thinking of getting a......
 

Datsun...aka...weinre dog for a buddy for Mason. Anybody have one and there temperment good?

I had one as a kid and she was a great dog. Her name was Ginger and she was black and tan. She was very smart and sweet. My Mom would not let her lick us in the face unless we brushed her teeth. So my sister and I would brush her teeth and she loved it. She would hold her lips up so we could brush them.:D Sorry I am rambling you just brought up fond memories. I think they are great dogs.

My dad has one (Bailey)! Simon and Hallie got along great with him when we visited! He is very calm according to my Dad but my dad also feeds him off of a spoon in the recliner. Bailey is a little spoiled :)

My old roomate had a miniature Dachsund, and she was just great. They do shed though, even though their hair is short. Very friendly, kind of skiddish though.

haha..well I can get a female or male for 200.00....she has red dapple and blue dapplr...which I dont know what that is.

The dapple is the kind that has little dots in their coloring.

Lively and affectionate; proud and bold, almost rash. Tenacious. Can be willful and clownish. Curious and mischievous, they are very clever and may attempt to train the owner rather than allow the opposite. Devoted to his family, some fanciers feel the long-haired variety is calmer than the other two types. The wire-haired variety is more outgoing and clown-like. All are slightly difficult to train. Dachshunds are good dogs to travel with. They are best with older, considerate children and are moderately protective. These little dogs like to bark (their barks are surprisingly loud for their size) and are compulsive diggers. They are generally okay with other pets, however, they can be jealous, irritable, obstinate and very quick to bite. Sometimes they will refuse to be handled. They should not be over fed, for this breed tends to gain weight quickly.
http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/dachshund.htm

THey dont get real big right..the miniture?

They have miniature ones that aren't quite as long. Deedee weighed about 8-9lbs, and I think dachsunds are usually between 12-15 lbs or more. My former roomate had rescued her from the shelter but yes apparently there is such a thing as miniature dachsunds, but they aren't pocket sized or anything.

I just dont want one really friggin huge. Mason is under 5 pounds..he weighs 4 pounds 10 oz. would like one under 7-8 if its possible!

Then just look for a miniature, and check out the breeder. Deedee didn't look like an 8lbs dog, she looked like she was 5-6 lbs but she was just heavy when you picked her up.

Mini Dachsund
 

Hi,
I've had Mini Dachsund's all my life, in fact, we have one now :) They are great dogs! My little Yorkie gets along G-R-E-A-T with my Dachsund. They play together CONSTANTLY! My Dachsund is solid Red (my FAVORITE color in the Dachsund). She is 3 years old and so cute! Never heard of a 7 lb Dachsund though, so good luck there! LOL. She's a Mini, and she's little, but not THAT little :p

P.S.- If you do happen to get a Dachsund, BE WARNED: they eat EVERYTHING and I do mean EVERYTHING! They are like garbage disposals! lol. In fact, I call my Pippi that all the time lol :p This is a well know charachteristic of the Dachsund breed. They are Badger Hunters so their instinct is to hunt (mine likes to hunt bugs etc, LOL). Poop, pee, throw up, bugs, frogs, grass snakes, etc., etc...you name it, THEY EAT IT! Pretty disgusting, lol. All nasty eating habbits aside though, they are wonderful dogs to have around lol.

If you get one, just don't ever let him/her lick you in the face/mouth LOL.

Here are some pictures of our Pippi (AKA: "The Pippinator") lol. And of course you can see her in one of the pictures about to pounce on a grass snake. See what I mean? lol. :p

The lady I talked to today said hers didnt get over 7 lbs.. Is that a lie you think??

Grew up with Dachsunds my whole life.... they are great dogs, but they must be trained well!! They have strong wills ;) My grandparents had one named Charlie who was a great dog and lived to be 16 years old, but he wasn't trained very well and went potty all over the house, and bit strangers!:eek:

After Charlie passed away, they got another one named Woody, he was a rescue dog, purebred Dachsund, though, and he was a GREAT dog! He was trained very well and he loved everybody, never had any pottying problems, or temperment problems, we all loved him so much! He lived to be 14 years old and now we miss him so much.... just make sure if you get one to train it early, and train it well- then you'll have a great dog for many years... good luck and show us pics if you get one!!

Pippi is SOOOOOOOO CUTE!!!!

my cousin has 4, and 4 very different personalities.... they were all raised the same, from babies and all ended up different... her "dapple" is feisty and my fav, Simon, he is a doll baby, but they are ALL a good bit over 7 pounds...
Her biggest, Sammy, is almost 20 lbs... WOW... overall, I like all 4... they are precious

Be sure about the breeder, my mom's doxy was supposed to be a mini but he now weighs 15 lbs. Also, he had major back problems and had to have a spinal fusion - $2000.00. We don't know how he injured his back but one day he could not move his back legs. Thankfully, after the surgery, he regained his movement and now walks fine - just a little stiffly. He also had a problem with the vertebrae in his neck last year, but it was cleared up with steroids and a neck brace - yes, he wore a neck brace for a month!!! I had a doxy when I was a kid who also had back problems and became paralzyed. I think this can be a problem since their backbone is so long, especially if they are overweight. And whomever said that they are garbage disposals was absolutely correct!!!

