Dachshund Puppies & Dogs | Breed Facts & Information | Petplan
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so perhaps you’re considering getting a
new dog or a puppy and you’re during
your research into which breed suits
your personal situation best and maybe
you’re thinking about the dachshund
otherwise known as the sausage dog
because of their long body and short
legs the dachshund is an intelligent
energetic and inquisitive little dog and
makes an ideal family pet
dachshund tend to be affectionate loyal
and playful but they do have a line of
their own so it’s important that they
get the training and attention to
achieve the desired levels of obedience
dachshunds come in a range of coat types
from smooth to wired haired to
long-haired and across these cool types
they come in all sorts of colors as well
from black and tan chocolate and Crown
unread dapple to mention a few and of
course their maintenance depends on the
length of coat color with smooth
requiring much less grooming compared to
the longer haired coops which would
require daily grooming interesting the
personality seems to be associated with
their coop type with the smooth being
more quiet one on one type breeds
whereas the longer on the wire haired
tend to be a bit more sociable and
interactive so it’s really important
that training begins from an early age
to get that required level of obedience
and recall even though they’re not the
most athletically designed the deck sir
size and they leave at least half an
hour of exercise a day and this is
particularly important as they are
proved becoming slightly overweight
Saxons generally live to become teenager
so the average being twelve to fourteen
fifteen years old the big medical
condition they’re prone to of course is
intervertebral disc disease this is why
it’s really important that they maintain
condition so they do not become over
with the extra width causes that sagging
on the back which can promote this
intervertebral disc disease or a slip
disc in everyday language
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