hmmm ... sounds like skippy has issues. LOL
i do not believe that is the nature of daschunds at all. my sister had 3, and they were always well behaved at the dog park.
lolli came to us in need of a home. i never would have picked a mini daschund for us, but we are glad she found her way here. when we got her she fit in the palm of my hand and was almost dead and covered in fleas. now she's fat and happy. maybe that's why she's so sweet - she's grateful.