Dachshund owners often think that puppies wag their tails only to show that they are happy. However, that is not necessarily true. Dachshunds or other dogs often use their tails to express emotions and it depends on the position of the tail so that we can understand our dog’s emotions. It is also important to understand the mood of the dog through the movement of the tail so that we can understand more about our dog puppies and also know what we can do properly things for our dogs.
They are exciting
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When dachshunds feel happy or excited about someone or something, they will wag their tails vigorously and continuously. If you are standing in front of your dogs and they are wagging their tails continuously. It’s sure that they are excited about your appearance and being friendly and want to be closer to you.
They are feeling at ease
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Dachshund dogs will feel comfortable when
their tails are in a general state. Most dog breeds will do the same.
They are worried
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When the dog’s tail is wagged lower than its
general position, it will hand down to the dog’s body if there is something
frightening the dog.
They are curious
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When the tail is outstretched, there must be
something that intrigues the dog and the dog wants to discover it right away.
There are many studies showing that the
dachshunds or other dogs can express their emotions beyond the position of the tail.
For example, when they are wagging their tails to the right, they are feeling
positive and conversely. When they are waving to the left, they are feeling
uncomfortable about something. This is true when the left hemisphere controls
the right side of the body, associated with positive behaviors or emotions, and
vice versa for the right brain.
Is it interesting? Understand the movements of the dog’s tail to know what your dog is feeling!
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Dachshunds are dogs with strange bodies, if you see them for the first time you will feel a bit confused because of the imbalance of their body parts. Their bodies are quite long, on the contrary, their four legs are quite short. When compared to the body length, it is much shorter. Because of such physical characteristics, they are called sausage.
At
first, this breed is usually used for hunting, their bodies were quite
suitable. can burrow deep into the cave to catch rabbits, mice, and so on.
Thanks to their small body, they do this job so well.
In
additions, they have a quite long head with deeply sunken abdominals, their
chest muscles are large and extremely toned. Moreover, their eyes are slightly
protruding, the ears are drooping, make them look extremely cute.
Size
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Dachshund
dogs are divided into 3 basic types and they mostly differ only in body size.
This is also the basis for you to choose which breed you should buy.
Standard
Dachshund has a height of about 30-35 cm and weighs 9-15kg when mature.
Miniature
Dachshund (small): This is a hybrid Dachshund, they are the result of a
purebred Dachshund with the German Spaniel, so they are slightly smaller in
size with a height of about 20-25 cm and a weight of 4-5 kg.
Toy
Dachshund (toys): Once fully grew, they only weigh about 15-20 cm and the
weight is quite light only about 3.5 kg. Because of their small size, they are
known as the mini Dachshund. These dogs were bred from purebred Dachshunds with
Terriers and Schnauzers.
The Fur And The Color
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Thanks
to the coat of each baby, the experts have analyzed and divided into 3 basic
types of dogs:
Long-haired
Dachshund dog
Short-haired
Dachshund dog
Fluffy-haired Dachshund dog
Most
of the dogs’ fur is quite smooth and shiny. Also, they are known as monochrome
dogs. Because the color of the hair on their body is almost black or bronze
brown. Parts such as the muzzle, tummy and 4 legs are brighter, yellow or
chestnut.
However,
there are a few types that are mixed in two colors, but these are quite rare.
Some basic colors such as chocolate, dark black and light brown, …
What are the personalities of a Dachshund dog?
Today
the Dachshund has a much smaller body size than their ancestors. However, their
personalities remain and retain their outstanding identities as they used to:
Activity and mischievous
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Dachshund
puppies are often enjoyed being walked out, and they especially hate being kept
indoors for too long, especially in tight spaces. They also enjoy digging sand
and playing frisbee, they also enjoy hunting small animals.
Besides,
if you do not chain them or look after them, the possibility that they will run
away from home will happen often. Besides, Dachshunds barked loudly even though
their bodies were extremely small.
Braveness, strength and being quite shy
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Because
this dog has an ancient origin as a hunting breed, they retain their extremely
brave and strong nature. They may even be ready to battle with opponents that
are much larger than them. If they realize that the owner is in danger, they
will quickly go to rescue.
However,
they are extremely shy and even afraid of strangers. Especially they do not
want non-family members to touch their bodies and their house-keeping ability
is also very poor.
Loyalty and love for children
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The
dachshund has an extremely noble quality that is very loyal to their owners,
they only worship one owner. Therefore, you should avoid raising an adult one
because they will still remember the old owner and disobeying you, even
expressing an opposing attitude.
If
your family has young children and adopted Dachshund breeds, you will not need
to worry about letting them play together. Simply because this dog is very
swaddling and extremely friendly. They like to run, play or chase with the
kids. However, you should still control the situation to avoid unfortunate
events.
