that is what’s great about owning them. Getting to figure them out as they grow up is a treasure. Let that love for Gadget shine through on another wiener dog. It’s worth it. I know it might feel like a betrayal or wrong but I assure you that dog will comfort you in those times.
DO IT, you know then as well as i a dacshund is exactly what you need at a time liek this, DO IT! have joy in the memories you shared, dashies go for about 15 years, you should feel hounourd you can be the protector.. well, the feeder lol, of many many doxies in your lifetime :)
Fun fact: Instead of Dachshund, we often just call them 'Dackel' in Germany! The wobbly headed Dachshund figurines you can sometimes see in car windows and such is, because of this, fittingly called 'Wackel Dackel' = Wiggle Dachshund
@@foxygrin if you're looking to see more wobbly head figurines in cars, Schwarzwald or south Germany in general is definitely the place to go, I feel. But this is mostly an old people thing, won't find these figurines in cars of 40 year olds and younger. And south Germany has the yummiest (but also a bit unhealthy) food in Germany, the further north you go the worse it gets. But then again, in the north, there's the sea...
Absolut, ich war erst ein bisschen verwirrt, weil sie nicht Dackel gesagt hat hahahaha (Absolutely, I was a little confused at first, because she did not say “Dackel” hahaha)
In my postal days, this was the only breed I had chase me while delivering. 3 different ones. God their stumpy legs and long back with pure aggression… I laughed all the way. Gave me new respect for the breed.
@Justin Smith Lol. I am a shorty so they definitely flushed me the heck out of there. It’s just so funny because whenever people ask if I got chased and I tell em only by the wiener dog they think I’m joking.
I recently got into dachshund ownership. Got him at 8 weeks he's 11 months now.. I couldn't imagine my life without him. He is such a little sweet heart.. he can be super stubborn but he's never been agressive with anyone he loves getting pats and attention.
In German we call them "Dackel". we also have the term "Wackeldackel" which refers to the little statues some people have in their car that constantly wobble their head once set in motion. It has a nice ring to it with the rime. Also also especially in old buildings, it's not uncommon to have long, heavy pillows in front of doors so the cold air won't get in through the gap on the ground. The pillows are sometimes in Dachshound-form which is so fitting.
Yeah, I was waiting for this comment. Comes up from German speakers on any video about dachshund. Apparently people call them dackel, but when I look it up dachshund is the actual name of the breed in German, which makes since given its obviously a German word. I assume Dackel is a nickname or slang term in light of my research. If you can clarify any of this, I'd appreciate it, since I see this come up often.
I own a doxie and when you said ferocious I just looked under my table at the whining sausage of whinieness (he cries if I leave him home) and was like "Yup. Fierce. Requires muzzle to keep from being kissed into eternity." He's probably the friendliest dog I've ever owned and he's a big baby.
@@wendybutler1681 Manny cries if I go somewhere without him. I have heard him and he sounds like you're killing him but all you did was tell him to stay home and you'll be right back.
I used to have a Dachshund. He was the sweetest little thing, loved to bask in the sun, play, cuddle… He went blind at 3, but after he adapted, you’d never know. He even surprised a vet once by how well he got around, since his eyes didn’t react to light at all. Sometimes though, he’d beg in the wrong direction, which was very cute and very funny. Thanks for the time we had together Fudge, I miss you little buddy ❤️
I think I understood the reason for the names of these adorable dachshunds: Mogyi is a Hungarian brand of salty snacks but above all of peanuts, and its sister is called (exactly) Peanut... I love when owners give their dogs creative names.
I love it too! It's not just the brand actually, mogyi is also the cutesy version of mogyoró which quite literally translates to peanut/hazelnut in Hungarian
I've had two. These are the most stubborn, loyal, sweetest dogs I've ever seen. They adopt you not the other way around. I always say a dauschund is 12 inches tall with 12 feet of attitude. They don't know they're small and resemble a food. This is a breed that has to be socialized carefully but they are perfect for older owners and homebodies. They love cuddling with their humans and hiding under the blanket (serious burrowers as they've been bred). My family had a boy who didn't like anyone but my mom. He'd growl at strangers but would not go after anyone unless they got too close to mom. He was mistreated in his last home and he adored my mother, they were inseparable. I was tolerated because I was the cook in the house. He was the smartest dog I'd ever seen. I once told him if he caught a mouse that had gotten in the house I would give him his own steak. He killed the mouse and proudly showed it off. When he growled at me my mom asked what I did to him. He was clearly the favorite child. When he disappeared, I got my little girl. She was the sweetest dog I'd ever seen and I would have placed no money on her standing up for herself. One night she was outside my room barking and growling. She had cornered a opossum outside my door and was keeping it away from me. I was heart broken when she passed away at the vet's being treated for kidney problems.
I just adopted a female Dachshund mix (beagle, Dachshund, Ridgeback, Chihuahua) about a year old from the Animal Foundation and she is a joy and stubborn at times as you mentioned, and keeps me and my other Support Dog, NaOmi on our Toes. I am so glad that I discovered her at the Animal Foundation. :)
@@Vrrrrrrrr We honestly don't know but the two theories we have are that someone stole him cause he was a beautiful red long haired or our neighbor took him and dropped him off somewhere. They didn't like him cause he would go to their house and stir up their hunting dogs. He wasn't fixed and they always had female hounds. It broke our hearts when he never turned up. I still get sad thinking about it. Because of what happened I never let my girl outside without me, not that she wanted to go anywhere without me. I imagine they're both playing and waiting in heaven.
@@StarEssences Congratulations! She sounds darling. I'm glad you found her although she probably thinks she found you. I hope you guys are blessed with many years of stubbornness and cuddles from both your little boss and your other furbaby. FYI, a dauschund's job is to snoopervise. They have to make sure everything to their liking. Mine crawled right under the kitchen sink with me to make sure I was installing the new faucet right and had the correct amount of kisses and cuddles to do it properly. 🥰
They're fiercely loyal and protective. I took my doxie hiking and we came face to face with a black bear. He was barking at the top of his lungs to scare it away. The bear didnt seem to mind him at all, but did walked back to the top of the mountain because of the ruckus. The little nut wanted to chase after the bear lol
There was one of the African hunters who turned animal protector who had dachshunds. They ran into a panther on one of their jaunts and the two dachshunds took after the cat and between fits of laughter he tried to call them off. They were two streaks of lightning that were hidden in the grass like two torpedoes leaving wakes behind them. It wasn't easy to get them back - they were going to get that cat. They're fearless, smart, aggressive, loyal, and sweet in a small package but never get between them and a mouse.
As a German I feel like many people underestimate that the Dachshund (Dackel) is a pure hunting breed and is still used for mainly this purpose in Germany. They need lots of exercise, long walks and a strict upbringing as they are incredibly stubborn. It’s also important to keep them skinny and fit, bc even slight overweight can damage their back in the long term. For their specific hunting purposes they need to be strong willed, independent and fearless to a certain degree. “Dachshund“ literally means badger-dog (like you said), as they are/were supposed to go inside batcher or rabbit holes to clear them. But you really can’t argue about the fact that they’re cute and charming😊, that’s why so many European royal families including emperor Wilhelm II held them as pets.
Willie may have gotten his love of the breed from his Grandmamma. Queen Victoria of England had a dachshund named Dash. After her coronation she supposedly went home to Buckingham Palace and have Dash his bath.
Me as a fellow German can fully agree on what you said as a matter of fact my granddad has 4 „Dackel“ aka dachshunds of his own and they are just the sweetest and most adorable beings I have ever been around as they are “Zwergdackel” which is a smaller breed of the dachshund which could be called dwarf dachshund in English
@@sisternorn6831 Queen Victoria’s dog Dash was a King Charles spaniel, not a dachshund:) Though she did have one later on in her life, as she had a huge kennel and over the years she had close to 100 dogs. She was definitely a dog lover:)
Dachshunds are the best little dog! Mine looked just like them. Her name was Xena, I had her for 11 years, she died about 3 years ago and I miss her so much ❤
My Dachshund was aggressive from a puppy, she didn’t want to socialise with anything or anyone from day one. She doesn’t like kids, dogs, cats, people or change, sometimes I wonder if she even likes herself…but despite that she’s an unbelievably loving and faithful little dog and we love her for that (even though we haven’t had a holiday in years! 🙄).
My dachshund is also agressive since she was a puppy. She likes to be at home and walking in the nature, but we can't go on a trip with her because she become agressive towards other dogs and people, today we went for a swim at a lake and she was barking all the time. She's my third dachshund and I love her unconditionally like she loves me. Some dogs are more senstive towards different vibes that other dogs and people have and can sense more when someone isn't quite safe for them or their owners. They are very protective. ❤
My daschund is the same, she doesn't let strangers approach her. Only exception will be my parents, me, brother and nephew and one of my aunt. But other than that, she'll bark, and hide behind me. As for socialising with other dogs, they have to be either at the same height or smaller. It's one little step at a time and just being patient and reassure her that no everyone means harm ( She was beaten up with the rest of her siblings when she was with her ex-family). Maybe introducing your dog to quiet places could reduce stress? And make one baby step at a time? Maybe she would act differently if meeting another daschund? (Mine's behavious changes when she encounters one, she seems super happy). They also say daschund comes in pair so if you have time, money, having another one could probably help too? :)
The danish name for a Dachshund is: Gravhund, which directly translated means "dig dog". The dig part makes loads more sense now hearing the breeds purpose.
The Swedish name is Tax, which according to Google is just a swedified spelling of Dachs. Badger is Grävling in Sweden, which too literally translated translates to diggerling in English. (Grav in Swedish means grave in English, and it's gräva that means to dig, so gravhund looks like gravedog ;D Swedish version of the danish name would have been grävhund)
@@GavinMorris1 Alliance, sure, but we already have that more or less. Empires are too connected to war and conquest, they don't have a place in a modern world. They aren't compatible with healthy societal values and human rights. Even to me as a small child singing most of national anthem with sincerity and conviction, the empire part of it was always super cringe. Like an old grandpa who can't accept that times have changed and he can't behave the same way now as when he was in his perceived prime, because society thankfully doesn't put up with that BS anymore.