My sister owns a Datsun!! She is a little sweetheart!! She has been more than pleased with her. She was fairly easy for her to train. She gets along great with my yorkies when we visit one another.

My mom and I had a Miniature, Long hair, (blue) dapple doxie. He was the smartest sweetest dog I've ever had. I miss him sooooooo much.

He had a disc diteriating disease and became paralized at only 1 1/2 yrs. old and we had the surgery but it did nothing for him. I'm not positive but I think there is a test you can run to find out if they have the disease just like with a yokie with LP/ I don't know for a fact but that may be something you want to check into. It cost us like $3,000.00 and he never got better.

Crystal

I had a friend who has a "mini" one and it's def. over 7 lbs.

I have decided not to get one. I really want a Yorkie or Maltese so I will wait till i find one!! Thanks for all your info though! :):D

[QUOTE=stedmansmommy]Hi,
I've had Mini Dachsund's all my life, in fact, we have one now :) They are great dogs! My little Yorkie gets along G-R-E-A-T with my Dachsund. They play together CONSTANTLY! My Dachsund is solid Red (my FAVORITE color in the Dachsund). She is 3 years old and so cute! Never heard of a 7 lb Dachsund though, so good luck there! LOL. She's a Mini, and she's little, but not THAT little :p

P.S.- If you do happen to get a Dachsund, BE WARNED: they eat EVERYTHING and I do mean EVERYTHING! They are like garbage disposals! lol. In fact, I call my Pippi that all the time lol :p This is a well know charachteristic of the Dachsund breed. They are Badger Hunters so their instinct is to hunt (mine likes to hunt bugs etc, LOL). Poop, pee, throw up, bugs, frogs, grass snakes, etc., etc...you name it, THEY EAT IT! Pretty disgusting, lol. All nasty eating habbits aside though, they are wonderful dogs to have around lol.



She's Sooo Cute!:)


Francie

theres a house down the block from me who has about 7 of them if they ever get out RUN they hang onto you ankles and bite hard ask my friend !
im not a big fan of these dogs

[QUOTE=Francie]
Thank you so much :D She is definitely a character! lol. And spoiled doesn't even BEGIN to describe her!! :p hehe

Thank you, thank you :)
 

Thank you bunches! :D But as I said in the post up above, she is spoiled rotten! And the sad part it...she KNOWS IT! :rolleyes: lol She's my sweet little baby though, thats for sure :)

I don't recommend having a dachsund around a little Yorkie. When mine was 14 weeks old, my mother's dachsund attacked him and bit his jaw, which had to be operated on. Now I hate my mother's dog and dachsunds.:thumbdown

:( :( awww...how sad!

Don't Hate The Dachsund!
 

Awww that is so sad :( and I am so very sorry to hear that that has happened, but please don't hate the entire Dachsund breed because of one incident. As I said before, I have had Dachsunds all my life, and I have NEVER had 1 single Dachsund bite or be mean to another dog, or any other animal for that matter. Maybe your moms dog just has temperament issues? Does it not like to be around other dogs? Also, alot of dogs (and NOT just Dachsunds) do not like it when another dog steps into his or her territory. Sometimes they are very protective (again, NOT just Dachsunds). I can COMPLETELY and TOTALLY understand you being very upset that this has happened, and that it caused your poor, sweet little baby to have surgery, but please don't take it out on the entire Dachsund breed :( They really don't ALL desserve to be punished for it :( I PROMISE YOU, they are NOT all like that. My little girl (Mini Dachsund) is a complete and total sweetheart and would not hurt a FLY. In fact, she is sooooo protective of my little Yorkie. She thinks that she is his mamma! :) They play 24/7 and my little Yorkie just LOVES her to pieces!! I don't know what I would do if I didn't have my Dachsund...she is such a blessing :) My little Yorkie would be totally lost without her! In fact, my sisters best friend has a Yorkie, and that little 3 lb thing will bark at and bite people all day long...and she does NOT like to be around any other animals...however, that does not mean that all Yorkies are like that (I'm sure yours isn't like that, and I know MINE isn't like that!), it is just THAT specific Yorkie, and she unfourtunately has a bad temperament. Anyway, I guess what I'm trying to say is that I understand that you don't like your moms dog because of what he/she did to your baby, and I can understand you not ever wanting to bring your baby around him/her again...but please don't say you hate the whole entire breed :( My sweet little Pippi would be very, very sad to hear that :( lol. She REALLY IS a SWEETHEART :( I promise ya ;)

I know I shouldn't hate the entire Dachsund breed, but now when I see one, I immediately tense up. I'm sure yours is great. I don't know what the problem is with my mother's Dachsund (Alice). She's just mean. She doesn't like kids (has tried to bite my son several times, as well as other kids), and when that happened to my little tiny baby I advised my dad that he better hide that dog!!!! Thanks for your nice message. My baby is fine now, but for 6 weeks he had to have his little mouth taped shut and I had to feed him with an eye dropper. He kind of looked like a hairy dolphin. Every now and then he would try so hard to stick his tongue out to lick us. :aimeeyork

OMG yes!! I have a 3 month old daschund who is sweet as pie. Her name is Dixie and she is a short haired black and tan one. She and Muffin get along great. Good choice if you get one I think!:D