# Happy National Dachshund Day! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 21, 2023, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-national-dachshund-day/985902 "2023-06-21T22:14:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2023, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-national-dachshund-day/985902/121 "2023-07-31T16:56:18Z")
Those little dots for eyebrows are definitely kissie spots! In my book. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2023, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-national-dachshund-day/985902/122 "2023-07-31T19:26:11Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > …and funny as can be… Scientifically Proven that Dachshunds are The Most Comical Dog. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2023, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-national-dachshund-day/985902/123 "2023-07-31T20:49:17Z")
Gosh, this is what I get for being late! I love his markings, and I agree with @Gatopescado , he looks intelligent…but, then, all doxies are intelligent (and sometimes even use their smarts of good not evil). I envy you his puppyhood, because you’ll get to start him on the right track. Our last four dogs were rescues, so we had a long road with all of them…undoing the bad traits so we could “install” the good traits. Looking forward to even more pics. He looks like he enjoys preening for the camera! ---
**Author:** ![Tride](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tride/32/13907_2.png) [@Tride](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tride)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2023, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-national-dachshund-day/985902/124 "2023-07-31T21:02:00Z")
Corgis especially mini-corgis would like a word… ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2023, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-national-dachshund-day/985902/125 "2023-07-31T21:55:41Z")
> [@carrps](#): > > I envy you his puppyhood, because you’ll get to start him on the right track. You hit the nail on the head. I’ve owned many rescues of a large variety of animals: Dogs, cats, goats, llamas, pigs. (I did draw the line at an emu.) Without exception, only the youngsters are easily trainable. I so get the long road you’re referring to. I rescued one German shepherd who relearned the command, ‘stay,’ every single day of his life. A Border Collie who barely remembered his name. I loved them all, but a well-trained dog is a thing of beauty. I wanted my last dog to be such a one. Good on you for taking on rescue doxies – they can be incredibly willful! Here, they don’t last in the shelters for even a day. Dachshunds are a very popular breed in the PNW for some reason. > [@carrps](#): > > He looks like he enjoys preening for the camera! He does, doesn’t he? I’ll keep 'em coming as he grows and develops. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Common\_Tater](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/common_tater/32/13846_2.png) [@Common\_Tater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Common_Tater)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2023, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-national-dachshund-day/985902/126 "2023-07-31T22:29:54Z")
[https://youtu.be/ljiCLf\_vrL4](https://youtu.be/ljiCLf_vrL4) You’ll never guess what happens ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2023, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-national-dachshund-day/985902/127 "2023-07-31T23:57:27Z")
Yeah, who cares that that thing is 10 times bigger than me…I’m gonna get it! @Aspenglow , we’ve gotten all our doxies from a specific breed rescue, and, like most of these rescues, they’re very picky. But still the cuties and young ones are snapped up quick. We went for the older ones, because they tend to languish longer. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2023, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-national-dachshund-day/985902/128 "2023-09-21T17:56:06Z")
I’ve been properly shamed into sharing updated pics of Ollie. > [@(Old, thankfully.) Just call it pee-pee ‘cause it’s all your’n MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-thankfully-just-call-it-pee-pee-cause-it-s-all-your-n-mmp/990294/64): > > Hey, as long as I have your attention, I have a complaint. You have a new puppy and have only shared ONE picture of the lil cutie pie. His adoring fans deserve more! > [@(Old, thankfully.) Just call it pee-pee ‘cause it’s all your’n MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-thankfully-just-call-it-pee-pee-cause-it-s-all-your-n-mmp/990294/68): > > Then we want blurs! > [@(Old, thankfully.) Just call it pee-pee ‘cause it’s all your’n MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-thankfully-just-call-it-pee-pee-cause-it-s-all-your-n-mmp/990294/69): > > **Bright Tree** Ollie sounds like three hands full of doggo! Plus we do want to see more pics, or blurs, whichever you can manage. Fair dinkum, as my late Down Under husband used to say. Rather than clutter their fine MMP thread, I’ll post the updated pics here instead. The following are Ollie at 18 weeks. For those who may be curious as to why it took so long, first is a good representation of the sort of Ollie pics I’m getting these days: [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53203982619_4bbe566de9_b.jpg "Ollie 3") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/194984876@N07/53203982619/in/dateposted-public/) If you want a more complete account of the reason for the delay, you can read it here: > [@(Old, thankfully.) Just call it pee-pee ‘cause it’s all your’n MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-call-it-pee-pee-cause-it-s-all-your-n-mmp/990294/66): > > What? You’re still here? I thought I took care of that this morning… \< wanders back into the Fog of Brain… \> woman_facepalming It’s because I only have the ones I already posted! Ollie is busy. Busy and practically a full-time job. I look around and realize my entire life has been overtaken by 7 pounds of stomach surrounded by boundless exuberance. And teeth!! From the new (so far not very successful) grooming arm now attached to my breakfast bar to the badly chewed hem of the t-sh… With that understanding, here are the remaining best recent pics I’ve managed to get of Ollie: The favored duck. [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53202716117_db9f6f5e1c_b.jpg "Ollie 6") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/194984876@N07/53202716117/in/dateposted-public/) The bestest doughnut in the world. [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53203680741_520ef7c3d6_b.jpg "Ollie 5") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/194984876@N07/53203680741/in/dateposted-public/) (Note the overlong toenails. I finally got those under control yesterday and have the wounds to prove it. Not really. He was trussed up like a chicken.) [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53203682221_e3f2b95307_b.jpg "Ollie 1") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/194984876@N07/53203682221/in/dateposted-public/) The only opportunity to get a still pic of Ollie: In front of the food bowl. [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53204017330_a9f8f3a938_b.jpg "Ollie 8") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/194984876@N07/53204017330/in/dateposted-public/) And we’re off! [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53204017370_2947049148_b.jpg "Ollie 9") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/194984876@N07/53204017370/in/dateposted-public/) I’m sure it will get better. Right? _RIGHT_? @carrps, I apologize for failing to respond to your most recent post. It’s really good of you to take on older rescues. True for @dogbutler, too. They can have a lot of bad habits built in, which was the main reason I chose to raise Ollie from a pup. I’ve taken a lot of rescue animals over my lifetime and loved them just as well as my 3 purebreds. As we all know, ‘purebred’ sure doesn’t translate to ‘better dog’!! Doubly true in Ollie’s case. I think Ollie might be my just deserts. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2023, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-national-dachshund-day/985902/129 "2023-09-21T18:05:43Z")
Ollie’s just deserts are good ones, though! He’s so cute, it’s given me crazy dog envy. But we’ve given away or donated all our dog stuff, so our dog days are over. The dog dish shot is so perfect. Why are you starving me??? ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2023, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-national-dachshund-day/985902/130 "2023-09-21T18:10:34Z")
> [@carrps](#): > > The dog dish shot is so perfect. Why are you starving me??? That was it, exactly! He _never_ gets enough food, in his opinion! I just increased his ration a tiny bit a few days ago, and I may have to dial it back again. Gotta watch those backs. He needs more exercise, too, but I will worry until we’re past Little Brown Mushroom season. There’s nothing he won’t attempt to eat. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2023, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-national-dachshund-day/985902/131 "2023-09-21T18:44:17Z")
Yeah, as long as you balance the food with exercise. Luckily, Ollie looks like he’ll like a good romp or walk. Don’t want him to end up like poor Obie! ---
**Author:** ![JaneDoe42](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janedoe42/32/14104_2.png) [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2023, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-national-dachshund-day/985902/132 "2023-09-22T01:36:04Z")
Squeee!!! Who’s the cutest blur in the world, Ollie is!!! I also love the food bowl pick, he was running so fast his ear blew back in the wind 🙂 Thanks for the pics, he is even cuter than I imagined! ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2023, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-national-dachshund-day/985902/133 "2023-09-22T04:27:35Z")
That is One Slick Black Devil! ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2023, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-national-dachshund-day/985902/134 "2023-09-23T21:01:11Z")
That is a perfect characterization! He is as slippery as he looks. I have to make sure I’ve got a good hold on him if I carry him around. He likes to do that dachshund helicopter twisting thing sometimes and I’ve nearly dropped him. Ugh. I wish I could figure out how to get him to stop eating sticks. I’ve fished so many sharp little sticks out of his mouth and throat. Scares me to bits. Today I finally threw in the towel and kitted him out with a soft muzzle before letting him run around outside. He hates it, and it breaks my heart. I don’t know what else to do, though. Suggestions welcome! ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2023, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-national-dachshund-day/985902/135 "2023-09-24T01:48:16Z")
Are there puppy teething toys? I haven’t had a puppy in so long, I have no idea what kind of things are available now. Maybe your vet can recommend something? If Ollie has something to chew on, he might leave the sticks alone. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2023, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-national-dachshund-day/985902/136 "2023-09-24T01:53:57Z")
> [@carrps](#): > > Are there puppy teething toys? They are called ‘shoes’ usually. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2023, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-national-dachshund-day/985902/137 "2023-09-24T01:54:39Z")
Great suggestion, but Ollie has more things to chew than any dog has a right to own, of every kind imaginable. Nylabones both smooth and knobbled, gelatin “raw hides” (easier on the tum), kongs, braided rags, toys… you name it, he’s got it. Makes no difference at all. If unattended, sticks and pine cones when he’s outside – oh, and recently, asphalt shingle bits left over from a roofing job – and curtains, table drapes, throws and electrical cords inside. (ETA: Oh, yes! Shoes!) He’s in max teething mode and I get that, but I’m not sure it’s ever going to stop with this one. Thanks for the suggestion, all the same. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2023, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-national-dachshund-day/985902/138 "2023-09-24T01:57:14Z")
The shingles and cords concern me. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2023, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-national-dachshund-day/985902/139 "2023-09-24T01:59:16Z")
Me, too. I just got really pissed at him not 15 minutes ago for chewing a cord. Sometimes when I get really angry with him, the message penetrates. It’s not my natural way of training so it’s hard to do. But it scared me so much. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2023, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-national-dachshund-day/985902/140 "2023-09-24T01:59:44Z")
I have faded memories of having to watch puppies like a hawk, and, yes, the teething stage seems to go on forever. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-national-dachshund-day/985902.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-national-dachshund-day/985902.md?page=8)