My family loves this breed! They are incredibly affectionate when well socialized and love being with their family. Just a warning for anyone thinking of getting one. She was NOT kidding about the loud bark, and they will bark at even a leaf falling. They make great alert dogs. But they can also be very stubborn, house training was a bit more difficult than any other breed I’ve worked with.
This. So much this. My family has had dachshunds many times over the years, and they can be incredibly loving, but holy cow are they stubborn when they don't want to do something. And loud is an understatement. My grandmother's doxie was actually quiet and polite for most of her life, but as she got older and a little on the deaf side, she suddenly discovered her ability to bark, and could be heard from anywhere in the house, or even from all the way in the back yard, the minute someone opened the gate to approach the front door.
@@kcts7757 I think it's the fact that they _are_ smart, and stubborn, that makes people feel they're difficult to house train. Some folks who find themselves with a dog breed that's more stubborn than they expected just find themselves at a loss as to how to get an animal that's decided it's smarter than you are to actually listen to you. Especially, from my experience, with small breeds. These owners often seem to fall into a rut of "Well, I can just pick them up and remove them from X situation," or "Well, I can just get more puppy pads if they keep going in the house," because they're small, and thus don't make as large of a mess, and are "portable." I saw this a lot with my grandmother's doxie, and my stepsister's chihuahuas, where instead of teaching them properly, they just covered large areas in puppy pads and tried to "encourage" them to go only on those.
My mom and dad had one when libing in an apartment. When they took him out for a late night walk he barked at people when he was startled. People would look around for the dog...at around waist height... Then not finding a dog would get confused until they looked further down, at the mini-weiner with the giant bark.
They just either have to 1) think what you're asking of them is their idea or 2) feel whatever you're asking of them is worth it (getting praise, love, a treat ... whatever). But they can be frustrating when you ask something of them they absolutely know, and they turn around and look at you defiantly.
House training ! Ooivey we got our little guy knowing nothing about dogs or training and we screwed up his potty training royally …. now we have a problem occasionally 😂but he is so perfect in every other way we can’t complain.
2 here! My curent and previous dutch hunds have both never bit me and most wounded i have gotten was when my 2nd dutch hund as a baby jumped at my face and accidentaly scratched my face. Didint bleed but it did leave a mark for a week lol.
Our Dachshund (Copper Penny, she looked just like these pups) loved to bite at the tires of our motorcycles, bikes, swings, and any other tire that might have come into contact with her. She also loved barking randomly at swinging ropes, digging at the door stop spring, and laying beneath the couch in wait for our feet to come down so she could bite those as well. She was a great dog.
They might not of wanted to come in and get a groom, but they were gentle and polite during the groom! And yes, I have been pronouncing the breed incorrectly! Thanks for the history lesson on them!👍🐶💕
@@lauralvw8445 I know it’s pronounced Dachs HUND lol that last part is important lol. Germans do call them Dachshunds but they also have a working line they call Teckels
@@lauralvw8445 what I find funny is I have never met anyone in my life call them a Dashhound. So when I see the clothes with them on it around Christmas themed Dashing through the snow. I never understand the joke. Until I was a grown ass adult. 😂 I was always thinking Daching through the snow? What?
The Dachshund (or Dackel, as its more often called in Germany (also Teckel in hunterspeak)) really is a dog breed with quite some attitude. I still remember a senior one whose old owner (who used the dog as hunting dog so it was well trained) sadly had passed away so his family took him in. On a visit a schoolmate wanted to show off how well the dog was trained and gave him commands, which the dog ignored. Claiming that he was already a bit deaf due to his age he gave him handsigns at which point the dog deliberatly looked into the other direction, like i dont take orders from pups 🙂
My Dackel, Tobias, will do as he wants, when he wants to… unless I use my “command voice”. Then, he knows shit’s getting serious. If my husband tries to tell him to do stuff, he just won’t listen, like saying “I’m not your dog”
Same 😆 My teckel Barkly takes me for a walk, not the other way around. Many people comment that they can show me how to walk a dog. So,I hand over the leash. I love the look on their faces when he goes into tank mode. Sooo incredibly strong! Several trainers have said that that is who he is, it is unlikely he will ever follow marching orders 🤪
Well, stubborn is useful. Can't have a dachshund hunting badgers and being in the middle of the tunnel face to face with a badger and not knowing what to do. They have to think for themselves. Makes sense. They are trainable though, it's just a lot of work.
I especially like how you describe each breed and point out the characteristics and requirements of each potential pet. Very helpful when thinking about getting a new dog.
They have ego wich can fill medium size elephant easely. I have had those over 40 years and we have hunt together everything Capergailie, wild boar, White tails, moose, geese, grouse, badgers ext. greetings from Finland. I always say after first you heard them after thrird you see them. Whiskey I mean. All those little devils I had to leave behind but some day I will follow them.
Ours seem to get angrier and more aggressive the larger their target. A bug they barely notice. A squirrel, they are excited and chase. A deer, the furhawks go up and they run to the fence shouting. An SUV, we had to get special clamshell harnesses for them because they were tearing out of their collars in a blind, frothing rage. There's no way we could protect a semi from them. They'd reduce it to drool-covered scrap.
We have had Dachshunds for 15 years. Long haired minis. Every one has a completely different personality. Our youngest looks like a miniature, short legged Doberman.
I love these feisty little dogs, my step grandparents had one named Ginger. Before she started going blind she would run across the living room to grab toys if you threw them. Then she would run under the dining room table to make sure you couldn’t grab her toy from her.
Our miniature dachshund would always do this haha! He always wanted you to throw the toy, but you knew you weren't getting it back for some time. I sure do miss Scooby. He was stubborn as anything, but he was a sweet little guy.
My grandparents had 3 dachshunds too when i was very little, i remember we weren't allowed near Sammy as he was blind also but he was vicious. Did Ginger become a bit vicious after she went blind?
Fun fact: Dachshund is a german word and the translation mentioned in the video is correct, but the more common name for this dog breed in Germany is "Dackel" (which doesn't have a translation).
As a German I feel that Dackel is such a fitting name. Short like the dog, makes you instantly think of the tippitytaps when they walk. I once met the most dramatic one at a riverside (Main in Würzburg) that barked at the water like MADNESS and entertained everyone by splashing into the water with an epic sausage jump after he had intimidated the water sufficiently. It Was a fun summer afternoon.
Or you can also say "Lovely child has many names" (it sounds better in German 🙂). The dachshund has 3 official names. Dachshund, Dackel and Teckel. And as so often in German, the meaning of the name disappears in the mists of the past. A possible explanation for Dackel could be the combination of da (chshund) and (te)ckel = Dackel. But I'm not a linguist.
@@Thenamaree I've never heard anyone use Teckel in Germany but I guess it might depend in the region. I feel like Teckel is the name for a dog professionally DJ-ing at techno parties
We had a family dachshund growing up, he was given by our dad and was what he left us when my dad passed. Throughout my childhood until university he was the sweetest, he was mine and my two younger siblings' company. He was protective of us and so lovable. I hope both he and my dad are together playing happily 🥰
My mom had a Doxie named Elvis. He was the sweetest, cutest, spunkiest dog I've ever been around. They're hella fearless and their zoomies are awesome 😎
My mom also had a Doxie named Elvis. We always got a kick out of his zoomies especially when he transition from the carpet to the floor in the kitchen. Once he hit the kitchen he would lose traction and couldn't control his movement. His feet would go 100mph but he wasn't going very far. Unfortunately his Cushings got so bad and my parents had to put him down.
I have a 4 year old mini dachshund I love more than life itself. She has a serious attitude, we go to the park almost every day. She can play fetch way longer than I can ever stay in the park. I love it when she chases the squirrels and how ferocious she is. Also very loving, not aggressive at all. Doesn;t bark unless I an holding back her balls in the park. She loves everyone and frequently will go up to groups of people to get pets. I love her so much I can cry.
My childhood friend had one of those. Her name was Chili. Chili was straight up savage. She took both my blanket and my buddies blanket during the winter to warm herself up in her dog bed. When we both tried to get our blankets she didn't bark but immediately lunged aggressively to snip our hands. We both just bundled up in hoodies and long socks to stay warm until the next day. It was a love hate relationship from that day forward 😂
Very nice. My 6 year old red female Dachshund is is snoring at my side right now. She's a sport model, fast off the line, corners on a dime, but tiny gas tank.
Both sets of grandparents had these dogs and I loved them. My grandmother had one she named Little Bit and she was the smart dog I have ever known and she was fearless. She would chase horses, goats, cows and jump from a diving board to play with us. She lived about 15 yrs and we were all very sad when she left us but she definitely earned her wings
My friend had one called Sidney. When I visited he would climb up me and wrap himself around my neck like a scarf. especially when I drove. He was very loving and loyal and super intelligent and full of mischief and fun. Definitely one of my favourite breeds. RIP Sidney, you’re not forgotten.
I loved my doxi. He was my heart. He passed away at 16. I have not been able to get another one as my other do mourned him almost as much as I did. She still cries when she sees one. Beautiful babies
This may have been rhetorical, but I'm going to answer anyway. It's because they were designed to be very aggressive hunters. Going into a cramped hole to, well, murder a small animal takes a lot of aggression. This is called "prey drive": the instinct to pursue, capture, and kill prey. Dachshunds are going to be little killers, it's just bred into them. This doesn't cause aggression towards people though. That's all up to how they are raised.
they were bred to fight animals their own size and bigger in a cramped tunnels. High adrenaline fighting needs fierceness. There have been news highlights of a small dachshund running up on a bear to protect it's owner. Dachshunds usually have a favorite human and disregard others in the house. My dachshund is a total mommy's boy and likes it that way. He has never been afraid to tell very large men to get out of his house and needs a little time to acclimate well to others. Overall, they're a great breed and aren't yippy and nippy like other small dog breeds. They're like a pocket hound. They're also incredibly intelligent and have HUGE personalities. It feels like my dachshund really understands what we are saying. When he was much younger we taught him how to differentiate between the road and the sidewalk and he refused to cross the road without a human to come with him. He was trained to walk without a leash and stayed with us the whole time. Never walked out into the road. They also live up to 20 if taken care of properly. I feel like they are the perfect dog.
They can have an incredible amount of aggression, they were bread to seek and attack badgers, and if you met an angry dachshund, you'd believe it. When angry, they are vicious. Thankfully they are small.