Being too stubborn and a little hard to teach
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Dachshund is not a docile dog and obeys its owner. They even deliberately protested if they were not satisfied with their owner’s orders. For example, if you forbid them from entering the bedroom, in the opposite, the curious nature will make them find a way to get in, especially when you are not at home.
Because
of their unpredictability, you will have a lot of difficulties in teaching and
training this dog. You need to tell them who is the owner, what they are not
allowed to do and the commands they need to follow.
So when they are 2-3 months old, you need to start training them. The more they grow, the more aware they are and they will become more stubborn and destructive, extremely difficult to put on the framework.
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A research with short clips of 37 pet dogs recorded by their owners in daily activities shows their 19 most common expressions to express what they want.
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According to The Sun reports, researchers at Salford University (UK) have found “clear evidence” that our “four-legged friends” have been using four-leg gestures and body to “request” human to give them food or scratch their stomach.
The team found out the common point of 37 dachshunds in
those selected videos, which are 19 gestures – including rolling or jumping up
and down – carrying a clear message.
Scientists have shown that many times these dachshunds have
asked their owners to open doors, express their will to be fed or hope their owners
will give them some toys.
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There are some requests, for example, the demand for food
is expressed by many different gestures – because sausage dogs are always
interested in eating but there are other special gestures.
If the dog keeps lying on the floor, he may want you to
scratch his belly.
If the dog grabs something in his mouth as if he has found
it, it is telling you he wants you to play with it.
If the dog licks on his owner’s face it often means that he wants to scratch his belly.
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When the dachshund stands on the hind legs, it usually
means he wants to join the game with the owner.
When the dachshund rolls over and over, it is not a
surprise if he wants his owner to scratch his belly.
When the four-legged friend raises his front legs, it means
that he wants the owners to give him something (which they are holding) or
wants them to get him a toy.
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Animal Cognition published these findings, scientists think
that when dachshunds pull the toys out in front of everyone to show that he is
hungry.
Owners of sausage dogs believe that when dogs keep their feet on the floor means they want their owners to scratch their fur. Furthermore, when they bite toys or slightly bite into the owner’s hands shows that they want the owners to play with them.
In some cases, scientists find that the dachshunds will
give the next different signal if the first signal they give to the owner has
not achieved the desired success.
What is the dachshund trying to tell you?
Rolling – “Please tickle me!”
Biting toys – “I’m hungry!”
Photo by Jennifer Taylor
Putting his head down – “Give me toys!”
Jumping up – “I’m hungry!”
Touching things – “Give me this!”
Standing on his hid legs – “Please play with me!”
Photo by Holly Peter Williams
Rubbing his nose – “Scratch my hair!”
Licking – “Scratch my hair!”
Scratching his feet on the floor – “Scratch my hair!”
Photo by Sharon Forte
Putting his front legs onto something – “Open this thing!”
Rasing his hid legs – “Scratch my fur!”
Raising one leg and put on something – “Give me a toy!”
Rasing 2 front legs – “Give me a toy!”
Rubbing his head – “Give me a toy!”
Slightly biting – “Play with me!”
Turning his head – “Give me that!”
Photo by Karen Horton
The most common gestures of dachshunds are “turning
heads” – when they look at their owners and turn their heads to the object
to show that they are interested in that. Not surprisingly, this gesture is
very popular, and the object here is their food bowl.
Last year, researchers found that dachshunds raised their
eyebrows in front of things which appeared to be exciting and could make their
eyes bigger.
Experts from the University of Portsmouth (UK) also found
that dogs create more movement on their faces when they are watched and
observed by humans than when no one noticed them. They increase the frequency
of gestures as a way to communicate with people.
It seems that people have been able to find out what their
four-legged friend is trying to say when they bark and growl. If you want to
refer to these 19 signs, please refer to the research results here.
If you want to breed dachshunds, I have to let you know 20
reasons below so that make you think again because you may not have figured out
how cute they are.
1. They never sleep.
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2. They are very difficult to be trained, I am really sure about that.
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3. They are scary.
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4. It’s really a nightmare if you and your dachshund go shopping.
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5. Wherever dachshund is, that place will be destroyed.
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6. Sometimes, you cannot walk them.
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7. It’s not a good idea to put a dachshund indoor.
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8. They are not willing to love.
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9. They have no weaknesses.
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10. They are extremely arrogant and dangerous species.
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11. They are not lovely at all.
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12. They look scary but they are so shy.
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13. They cannot live peacefully with other dogs.
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14. They don’t know how to smile.
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15. Living with a dachshund is not same as living with a cat.
