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Remember that new puppies are very fearful at about eight weeks of age. So if you take for Dachsie home early be sure to avoid very loud noises, sudden movements and other big dogs. You don't want to have to send your pooch to a shrink!
Take a look at this ad from the paper. Thanks to Tamara Ashmead for spotting it.
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Why do Dachshunds have long ears? It's believed that the long ears funnel scents into their extra sensitive noses!
Popular, you bet! Dachshunds remains in the Top 10 of dog breeds. Not bad for a critter with such short legs.
More Dachshunds at the movies...
In the movie Mystery Men, a black and tan dachshund is owned by character "The
Shoveller" and his family But you have to have a keen eye as he only appears twice and for less than a second each time!
Alfred Hitchcock must of loved Dachsies. He cast one in the 1936 thriller "Secret Agent". The wire hared dachshund has some kind of link with his owner and starts to howl when the "Spy" is killed.
1560AD. That year saw the first mention of a Dachshund like dog in a French hunting manual.
Look for rare Dachshund antiquities like this one in antique stores in your neighborhood. Click on the dog to get a better look.
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Did you miss it? Hallo-Wiener? A great little story about a Dachshund in a hot dog costume. It's written by Dav
Pilkey.
Remember that Dachshunds are pack animals and that they require closeness, touching, petting, and cuddling to be content and happy.
Did you know that the long hair on the underside of your long-haired Dachshund is called his
plume and the hair on his ears is called his 
feathers? Also, no one truly knows the origin of the long-haired Dachshund. Some experts believe that spaniels were introduced into the species to produce longer locks.
Many Dachshunds made their way to Canada and the US after World War I when soldiers had become attached to the little dogs which they fist saw in Germany. They had cherished the little Doxies enough to bring them home with them.
Ever need to carry your Dachshund around? Try the shoulder dog carrier from CDM at 1-800-637-9426. It's 40 bucks plus shipping.
If you ever wanted to play with a Cyber Dachshund, well now you can. In Dogz3
or Dogz4 you can play with many dachshunds at once, right on your computer. Have them case balls, roll over and do other
tircks. 
You can even dress them up! But watch out beacause when you're away, frisky dogs play and you just might end up with an unexpected litter!
60 pounds of pressure is about all the average human can extert while biting. Dachshunds can bite down with the tremendous force of more than 350 pounds! Ouch.
Did you know that the word for
"dog" in the Australian aboriginal language Mbabaran happens to be
"dog."
Observation... Walk a Poodle, Husky, German Shepard, Collie or whatever other kind of dog and few people take notice. Walk a Dachshund and
everybody takes notice.
Rescue a Dachshund. This wonderful web site lists Dachshunds which are available for adoption. Perhaps they have one in your area. Just follow the link. Dachshund Rescue Web Page.
1895 saw the founding of the
Dachshund Club of America shortly after the introduction of Dachshund to the United States in the 1880s.
Check out the comic strip Drabble and written by Mike Fagan and see what "Wally" is up to.
If you're looking for information about Carts for Dachsunds with back problems, take a look at www.doggon.net and K9cart.
Cool! Check out this advertising from People Magazine which used a Dachshund.