Their nails where meant for digging :) If they were hunting badgers no need for clipping them, as a Dachshund by nature loves to dig. (In Danish they are called "Gravhund") directly translates to "Digdog"
@@mattlars89 right. I have dogs for over 12 years and never needed to clip their nails. But they walk at least 8-10 km each day. This way the claws always stay at the same length and are around 2 mm longer than the veins.
Weenies are my absolute favorite dogs. I took care of an elderly one his last few years when my step mom moved in. I cooked his food from scratch and everything. Cosmo was such a good boy and I'm glad I gave him great senior years. This breed is special.
I have a Chihuahua dachshund mix and he is very aggressive with other dogs and stranger men. Despite me training him extra hard he still wants to attack everything 🤣
Oh my god, they are adorable. You're so good with all of these dogs, it's wonderful to watch. My Mother, who also watches your videos, said that she finds the fact that you let all of your dogs out on a run at the end of their groom to be very considerate and helpful for both the dogs and the owners, as it certainly works out their stress and possible anxiety. Thanks so much for taking care of them so well!
My mom's former neighbor had a long haired blond Dachshund (or maybe wire haired blond) named Bernard who had serious attitude when out for a walk. He was absolutely adorable.
We had two of these when I was in my teens. One was the laziest lovebug ever (long-haired breed). The other, short-haired, was 100% a hunter. And extremely stubborn. We had so much fun with her - we could just point at a random spot on the ground and say "mouse!" and she would dig a bit, stick her nose in and take a few deep sniffs. If there was no mice, she would look at us with a confused "the hell did you do that for?" face. But if she picked up rodent scent, she would go absolutely nuts. There was NO way to stop her once she got going. If you tried to drag/carry her away, she would wiggle free and sprint back to the digging site and continue. One time she saw a mouse or rat run into a semi rotten tree we had in the backyard and her whole body just went into bloodlust mode. She dug all the way through the tree with dead wood and dirt flying everywhere. 4+ hours later she came out with 2 dead rodents in her mouth.
I had two dachshunds. They were absolutely wonderful. Both lived to the age of 16. They were both abandoned on the street in front of my house and I adopted them and they were the absolute sweetest dogs I've ever owned. Loved Lucky and Buddy. RIP.
Damn, I had 3 from 1982 to 2013. Most loving and loyal dogs you could imagine. All 3 lived to 15-16. No fear at all. Give their life for you in a heartbeat. Can`t possibly ask for more. And I miss them with my soul.
I've had around 12 dachshunds in my life, and zero were aggressive unless you were a groundhog. They were all dog, cat, and people-friendly. The only slightly aggressive dog I've owned is a chi weenie. She was a little food possessive. My mother's dachshund lay in bed with her 24/7 when she had cancer. only leaving to eat and go to the bathroom. He knew she didn't have long. her two dogs the dachshund and chi weenie lay with her and licked her hand as she passed away.
My grandmother had two of these dogs, named Fritz and Erika. They were the sweetest, gentlest little things in the world, with the most polite manners. Then they managed to get hold of a chipmunk in the yard. They were so violent, my dad ended up having to put bulky lawn gloves on just to get them off the poor mutilated thing. And once we got the dogs cleaned up, they went right back to being their sweet gentle selves. They never showed any aggression again, and I adored them both until they passed, but man, they certainly earned that aggressive reputation. They may look dorky and adorable, but they can be gnarly little badasses when they want to be. That poor chipmunk never stood a chance. And I still have a soft spot (and healthy respect) for this breed, years and years later. RIP Fritz and Erika, and RIP to the little chipmunk who taught 10-year-old me why you should never underestimate dogs, even when they're little.
There's a youtube short of a dachshund going ham on a fox the same size as the dog. They're killers for sure. Whenever I go fishing with mine, she constantly tries to bite any fish that I land.
My mom had a miniature dachshund. Grew up with her when I was in middle school. We got her at 6 weeks and she fit in your hands. I nicknamed her Rat Dog (lovingly) because she looked like one at that age. I have never seen a dog with such a stubborn and sassy attitude. Barked at everything, possessive, and everything was hers even when it wasn't, would jump off everything no matter what we did. I've never thought about getting a little dog before her. She was like my little sister. I love you and miss you, my little rat dog.
It’s been nine years since my 16-year-old dachsie passed, and I absolutely love seeing other dachshunds just being themselves. Funny story! So, I was working at a Renaissance Festival, right? Well, some people bring their dogs. I saw a wiener dog across the street, and said, “Dachshund!” The dog’s head *whipped around* to look at me. Its tail started wagging and the owner brought it over to say hello. That was the funniest thing I’ve ever seen. A dachsie who knows what it is. 😂
I has a dachshund years ago. I tied him up outside the coffee shop we'd go to every morning and went inside to get coffee. When I came back out, an elderly woman was standing next to him and talking to him in German. She looked at me like I had just interrupted a personal conversation, stared me right in the eyes and said, "All dachshunds understand German," and then she walked away. One of the strangest interactions I ever had, but I believed her. 😂
Oh they know who they are. Many are terrible breedists who consider only the dachshund breed as a legitimate one. All other dogs are inferior representations of the species, descendants of the failed attempts to make another dog as perfect as the Dachshund! 😂
My first dog as a child was a Dachshund. she lived a long happy life, but she used to get stuck in my long sleeved shirts and most often my hoodies. She kind of picked me as her human and always followed me, but she WOULD NOT sleep without at least one of my shirts in her bed, she would burrow into the sleeve and sleep like a baby. Woke up a couple early mornings to her being stuck in the sleeve with the wrist part caught on her nose.
This reminded me of my dachshund who got stuck in pullover sleeves a few times. Also ate weird non food items - found once with half a leg of pantyhose down his throat and the rest on the ground in front of him. And the loudest bark!
Huh, this reminds me how a few months after adopting my dog, when he was feeling a bit nervous and lonely because we were leaving him home alone for work, we found him with one of my dad's gloves in his bed. It was especially unexpected because he's really not the type to play with toys or carry things in his mouth.
Reminds me of my grandpa’s old dachshund. She picked him to be her human. She just stayed in his chair with him and rode around his truck with him. When she was at our house for a while, she followed my dad around because he looked the most like grandpa.
Finally! I’ve got three. They’re all nightmares at the groomer and I’ve been taking them since puppyhood. Touched their feet, whole nine to get them used to it. Nope, still assholes 💀 but dang if they aren’t the most loving, fun, sweet, guarding dogs I’ll ever have the pleasure of owning 💗
I have two dogs; one is a 15-pound chihuahua mix that no matter how much I touch her paws she believes I am trying to steal them and she with the most annoyed face snatches them away every time, the other is a 100 pound great dane mix (we think..) who has huge paws that he allows to be touched and held, I think he actually enjoys his paw being held when he is laying down.
I grew up around dachshunds. They were super sweet to family members and super defensive to everyone else. They would bark at everything, mailmen, pizza delivery, random people walking down the street, it was their way of protecting their pack. One was a regular hound-ini, she was constantly escaping from the backyard.
When my dachshund died suddenly of a heart attack last year I was so grief stricken I didn’t eat for 3 days. Even though he was only about a foot tall and 15 pounds he was absolutely fearless. The neighbor’s 100 pound retriever STILL gets a little bit nervous when he smells his old toys.
Had a doxie named Penny for 14 glorious years. They truly live up to their place on the most aggressive list. Penny was very adventurous, yet trusted no one, and saved us from many a leaf and frightened and confused poor pitties. My friends would hear her barks from deep inside the house and ask me how many large dogs I actually had and to stop lying. 🤣 When she reached old age she’d bully everyone to bed with dirty looks, judging us all hardcore from her bed in the living room. Excuse me, HER living room. I will always love her.
They are they cutest dogs on the planet. I miss mine daily even 2 years later. She gave me 16 years of joy and ill be forever grateful. Miss you shortcake !
It sounds like a good and sensible idea not to allow your dachshund to jump on and off furniture but in the real world it’s totally impossible. Unless you keep them in a room without furniture of course! Fortunately we had our two for 16 and 17 years with no back issues. I love your videos btw, they are a real joy to watch. ❤️
My first two dogs were pure bred mini dachshunds (rescued from a shelter)! Their names were Belle and Little Man and they were the best dogs ever! Both lived to be 17 years old.
When I was a wee child, 60+ years ago, my grandparents had a doxie - one of the old, original, very-long-back doxies (I don't think this type is around anymore). His name was Brandy and he was my BFF; it mattered not at all that we were different species. Have had a great affection for the breed ever since.
Amazing how such a bond is formed, my grandpa's Irish setter Sam and I were boon companions for many years so long ago. Thank you for helping bring back that memory. Hope you have a wonderful day.
@@caseyleichter2309 Interestingly, after looking this up, the even older ones were somewhat more normally-proportioned than now. It was them being used and bred in the show ring for a century that took off and inch or four from their height, and added even more exaggerated length. Her dachshund was probably bred for show in the time before considerations were taken for the health implications of such a crazy shape.
My family had 2 dachshunds. We moved into a new house with mole tracks all over the backyard. The dachshunds had a blast for a couple weeks until they ran out of moles. Miniature steam shovels is a fitting description for the breed.
We had a weiner dogs when I was growing up. Schatzi lived to be 20 years old! Blind in one eye (she took a rattler bite in the eye protecting my sister, so it was a valor mark) but she recovered after a week with the vet. Best dog ever.
20! That's incredible! It's funny how long small animals live. Small dogs live up to 20, big dogs sometimes 10. Ponies often live over 30, big horses 25.
Just said goodbye to Bear, the 2nd of my two Dachshunds after 16 years. Despite being considered a very stubborn and aggressive breed, like most dogs, with patience and training, they can be the light of your life. Amazing how such a small animal can have such a big place in your heart.
I lost my dog, Dexter, 2 years ago, he was 17, close to 18 years old. He was never trained and despite that, was the most calm and friend dog ( towards me and my mother) he didn't get along with some dogs and didn't like small children, his biggest disaffection was another dog also named Dexter who lived in my neighborhood..
@@katakisgyura5675 peanut is földimogyoró, but nobody says that. So Mogyi can be peanut, too, and Peanut and Mogyi has a humorous owner with Hungarian origin.
