Dachshund - Animal Attractions TV

At some point in our lives we've all said..."Look, there's a weiner dog" and we weren't talking about a ballpark frank! Or we ran into a magician who make's balloon dog's that looked like a weiner dog. But what are "weiner dogs?"

Weiner dogs of course are Dachshunds!. Dachshunds originally came from Germany about 300 years ago, although similar looking dogs have actually appeared in Egyptian art more that 1000 years ago. They were originally bred to sneak into small places to flush out badgers and other ferocious animals...hence the name "Dachs" meaning badger and "Hund" meaning dog.

They come in a smorgasbord of varieties and colors...standard, miniature, smooth-coat, long-coat, wire-haired, black and tan, red and dapper. Although they were originally bred to be fearless and scrappy, the Dachshund of today is a "people dog".

They are also energetic, playful, make good watchdogs and are sociable with other family pets.

Their weiner-like body though doesn't come without some health problems. Here are a few that you might encounter ...back problems and disc disease. Always remember when picking up a weiner dog protect it's back by cradling it's rear and supporting it's trunk at the same time. After all, I've never heard of dog chiropractors.

Weiner dogs, hot dogs or sausage dogs, whatever you call them you're bound to love them. To quote a long time Dachshund owner..."Once you have owned one, you will never be without one and once you have been owned by one...there's no hope for you."

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[bellaxedward132]

rescue dachshunds <3

[Linkhyla]

@mintjujubes my dachshund tried to fight a pitbull....such a fearless thing hopefully they stoped the pitbull

[60chevywitha250]

Ohh He Is So Cute Till He Fucks You Up

[julietsky1]

Aww, I love Dachshunds. I have a dachshund mix with pekineses.

[kellixiongstyle]

@funnychic96

Mine is like that too. I was babysitting my mom's friend's baby and he was standing on the couch. I was holding him up while on my knees and my Toby came and sat down on the back of my legs. He was jealous that I wasn't giving him attention. It was cute.

[funnychic96]

lol I have a dachshund and he's so cute! He's the baby of the house and when my brother's best friend comes over with his baby, he'll get jealous of the baby.

[misslilymarlen]

iiiii looooooooooove dachshund....is the best dog ever..... my dachshund is the best ok..

[toastersunite]

Das auto... i mean dachshund

[MustGrill]

Our Dach has been every where with us since she was 10 weeks, she has never had any problems being alone during the day. She is a great dog 12 years and doing great. Please check out my video's mustgrill

[MYTURTLE123]

@rundownthestreet202 it mean bager dog not sent hond but it is a sent hond and i think it is a very good hond too

[rundownthestreet202]

@MYTURTLE123 It's still a scent hound though