Fearless is definitely the word I would use to describe my mini dachshund. We lived in the mountains so encountering bears was a common thing and my mini never seemed to learn to not challenge a bear. The amount of times I’ve had to rescue him from wild animals is baffling.
Great video, I really enjoyed it and you are so gentle and considerate while grooming. I like the ear cover, such a good idea. The dogs clearly trusted you. Very informative.
Our first ever family dog was a Dachshund and we named him Pepsi. He died way back in 1994 and I don’t really remember him aside from pictures, because I was still extremely young when he passed. But what I do remember just how calm and loving he was, especially with my grandparents. He loved my Grandparents so much, that they took him with them when he was about 2 years old. We were shifting houses that time, so we let them take care of him. When we went to take him back, he stopped eating and wouldn’t stop crying. So, my grandma came all the way from where they stayed, about five hours away, to take him with her. And there he lived in their huge house with them until the ripe old age of 14.
Ahh I miss my little dachshund, she was such a sweet girl. She was with me since I was about five, I’m 18 now and lost her two years ago. She was an old little gal, but still young at heart. I hope she’s crunching bottles in heaven, I love you Callie.
Are fearless as stated....my late Dachshund, Max, who I nicknamed Weasel Head, would rough house with my Pittie. He was left at a house I used to rent and just took him with when I bought my home. I asked the owners if they wanted him back but they just said he seemed pretty happy with me and knew he would be taken care of, so that was it. Even in his latter years, old, fat, and toothless he would "attack" and "bite" my Pittie and waller all over him when Zeus finally laid down on the floor.
We have a miniature longhaired dachshund. He is so ferocious when he’s barking behind our fence. But what a comical character to say the least. He loves going camping and trips to the beach.
We had a Beagle Dachshund mix when I was younger named Rusty. She had the larger beagle build but her face and coloring looked so much like these two little angels. She was the sweetest dog I've ever known and even 20 years later I still miss her so much 💔
you did a video not too long ago explaining how smaller dog breeds could get a partially collapsed trachea, I noticed a bunch of the symptoms in my grandparents dog so took her to the vets and they confirmed that she had a partially collapsed trachea. Thanks to your videos she's ok and we know how to help her!
Well done 💜
I must have missed that upload, what symptoms did you notice?
@@brownsugarlicorice it's the one with the akita /shepherd mix and pomeranian , the emotional support dog , i think she mentioned dry coughs
I had a dachshund.
When her end came, she couldn't breath because of her trachea. She was mad at breathing difficulty.
She had relieved from suffering while in my arms.
@@brownsugarlicorice she would start to make a quack noise when she’d be running around/doing lots of exercise, and once she got out of breath she struggled to get it back and you could feel her breathing rattling in her chest, she also had a few episodes which can only really be described as a dog version of an asthma attack. It was when the video said that dogs can honk/quack when they have a partially collapsed trachea that made it all click in my head. Luckily though she should be ok, it’s something that’s quite common in the breed!
"... fearless, which still holds true today."
*Dog gives groomer a nervous hug as she's being dried*
Mogyi: (giving soulful and tearful glances at the camera) HELP
No no no, you got it all wrong. It was clearly aiming for her throat. I could see the knife in its right paw.
@@cyberhaggis lol😂😂
@@cyberhaggis Was looking for this comment, i noticed it aswell, time stamp: 2:59
My Grandma's dachshund bit my face when I was four years old because I calmly approached him and gently pet the top of his head while he was laying on the couch.
0:56 "Bred to be fearless, which still holds true to this day." As the pupper goes in for a 'help me!' Hug. Cute!
I have a Chiweenie and she is scared of every thing!
I was raised by dachshunds, had them for fifty years and saw two through back surgery. The surgeon told us that Gonzo was not peeing as expected after surgery and they had to squeeze him to empty his bladder; there were concerns there might be nerve damage. We got him home and straight to the back yard and propped him up next to his very favorite thing to pee on. He peed. And he peed. We didn't think he'd stop peeing. And we realized that there wasn't a damn thing wrong with his bladder. The problem had been that the vet hospital had been expecting him to pee on *their* schedule, on a vertical object of *their* choosing. And that was not how Gonzo the Obnoxious rolled. He lived long and prospered, and is sorely missed over a quarter of a century later.
I have a mini dachshund/ bischon mix and if he listens to what you say or tell him to do it is ONLY because HE wanted to do what you asked him lol he's very aggravating sometimes but we love him lol and BTW he was trained and went to doggy school. But still does things on his own schedule lol
@@djadja6357 true doxy behavior. Mine does EVERYTHING on her own time. Such a diva.
"Gonzo the Obnoxious" is a pretty cool title, not gonna lie
I am so sorry for your loss. Gonzo sounds very special.
"Gonzo the Obnoxious" is brilliant! I think people sometimes forget that our overlords should be referred to by their full title. My wife's not so prissy Maltese is known as Miss Connie Virus, for her habit of walking up to you when laying on the floor and sneezing in your face before walking off.
I’m glad they had each other for emotional support…
Damn right!
Tania you told me personally that you weren't glad they had each other for emotional support.
The dogs are eachothers support dogs
@@sstills951 💀😂
@@ciatangallaghe2485 Eshaal Fatima
“its important that u dont let them jump on and off furniture”
i feel like every dashhound feels personaly attacked by that line
Yeah, seriously, good luck with that.
Also, don't let the go up or down stairs.
My two standard Dachshunds that have been doing Agility and Barn Hunt for the past 13 years, as well as chasing each other all over our 2-story house … would like to say that exercise, body condition and not being allowed to be overweight is key to good back health. 👍
it's so true. I would cringe every time she leapt from the couch full send after hearing me crinkle a bag.
@@ben8147 the bag is so real😭
They really are fearless. I once owned a dwarf-dachshund, a breed that is somehow even smaller but with a better dog-to-leg ratio and she once chased an entire herd of cows across a field, even though you could barely see her in the grass (just the tip of the tail emerged occasionally)
Haha 😂😂😂
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I imagined that the same way as a t-rex going through a rainforest lol 😆
Dog-to-leg ratio lol. That’s great!
I love the fact that one of them is Peanut and the other is Peanut, but in Hungarian :D
You are mistaken peanut in Hungarian is földimogyoró
@@andreafromadelaideaustrali4379 but we use mogyi too, it's a shorter version of mogyoró
@@andreafromadelaideaustrali4379its mogyoró
Földi is not really necesearry to say
Ha, it didn’t even register at first, nice catch 😊
Okay completely off topic but since I found a hungarian speaker, my grandma used to say these phrases and one of them i cannot figure out the last word for. Its 'nyisd ki a szemed és csukd be _____' and the last word sounds like "vulliguh"? or "bulliguh"?
my family had a longhaired dachshund named Moochie. he was indeed quite aggressive--when food was involved! other than that he was very sweet. at the age of 5 he got a slipped disc (i think from digging too much at the beach, weirdly), and went lame in his back legs. luckily with 6 weeks of crate rest, he regained the use of his legs and lived to be 15 and a half. they are definitely a small breed with a big personality!
Hey I didn't know you followed this channel!
They get injured discs, my babe has one he had to be crated for a couple months. My husband got a back brace for him, he’s 5 and thriving now! It’s called IVDD
I has a standard dachshund growing up. He was the only dog I have ever had. That's how amazing he was. He wasn't aggressive but he definitely was protective of his family. He was all teeth and attitude if you messed with someone in my family and he didn't know you. I still miss you Fritz. We lost him at 7yrs. With a slipped disc that could not be fixed
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Oooh boy ,yes they have ! They are stubborn little shits who won't do anything they didn't want ! But there is no way too not fall in love with them . I had one ,Molli, R.I.P. I still miss you ,you little shit !
Fancy seeing you here, Frank
"Mogyi" in Hungarian is actually an umbrella term for various nuts, so basically they both could be called Peanut :D But they are adorable
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Bojler eladó?🤔😁 Ennek a lánynak a videóit tényleg mindenhonnan nézzük 😁
A peanut isn't a nut though. It's a legume.
@@Kitti_B Bizony!😁
De tényleg! 🤗
When I was a kid, there was an adorable Dachshund next door named Max that used to squeeze himself under the backyard fence every time we had BBQ to join us. So many fun memories with that dog. And he really loved BBQ.
That's the name of my dachshund!!!
I bet he did love BBQ
aweee
My Ex had one that was both immune & addicted to chocolate LOL that dog was a trip..i never ever in a million years thought that was possible but apparently it is..we were shocked… it happened during a birthday party everyone was outside enjoying the air an they’re was a irressistible double chocolate cake for her birthday…as you can guess the bruiser got to the cake an helped himself…we went to the vet nothing was out of the ordinary..but yeah we can’t keep him around chocolate he’s a greedy menace lol
@@anomiemnemonical578 The smell of BBQ wafting over to his yard had an instant effect, and he'd be squeezing under the fence in minutes. I wasn't allowed to have a pet dog until I was 12 yrs old, so Max was a great substitute during my childhood years. His owner used to call us just to double-check on his whereabouts but we were happy to have him as our dinner guest anytime. lol
I had a dachshund for twenty years named Gadget. He was the most well behaved boy I've ever met, and even though he's been gone for three years now I can't bring myself to consider getting another.
Sorry for your loss mate. I’ve got a 11KG Black and Tan called Norman. He bit someone the other day to protect me, can’t even think what I’m going to do when he passes. Currently 4 years old though, so a long life ahead (touch wood)
My dachshund would have been 15 today. He passed at the end of september this year. He was an amazing dog. Patient, gentle, and he only ever bit someone once; when they tried to take a slice of pizza from him. He would always do this thing where he would use his nose to burrow under blankets by getting the tip of his snout under, then flipping the blanket up as best as he could. And he'd just repeat until he was all the way under.
Is this someone all dachshund do?
@@DFG1125 Indeed that's what dachshunds do. Many times my dachshund would burrow under the covers and just have the tip of his snout protruding. Dachshunds' way of snorkeling.
You should. All dachshunds have their own little quirks and that is what’s great about owning them. Getting to figure them out as they grow up is a treasure. Let that love for Gadget shine through on another wiener dog. It’s worth it. I know it might feel like a betrayal or wrong but I assure you that dog will comfort you in those times.
DO IT, you know then as well as i a dacshund is exactly what you need at a time liek this, DO IT! have joy in the memories you shared, dashies go for about 15 years, you should feel hounourd you can be the protector.. well, the feeder lol, of many many doxies in your lifetime :)
Fun fact: Instead of Dachshund, we often just call them 'Dackel' in Germany!
The wobbly headed Dachshund figurines you can sometimes see in car windows and such is, because of this, fittingly called 'Wackel Dackel' = Wiggle Dachshund
God I love my neighbors, it's been too long since I've visited! Do you have any recommendations of where to go? I've been considering Schwarzwald.
Alles für den Dackel, alles für den Club. Unser leben für den Hund! 🤭
Some people call this breed "Teckel" where I'm from. Probably Dutch etymological influence? 🤔
@@foxygrin if you're looking to see more wobbly head figurines in cars, Schwarzwald or south Germany in general is definitely the place to go, I feel. But this is mostly an old people thing, won't find these figurines in cars of 40 year olds and younger.
And south Germany has the yummiest (but also a bit unhealthy) food in Germany, the further north you go the worse it gets. But then again, in the north, there's the sea...
Absolut, ich war erst ein bisschen verwirrt, weil sie nicht Dackel gesagt hat hahahaha
(Absolutely, I was a little confused at first, because she did not say “Dackel” hahaha)
In my postal days, this was the only breed I had chase me while delivering. 3 different ones. God their stumpy legs and long back with pure aggression… I laughed all the way. Gave me new respect for the breed.
You might not be laughing if they caught up to you tho... XD
@Justin Smith Lol. I am a shorty so they definitely flushed me the heck out of there. It’s just so funny because whenever people ask if I got chased and I tell em only by the wiener dog they think I’m joking.
Well, then, those pups earned their keep! 🤔 Wonder what they thought when they smelled you on the mail their owner brought in?
My vet, who owns dachshunds, says that she's been bitten most frequently by dachshunds.
I recently got into dachshund ownership. Got him at 8 weeks he's 11 months now.. I couldn't imagine my life without him. He is such a little sweet heart.. he can be super stubborn but he's never been agressive with anyone he loves getting pats and attention.
In German we call them "Dackel". we also have the term "Wackeldackel" which refers to the little statues some people have in their car that constantly wobble their head once set in motion. It has a nice ring to it with the rime. Also also especially in old buildings, it's not uncommon to have long, heavy pillows in front of doors so the cold air won't get in through the gap on the ground. The pillows are sometimes in Dachshound-form which is so fitting.
Maybe that’s why we call them « Teckel » in french, perhaps a mishearing of the word dackel?
@@orangebeagle3068 That would be funny. "Teckel" also sounds a lot like the German word "Deckel" which means lid or bottle cap
@@orangebeagle3068 Actually they are called "Teckel" in german as well, but most people call them Dackel.
Yeah, I was waiting for this comment. Comes up from German speakers on any video about dachshund. Apparently people call them dackel, but when I look it up dachshund is the actual name of the breed in German, which makes since given its obviously a German word. I assume Dackel is a nickname or slang term in light of my research. If you can clarify any of this, I'd appreciate it, since I see this come up often.
LMFAO nice.
My dad got a Dachshund when he retired. He's the absolute sweetest thing on earth and I'm so happy my dad has someone to keep him company.
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Why can’t a T-rex clap their hands?
Because they’re extinct.
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I own a doxie and when you said ferocious I just looked under my table at the whining sausage of whinieness (he cries if I leave him home) and was like "Yup. Fierce. Requires muzzle to keep from being kissed into eternity." He's probably the friendliest dog I've ever owned and he's a big baby.
Underestimating a dachshund would be a mistake. Those instincts are powerful.
Bud howls when I leave without him. I've never heard him. My sister has. A lot. 😁
@@wendybutler1681 Manny cries if I go somewhere without him. I have heard him and he sounds like you're killing him but all you did was tell him to stay home and you'll be right back.
@@theresar.7671 in that little body beats the heart of a lion.
@@wendybutler1681 Not really. Owned 2 dutch hunds. Neverbeen bitten, barked at, growled at nor are they bothered to be petted when they eat.
I adore that you put the description "as vicious as a badger" right when you pan the shot to their mushed faces in the happy hoody 😂
She said bred to hunt the vicious badger. They are tough!
Why do people that always quote videos screw up the quote they set out to repeat..
I used to have a Dachshund. He was the sweetest little thing, loved to bask in the sun, play, cuddle… He went blind at 3, but after he adapted, you’d never know. He even surprised a vet once by how well he got around, since his eyes didn’t react to light at all. Sometimes though, he’d beg in the wrong direction, which was very cute and very funny. Thanks for the time we had together Fudge, I miss you little buddy ❤️
I think I understood the reason for the names of these adorable dachshunds: Mogyi is a Hungarian brand of salty snacks but above all of peanuts, and its sister is called (exactly) Peanut... I love when owners give their dogs creative names.
I love it too! It's not just the brand actually, mogyi is also the cutesy version of mogyoró which quite literally translates to peanut/hazelnut in Hungarian
I've had two. These are the most stubborn, loyal, sweetest dogs I've ever seen. They adopt you not the other way around. I always say a dauschund is 12 inches tall with 12 feet of attitude. They don't know they're small and resemble a food. This is a breed that has to be socialized carefully but they are perfect for older owners and homebodies. They love cuddling with their humans and hiding under the blanket (serious burrowers as they've been bred).
My family had a boy who didn't like anyone but my mom. He'd growl at strangers but would not go after anyone unless they got too close to mom. He was mistreated in his last home and he adored my mother, they were inseparable. I was tolerated because I was the cook in the house. He was the smartest dog I'd ever seen. I once told him if he caught a mouse that had gotten in the house I would give him his own steak. He killed the mouse and proudly showed it off. When he growled at me my mom asked what I did to him. He was clearly the favorite child. When he disappeared, I got my little girl. She was the sweetest dog I'd ever seen and I would have placed no money on her standing up for herself. One night she was outside my room barking and growling. She had cornered a opossum outside my door and was keeping it away from me. I was heart broken when she passed away at the vet's being treated for kidney problems.
Thank you for sharing such a wonderful memory!
Aww. Why did he disappear?
I just adopted a female Dachshund mix (beagle, Dachshund, Ridgeback, Chihuahua) about a year old from the Animal Foundation and she is a joy and stubborn at times as you mentioned, and keeps me and my other Support Dog, NaOmi on our Toes. I am so glad that I discovered her at the Animal Foundation. :)
@@Vrrrrrrrr We honestly don't know but the two theories we have are that someone stole him cause he was a beautiful red long haired or our neighbor took him and dropped him off somewhere. They didn't like him cause he would go to their house and stir up their hunting dogs. He wasn't fixed and they always had female hounds. It broke our hearts when he never turned up. I still get sad thinking about it. Because of what happened I never let my girl outside without me, not that she wanted to go anywhere without me. I imagine they're both playing and waiting in heaven.
@@StarEssences Congratulations! She sounds darling. I'm glad you found her although she probably thinks she found you. I hope you guys are blessed with many years of stubbornness and cuddles from both your little boss and your other furbaby.
FYI, a dauschund's job is to snoopervise. They have to make sure everything to their liking. Mine crawled right under the kitchen sink with me to make sure I was installing the new faucet right and had the correct amount of kisses and cuddles to do it properly. 🥰
They're fiercely loyal and protective. I took my doxie hiking and we came face to face with a black bear. He was barking at the top of his lungs to scare it away. The bear didnt seem to mind him at all, but did walked back to the top of the mountain because of the ruckus. The little nut wanted to chase after the bear lol
GEEZ LOUISE, they really ARE fearless!!!!
Jup. They would hunt bears if they were allowed to, and I'm not sure I'd always bet on the bear. Dackel are very fast.
@@toolatetothestory the bear could just lay down and crush it to death though.
@@giacomoromano8842 wow didn't know that.
There was one of the African hunters who turned animal protector who had dachshunds. They ran into a panther on one of their jaunts and the two dachshunds took after the cat and between fits of laughter he tried to call them off. They were two streaks of lightning that were hidden in the grass like two torpedoes leaving wakes behind them. It wasn't easy to get them back - they were going to get that cat. They're fearless, smart, aggressive, loyal, and sweet in a small package but never get between them and a mouse.
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As a German I feel like many people underestimate that the Dachshund (Dackel) is a pure hunting breed and is still used for mainly this purpose in Germany. They need lots of exercise, long walks and a strict upbringing as they are incredibly stubborn. It’s also important to keep them skinny and fit, bc even slight overweight can damage their back in the long term.
For their specific hunting purposes they need to be strong willed, independent and fearless to a certain degree. “Dachshund“ literally means badger-dog (like you said), as they are/were supposed to go inside batcher or rabbit holes to clear them. But you really can’t argue about the fact that they’re cute and charming😊, that’s why so many European royal families including emperor Wilhelm II held them as pets.
Willie may have gotten his love of the breed from his Grandmamma. Queen Victoria of England had a dachshund named Dash. After her coronation she supposedly went home to Buckingham Palace and have Dash his bath.
And then enter my Parents who allow him everything, and arguably could go on longer walks, considering Mother has a bad leg.
Me as a fellow German can fully agree on what you said as a matter of fact my granddad has 4 „Dackel“ aka dachshunds of his own and they are just the sweetest and most adorable beings I have ever been around as they are “Zwergdackel” which is a smaller breed of the dachshund which could be called dwarf dachshund in English
@@sisternorn6831 Queen Victoria’s dog Dash was a King Charles spaniel, not a dachshund:) Though she did have one later on in her life, as she had a huge kennel and over the years she had close to 100 dogs. She was definitely a dog lover:)
Or sausage dog as I call them. My sister has 2, She calls them wiener dogs which I find hilarious 🤣
Dachshunds are the best little dog! Mine looked just like them. Her name was Xena, I had her for 11 years, she died about 3 years ago and I miss her so much ❤
May she RIP
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So sad 😞, hugs
I am sorry for your loss. Just think of how blessed you were to have each other for 11 loving years.♥️🐾
I too had a red daschund and mine for 11 to 12 years. Smart, strong willed. But lovable
My Dachshund was aggressive from a puppy, she didn’t want to socialise with anything or anyone from day one. She doesn’t like kids, dogs, cats, people or change, sometimes I wonder if she even likes herself…but despite that she’s an unbelievably loving and faithful little dog and we love her for that (even though we haven’t had a holiday in years! 🙄).
My dachshund is also agressive since she was a puppy. She likes to be at home and walking in the nature, but we can't go on a trip with her because she become agressive towards other dogs and people, today we went for a swim at a lake and she was barking all the time. She's my third dachshund and I love her unconditionally like she loves me. Some dogs are more senstive towards different vibes that other dogs and people have and can sense more when someone isn't quite safe for them or their owners. They are very protective. ❤
My daschund is the same, she doesn't let strangers approach her. Only exception will be my parents, me, brother and nephew and one of my aunt. But other than that, she'll bark, and hide behind me. As for socialising with other dogs, they have to be either at the same height or smaller. It's one little step at a time and just being patient and reassure her that no everyone means harm ( She was beaten up with the rest of her siblings when she was with her ex-family). Maybe introducing your dog to quiet places could reduce stress? And make one baby step at a time? Maybe she would act differently if meeting another daschund? (Mine's behavious changes when she encounters one, she seems super happy). They also say daschund comes in pair so if you have time, money, having another one could probably help too? :)
The danish name for a Dachshund is: Gravhund, which directly translated means "dig dog". The dig part makes loads more sense now hearing the breeds purpose.
The Swedish name is Tax, which according to Google is just a swedified spelling of Dachs. Badger is Grävling in Sweden, which too literally translated translates to diggerling in English.
(Grav in Swedish means grave in English, and it's gräva that means to dig, so gravhund looks like gravedog ;D Swedish version of the danish name would have been grävhund)
@@Call-me-Al There really isn't much difference between the North Sea languages once you have the missing pieces. We should start a new empire :)
Dig Dog
My dachshund used to dig on our sofas lol
@@GavinMorris1 Alliance, sure, but we already have that more or less. Empires are too connected to war and conquest, they don't have a place in a modern world. They aren't compatible with healthy societal values and human rights.
Even to me as a small child singing most of national anthem with sincerity and conviction, the empire part of it was always super cringe. Like an old grandpa who can't accept that times have changed and he can't behave the same way now as when he was in his perceived prime, because society thankfully doesn't put up with that BS anymore.
My family loves this breed! They are incredibly affectionate when well socialized and love being with their family. Just a warning for anyone thinking of getting one. She was NOT kidding about the loud bark, and they will bark at even a leaf falling. They make great alert dogs. But they can also be very stubborn, house training was a bit more difficult than any other breed I’ve worked with.
This. So much this. My family has had dachshunds many times over the years, and they can be incredibly loving, but holy cow are they stubborn when they don't want to do something. And loud is an understatement. My grandmother's doxie was actually quiet and polite for most of her life, but as she got older and a little on the deaf side, she suddenly discovered her ability to bark, and could be heard from anywhere in the house, or even from all the way in the back yard, the minute someone opened the gate to approach the front door.
@@kcts7757 I think it's the fact that they _are_ smart, and stubborn, that makes people feel they're difficult to house train. Some folks who find themselves with a dog breed that's more stubborn than they expected just find themselves at a loss as to how to get an animal that's decided it's smarter than you are to actually listen to you.
Especially, from my experience, with small breeds. These owners often seem to fall into a rut of "Well, I can just pick them up and remove them from X situation," or "Well, I can just get more puppy pads if they keep going in the house," because they're small, and thus don't make as large of a mess, and are "portable." I saw this a lot with my grandmother's doxie, and my stepsister's chihuahuas, where instead of teaching them properly, they just covered large areas in puppy pads and tried to "encourage" them to go only on those.
My mom and dad had one when libing in an apartment. When they took him out for a late night walk he barked at people when he was startled. People would look around for the dog...at around waist height... Then not finding a dog would get confused until they looked further down, at the mini-weiner with the giant bark.
They just either have to 1) think what you're asking of them is their idea or 2) feel whatever you're asking of them is worth it (getting praise, love, a treat ... whatever). But they can be frustrating when you ask something of them they absolutely know, and they turn around and look at you defiantly.
House training ! Ooivey we got our little guy knowing nothing about dogs or training and we screwed up his potty training royally …. now we have a problem occasionally 😂but he is so perfect in every other way we can’t complain.
We've owned 3 dachshunds since I was 10 and they've always been loveable little dogs!
2 here! My curent and previous dutch hunds have both never bit me and most wounded i have gotten was when my 2nd dutch hund as a baby jumped at my face and accidentaly scratched my face. Didint bleed but it did leave a mark for a week lol.
Our Dachshund (Copper Penny, she looked just like these pups) loved to bite at the tires of our motorcycles, bikes, swings, and any other tire that might have come into contact with her. She also loved barking randomly at swinging ropes, digging at the door stop spring, and laying beneath the couch in wait for our feet to come down so she could bite those as well.
She was a great dog.
My dachshund hates wheels too lol
Yes..anything that moves, lol.
What a wonderful name she had!
They might not of wanted to come in and get a groom, but they were gentle and polite during the groom! And yes, I have been pronouncing the breed incorrectly! Thanks for the history lesson on them!👍🐶💕
*not have wanted
She's also pronouncing it incorrectly, but it's close
@@lauralvw8445 Germans don't even call them dachshund - if that's the pronunciation you mean?
@@lauralvw8445 I know it’s pronounced Dachs HUND lol that last part is important lol. Germans do call them Dachshunds but they also have a working line they call Teckels
@@lauralvw8445 what I find funny is I have never met anyone in my life call them a Dashhound. So when I see the clothes with them on it around Christmas themed Dashing through the snow. I never understand the joke. Until I was a grown ass adult. 😂 I was always thinking Daching through the snow? What?
i love how you call this dog ferocious and it couldn't be sweeter and the ears flapping sent me into giggles.
The Dachshund (or Dackel, as its more often called in Germany (also Teckel in hunterspeak)) really is a dog breed with quite some attitude. I still remember a senior one whose old owner (who used the dog as hunting dog so it was well trained) sadly had passed away so his family took him in. On a visit a schoolmate wanted to show off how well the dog was trained and gave him commands, which the dog ignored. Claiming that he was already a bit deaf due to his age he gave him handsigns at which point the dog deliberatly looked into the other direction, like i dont take orders from pups 🙂
My Dackel, Tobias, will do as he wants, when he wants to… unless I use my “command voice”. Then, he knows shit’s getting serious. If my husband tries to tell him to do stuff, he just won’t listen, like saying “I’m not your dog”
Same 😆 My teckel Barkly takes me for a walk, not the other way around. Many people comment that they can show me how to walk a dog. So,I hand over the leash. I love the look on their faces when he goes into tank mode. Sooo incredibly strong! Several trainers have said that that is who he is, it is unlikely he will ever follow marching orders 🤪
Thet exsplaines way in russian they are " taxsa "
Well, stubborn is useful. Can't have a dachshund hunting badgers and being in the middle of the tunnel face to face with a badger and not knowing what to do. They have to think for themselves. Makes sense. They are trainable though, it's just a lot of work.
They are VERY good at playing deaf
I especially like how you describe each breed and point out the characteristics and requirements of each potential pet. Very helpful when thinking about getting a new dog.
I had the honour of spending time with two dachshunds, Sammy & Bella. They were the most docile, calm, supportive dogs I have ever known. (RIP)
My favorite thing about dachshunds - they 100% think they're bigger than they are. So bold, so much attitude, all in one little package
They have ego wich can fill medium size elephant easely. I have had those over 40 years and we have hunt together everything Capergailie, wild boar, White tails, moose, geese, grouse, badgers ext. greetings from Finland. I always say after first you heard them after thrird you see them. Whiskey I mean. All those little devils I had to leave behind but some day I will follow them.
Ours seem to get angrier and more aggressive the larger their target. A bug they barely notice. A squirrel, they are excited and chase. A deer, the furhawks go up and they run to the fence shouting. An SUV, we had to get special clamshell harnesses for them because they were tearing out of their collars in a blind, frothing rage. There's no way we could protect a semi from them. They'd reduce it to drool-covered scrap.
I once knew a dachshund named Bristol. We'd call her "Bristol the Pistol" because of her insane energy.
We have had Dachshunds for 15 years. Long haired minis. Every one has a completely different personality. Our youngest looks like a miniature, short legged Doberman.
I love these feisty little dogs, my step grandparents had one named Ginger. Before she started going blind she would run across the living room to grab toys if you threw them. Then she would run under the dining room table to make sure you couldn’t grab her toy from her.
Our miniature dachshund would always do this haha! He always wanted you to throw the toy, but you knew you weren't getting it back for some time. I sure do miss Scooby. He was stubborn as anything, but he was a sweet little guy.
My grandparents had 3 dachshunds too when i was very little, i remember we weren't allowed near Sammy as he was blind also but he was vicious. Did Ginger become a bit vicious after she went blind?
@@DemocracyManifest yeah, she couldn’t see you from one side for a while. So she would snap at you if tried to pet her.
Fun fact: Dachshund is a german word and the translation mentioned in the video is correct, but the more common name for this dog breed in Germany is "Dackel" (which doesn't have a translation).
And they're called "Teckel" in French
As a German I feel that Dackel is such a fitting name. Short like the dog, makes you instantly think of the tippitytaps when they walk. I once met the most dramatic one at a riverside (Main in Würzburg) that barked at the water like MADNESS and entertained everyone by splashing into the water with an epic sausage jump after he had intimidated the water sufficiently. It Was a fun summer afternoon.
Or you can also say "Lovely child has many names" (it sounds better in German 🙂).
The dachshund has 3 official names. Dachshund, Dackel and Teckel. And as so often in German, the meaning of the name disappears in the mists of the past.
A possible explanation for Dackel could be the combination of da (chshund) and (te)ckel = Dackel. But I'm not a linguist.
@@Thenamaree I've never heard anyone use Teckel in Germany but I guess it might depend in the region. I feel like Teckel is the name for a dog professionally DJ-ing at techno parties
@@schabernack. Fellow Würzburger I see.
We had a family dachshund growing up, he was given by our dad and was what he left us when my dad passed. Throughout my childhood until university he was the sweetest, he was mine and my two younger siblings' company. He was protective of us and so lovable. I hope both he and my dad are together playing happily 🥰
My mom had a Doxie named Elvis. He was the sweetest, cutest, spunkiest dog I've ever been around. They're hella fearless and their zoomies are awesome 😎
Yes, I've had these sweet wonders for most of my adult life, and I can asttest to their fantastic zoomies!!!
DACHSHUND ZOOMIES GIVE ME SO MUCH LIFE ❤️❤️❤️
My mom also had a Doxie named Elvis. We always got a kick out of his zoomies especially when he transition from the carpet to the floor in the kitchen. Once he hit the kitchen he would lose traction and couldn't control his movement. His feet would go 100mph but he wasn't going very far. Unfortunately his Cushings got so bad and my parents had to put him down.
Finally a dachshund episode!! I’ve been waiting for this.
Me too 🥰
I have a 4 year old mini dachshund I love more than life itself. She has a serious attitude, we go to the park almost every day. She can play fetch way longer than I can ever stay in the park. I love it when she chases the squirrels and how ferocious she is. Also very loving, not aggressive at all. Doesn;t bark unless I an holding back her balls in the park. She loves everyone and frequently will go up to groups of people to get pets. I love her so much I can cry.
My childhood friend had one of those. Her name was Chili. Chili was straight up savage. She took both my blanket and my buddies blanket during the winter to warm herself up in her dog bed. When we both tried to get our blankets she didn't bark but immediately lunged aggressively to snip our hands. We both just bundled up in hoodies and long socks to stay warm until the next day. It was a love hate relationship from that day forward 😂
Chili was a spicy dog then 🤣😂 That story made me laugh
I wish I was a fly on the wall watching the fight for the blankets 😂
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My mom loves dachshunds I'm sending this to her.
Please know that the video starts with "what's better than one Weiner? 2 weiners." 😭
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Very nice. My 6 year old red female Dachshund is is snoring at my side right now. She's a sport model, fast off the line, corners on a dime, but tiny gas tank.
My first thought when seeing them up on the table, was That 70s Show:
"Kitty, why is the dog on the counter?"
"He likes to be tall." 🤣🤣
Both sets of grandparents had these dogs and I loved them. My grandmother had one she named Little Bit and she was the smart dog I have ever known and she was fearless. She would chase horses, goats, cows and jump from a diving board to play with us. She lived about 15 yrs and we were all very sad when she left us but she definitely earned her wings
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My friend had one called Sidney. When I visited he would climb up me and wrap himself around my neck like a scarf. especially when I drove. He was very loving and loyal and super intelligent and full of mischief and fun. Definitely one of my favourite breeds. RIP Sidney, you’re not forgotten.
Yes, I have 2 of these "ferocious " cuddle bugs and have had this breed all my life. Be very careful not to let them become over weight.
Best dogs ever. Smart, loyal, friendly, funny and very loving once you “act right” by them.
I loved my doxi. He was my heart. He passed away at 16. I have not been able to get another one as my other do mourned him almost as much as I did. She still cries when she sees one. Beautiful babies
How can something so adorable be the second most ferocious breed in this whole world.
This may have been rhetorical, but I'm going to answer anyway. It's because they were designed to be very aggressive hunters. Going into a cramped hole to, well, murder a small animal takes a lot of aggression. This is called "prey drive": the instinct to pursue, capture, and kill prey. Dachshunds are going to be little killers, it's just bred into them. This doesn't cause aggression towards people though. That's all up to how they are raised.
@@ClockworkEngineer The small animal would put up a pretty good fight. That was why the dachshunds needed the ferocity.
they were bred to fight animals their own size and bigger in a cramped tunnels. High adrenaline fighting needs fierceness. There have been news highlights of a small dachshund running up on a bear to protect it's owner. Dachshunds usually have a favorite human and disregard others in the house. My dachshund is a total mommy's boy and likes it that way. He has never been afraid to tell very large men to get out of his house and needs a little time to acclimate well to others. Overall, they're a great breed and aren't yippy and nippy like other small dog breeds. They're like a pocket hound. They're also incredibly intelligent and have HUGE personalities. It feels like my dachshund really understands what we are saying. When he was much younger we taught him how to differentiate between the road and the sidewalk and he refused to cross the road without a human to come with him. He was trained to walk without a leash and stayed with us the whole time. Never walked out into the road. They also live up to 20 if taken care of properly. I feel like they are the perfect dog.
@@ClockworkEngineer I was metaphorically speaking, not posing the question. Still I Thank You for your effort.
They can have an incredible amount of aggression, they were bread to seek and attack badgers, and if you met an angry dachshund, you'd believe it. When angry, they are vicious. Thankfully they are small.
They’re so adorable and calm. Those dark nails though, I would be so nervous trying to clip them. Glad that you’re so good at it.
Their nails where meant for digging :) If they were hunting badgers no need for clipping them, as a Dachshund by nature loves to dig. (In Danish they are called "Gravhund") directly translates to "Digdog"
It’s hard cus you can’t see the blood in the vein in the nail
@@mattlars89 ngl if these puppers went up against a badger I’m not confident they would win that argument. I’m glad they’re staying safe instead!
@@Njbear7453 yeah, but if they are allowed to dig as they wish. You hardly need to clip their nails.
@@mattlars89 right. I have dogs for over 12 years and never needed to clip their nails. But they walk at least 8-10 km each day. This way the claws always stay at the same length and are around 2 mm longer than the veins.
You are so brave, so fearless with these ferocious hounds.
Thank you so much for grooming these cuties. I lost my 17 yo dachshund in January 2022 and I miss her all the time. Love this breed.
Weenies are my absolute favorite dogs. I took care of an elderly one his last few years when my step mom moved in. I cooked his food from scratch and everything. Cosmo was such a good boy and I'm glad I gave him great senior years. This breed is special.
My dad got me one when I was 2 years old and he lived to be 15 I was devastated at the lost of my best friend.
I love how when she say “fearless” the doggo is scared and clinging to her 😂
fearless? I think mine is broken 🤣
I have a Chihuahua dachshund mix and he is very aggressive with other dogs and stranger men. Despite me training him extra hard he still wants to attack everything 🤣
Oh my god, they are adorable. You're so good with all of these dogs, it's wonderful to watch.
My Mother, who also watches your videos, said that she finds the fact that you let all of your dogs out on a run at the end of their groom to be very considerate and helpful for both the dogs and the owners, as it certainly works out their stress and possible anxiety. Thanks so much for taking care of them so well!
My mom's former neighbor had a long haired blond Dachshund (or maybe wire haired blond) named Bernard who had serious attitude when out for a walk. He was absolutely adorable.
We had two of these when I was in my teens. One was the laziest lovebug ever (long-haired breed). The other, short-haired, was 100% a hunter. And extremely stubborn.
We had so much fun with her - we could just point at a random spot on the ground and say "mouse!" and she would dig a bit, stick her nose in and take a few deep sniffs. If there was no mice, she would look at us with a confused "the hell did you do that for?" face. But if she picked up rodent scent, she would go absolutely nuts. There was NO way to stop her once she got going. If you tried to drag/carry her away, she would wiggle free and sprint back to the digging site and continue.
One time she saw a mouse or rat run into a semi rotten tree we had in the backyard and her whole body just went into bloodlust mode. She dug all the way through the tree with dead wood and dirt flying everywhere. 4+ hours later she came out with 2 dead rodents in her mouth.
I had two dachshunds. They were absolutely wonderful. Both lived to the age of 16. They were both abandoned on the street in front of my house and I adopted them and they were the absolute sweetest dogs I've ever owned. Loved Lucky and Buddy. RIP.
Damn, I had 3 from 1982 to 2013. Most loving and loyal dogs you could imagine.
All 3 lived to 15-16. No fear at all. Give their life for you in a heartbeat. Can`t possibly ask for more. And I miss them with my soul.
Thanks for showing my favorite Breed, the Dachshund! I have had many growing up they can be fun playful and very dedicated dogs.
Actually no one really refers to them as a Dachshund here in Germany. They’re simply known as the ‘Dackel’. We love our Dackel.🥰
But the pronunciation and translation is what she was referring to, not what they’re called in Germany.
@@parryyotter I know, I know. I just simply did add a little fun fact. ☺️
Alles für den Dackel, alles für den Club ❤️
@@mik8592-x4j Ja😂
Isn't the difference in pronunciation due to regional dialects? Wouldn't they both be correct?
I like how one of them was just like nope as soon as they walked in
I've had around 12 dachshunds in my life, and zero were aggressive unless you were a groundhog. They were all dog, cat, and people-friendly. The only slightly aggressive dog I've owned is a chi weenie. She was a little food possessive. My mother's dachshund lay in bed with her 24/7 when she had cancer. only leaving to eat and go to the bathroom. He knew she didn't have long. her two dogs the dachshund and chi weenie lay with her and licked her hand as she passed away.
My grandmother had two of these dogs, named Fritz and Erika. They were the sweetest, gentlest little things in the world, with the most polite manners.
Then they managed to get hold of a chipmunk in the yard. They were so violent, my dad ended up having to put bulky lawn gloves on just to get them off the poor mutilated thing.
And once we got the dogs cleaned up, they went right back to being their sweet gentle selves.
They never showed any aggression again, and I adored them both until they passed, but man, they certainly earned that aggressive reputation. They may look dorky and adorable, but they can be gnarly little badasses when they want to be. That poor chipmunk never stood a chance. And I still have a soft spot (and healthy respect) for this breed, years and years later.
RIP Fritz and Erika, and RIP to the little chipmunk who taught 10-year-old me why you should never underestimate dogs, even when they're little.
“Gnarly little badasses” 😂
There's a youtube short of a dachshund going ham on a fox the same size as the dog. They're killers for sure.
Whenever I go fishing with mine, she constantly tries to bite any fish that I land.
@@angelalewis3645 They really are. The dachshunds OP is talking about sound trained to an uncommonly-well degree.
@@janitorial-engineer2286 Lol, the mom of mine lost an eye in a muskrat fight.
@@BestKCL Damn, must have been a hell of a fight.
My mom had a miniature dachshund. Grew up with her when I was in middle school. We got her at 6 weeks and she fit in your hands. I nicknamed her Rat Dog (lovingly) because she looked like one at that age. I have never seen a dog with such a stubborn and sassy attitude. Barked at everything, possessive, and everything was hers even when it wasn't, would jump off everything no matter what we did. I've never thought about getting a little dog before her. She was like my little sister. I love you and miss you, my little rat dog.
It’s been nine years since my 16-year-old dachsie passed, and I absolutely love seeing other dachshunds just being themselves.
Funny story! So, I was working at a Renaissance Festival, right? Well, some people bring their dogs. I saw a wiener dog across the street, and said, “Dachshund!”
The dog’s head *whipped around* to look at me. Its tail started wagging and the owner brought it over to say hello. That was the funniest thing I’ve ever seen. A dachsie who knows what it is. 😂
I has a dachshund years ago. I tied him up outside the coffee shop we'd go to every morning and went inside to get coffee. When I came back out, an elderly woman was standing next to him and talking to him in German. She looked at me like I had just interrupted a personal conversation, stared me right in the eyes and said, "All dachshunds understand German," and then she walked away. One of the strangest interactions I ever had, but I believed her. 😂
@@aimeeinkling German humor. 😄
Oh they know who they are. Many are terrible breedists who consider only the dachshund breed as a legitimate one. All other dogs are inferior representations of the species, descendants of the failed attempts to make another dog as perfect as the Dachshund! 😂
@@aimeeinklingAnd she was completely right!
My first dog as a child was a Dachshund. she lived a long happy life, but she used to get stuck in my long sleeved shirts and most often my hoodies. She kind of picked me as her human and always followed me, but she WOULD NOT sleep without at least one of my shirts in her bed, she would burrow into the sleeve and sleep like a baby. Woke up a couple early mornings to her being stuck in the sleeve with the wrist part caught on her nose.
This reminded me of my dachshund who got stuck in pullover sleeves a few times. Also ate weird non food items - found once with half a leg of pantyhose down his throat and the rest on the ground in front of him. And the loudest bark!
Huh, this reminds me how a few months after adopting my dog, when he was feeling a bit nervous and lonely because we were leaving him home alone for work, we found him with one of my dad's gloves in his bed. It was especially unexpected because he's really not the type to play with toys or carry things in his mouth.
Reminds me of my grandpa’s old dachshund. She picked him to be her human. She just stayed in his chair with him and rode around his truck with him. When she was at our house for a while, she followed my dad around because he looked the most like grandpa.
Finally! I’ve got three. They’re all nightmares at the groomer and I’ve been taking them since puppyhood. Touched their feet, whole nine to get them used to it. Nope, still assholes 💀 but dang if they aren’t the most loving, fun, sweet, guarding dogs I’ll ever have the pleasure of owning 💗
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I have two dogs; one is a 15-pound chihuahua mix that no matter how much I touch her paws she believes I am trying to steal them and she with the most annoyed face snatches them away every time, the other is a 100 pound great dane mix (we think..) who has huge paws that he allows to be touched and held, I think he actually enjoys his paw being held when he is laying down.
I grew up around dachshunds. They were super sweet to family members and super defensive to everyone else. They would bark at everything, mailmen, pizza delivery, random people walking down the street, it was their way of protecting their pack. One was a regular hound-ini, she was constantly escaping from the backyard.
When my dachshund died suddenly of a heart attack last year I was so grief stricken I didn’t eat for 3 days. Even though he was only about a foot tall and 15 pounds he was absolutely fearless. The neighbor’s 100 pound retriever STILL gets a little bit nervous when he smells his old toys.
Had a doxie named Penny for 14 glorious years. They truly live up to their place on the most aggressive list. Penny was very adventurous, yet trusted no one, and saved us from many a leaf and frightened and confused poor pitties. My friends would hear her barks from deep inside the house and ask me how many large dogs I actually had and to stop lying. 🤣 When she reached old age she’d bully everyone to bed with dirty looks, judging us all hardcore from her bed in the living room. Excuse me, HER living room. I will always love her.
They are they cutest dogs on the planet. I miss mine daily even 2 years later. She gave me 16 years of joy and ill be forever grateful. Miss you shortcake !
I love how you add important information about each breed to your genuinely fun to watch videos
Had our lil doxie for 17 years. The day she passed took me back to the day my mom passed , it hurt that bad. She was a great lil doggie.
It sounds like a good and sensible idea not to allow your dachshund to jump on and off furniture but in the real world it’s totally impossible. Unless you keep them in a room without furniture of course! Fortunately we had our two for 16 and 17 years with no back issues. I love your videos btw, they are a real joy to watch. ❤️
I agree, our boys jump on our couch all the time. Both about 13 now, so far no back issues. But we keep an eye on them.
I seriously love how you add elements of pet/breed education into your videos! I always learn something! Thank you! 💙
My first two dogs were pure bred mini dachshunds (rescued from a shelter)! Their names were Belle and Little Man and they were the best dogs ever! Both lived to be 17 years old.
My Sons mini daschund is THE sweetest, cuddliest, sensitive dog I've ever known. I love that grandboy.
When I was a wee child, 60+ years ago, my grandparents had a doxie - one of the old, original, very-long-back doxies (I don't think this type is around anymore). His name was Brandy and he was my BFF; it mattered not at all that we were different species. Have had a great affection for the breed ever since.
Amazing how such a bond is formed, my grandpa's Irish setter Sam and I were boon companions for many years so long ago. Thank you for helping bring back that memory. Hope you have a wonderful day.
we had a doxie :) called frankie she was the best dog ever - not a bad bone in her body despite being a mix of two feisty breeds
Are you referring to a standard dachshund? There's two recognjzed varieties: standard and miniature
@@normal4810 No - I think even today's standard version is shorter than the original breed.
@@caseyleichter2309 Interestingly, after looking this up, the even older ones were somewhat more normally-proportioned than now. It was them being used and bred in the show ring for a century that took off and inch or four from their height, and added even more exaggerated length. Her dachshund was probably bred for show in the time before considerations were taken for the health implications of such a crazy shape.
My family had 2 dachshunds. We moved into a new house with mole tracks all over the backyard. The dachshunds had a blast for a couple weeks until they ran out of moles. Miniature steam shovels is a fitting description for the breed.
We had a weiner dogs when I was growing up. Schatzi lived to be 20 years old! Blind in one eye (she took a rattler bite in the eye protecting my sister, so it was a valor mark) but she recovered after a week with the vet. Best dog ever.
20! That's incredible! It's funny how long small animals live. Small dogs live up to 20, big dogs sometimes 10. Ponies often live over 30, big horses 25.
20 YEARS OLD?!?! Holy crap! 😳 And survived a rattlesnake bite on top of that! Wow, your doggo was a tough cookie.
My grandma's dachshund was named Schatzi...and the other Fransi, and of course Honeyboy
Just said goodbye to Bear, the 2nd of my two Dachshunds after 16 years. Despite being considered a very stubborn and aggressive breed, like most dogs, with patience and training, they can be the light of your life. Amazing how such a small animal can have such a big place in your heart.
So sorry for your loss! How lucky you and Bear were to have had each other while they were on earth.
I lost my dog, Dexter, 2 years ago, he was 17, close to 18 years old. He was never trained and despite that, was the most calm and friend dog ( towards me and my mother)
he didn't get along with some dogs and didn't like small children, his biggest disaffection was another dog also named Dexter who lived in my neighborhood..
Condolences
Aggressive with cuteness and kisses!
Fun fact: mogyi is short for mogyoro which means peanut. I guess the owner(s) must be Hungarian.
Are you from Hungary? 😊
So their names are Peanut and Peanut
Ria-Ria-Hungária! Tuti van magyar vonatkozása a kutyusoknak! :)))
Just a little correction: mogyoró means hazelnut in English.
Haha, was my first though as well. Greetings from a fellow Hungarian. (And yes, mogyi could mean both peanut and hazelnut in Hungarian.)
@@katakisgyura5675 peanut is földimogyoró, but nobody says that. So Mogyi can be peanut, too, and Peanut and Mogyi has a humorous owner with Hungarian origin.
Fearless is definitely the word I would use to describe my mini dachshund. We lived in the mountains so encountering bears was a common thing and my mini never seemed to learn to not challenge a bear. The amount of times I’ve had to rescue him from wild animals is baffling.
He wasn't surrounded by wild animals. He just putted himself at the center of multiple targets.
Bear: "Why is this sausage barking at me."
@@cattysplat LOL 😂
Great video, I really enjoyed it and you are so gentle and considerate while grooming. I like the ear cover, such a good idea. The dogs clearly trusted you. Very informative.
Our first ever family dog was a Dachshund and we named him Pepsi. He died way back in 1994 and I don’t really remember him aside from pictures, because I was still extremely young when he passed. But what I do remember just how calm and loving he was, especially with my grandparents. He loved my Grandparents so much, that they took him with them when he was about 2 years old. We were shifting houses that time, so we let them take care of him. When we went to take him back, he stopped eating and wouldn’t stop crying. So, my grandma came all the way from where they stayed, about five hours away, to take him with her. And there he lived in their huge house with them until the ripe old age of 14.
Ahh I miss my little dachshund, she was such a sweet girl. She was with me since I was about five, I’m 18 now and lost her two years ago. She was an old little gal, but still young at heart. I hope she’s crunching bottles in heaven, I love you Callie.
I’ve had a couple of dachshunds over my life. Such sweeties and loved people! I miss them.
Are fearless as stated....my late Dachshund, Max, who I nicknamed Weasel Head, would rough house with my Pittie. He was left at a house I used to rent and just took him with when I bought my home. I asked the owners if they wanted him back but they just said he seemed pretty happy with me and knew he would be taken care of, so that was it. Even in his latter years, old, fat, and toothless he would "attack" and "bite" my Pittie and waller all over him when Zeus finally laid down on the floor.
We have a miniature longhaired dachshund. He is so ferocious when he’s barking behind our fence. But what a comical character to say the least. He loves going camping and trips to the beach.
Not aggressive, BOLD. As it clearly states in our standard: aggression is not tolerated however the Dachshund should be bold to the point of rashness.
We had a Beagle Dachshund mix when I was younger named Rusty. She had the larger beagle build but her face and coloring looked so much like these two little angels. She was the sweetest dog I've ever known and even 20 years later I still miss her so much 💔
Absolutely love this breed. Had one from 1964 to 1979. He was a yard dog back in the chain your dog days. One of the sweetest critters I ever had.