Buying and Owning a Dachshund

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Buying and owning a Dachshund

A free e-book produced by the Dachshund Breed Council

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Part 1:

Buying a Dachshund



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First things first!

Always contact one of our Breed Club Secretaries for advice on who to buy a uy fro!.

Beware of buying a Dachshund fro a website adert or fro Free Ad newspapers"

"ost uy buyers use the internet to look for uies.#here$s nothing wrong with that% as long as you realisethat bad breeders are not sticking to the &'change and"art or ads in the (ewsagent$s window any !ore. #hey

know where their buyers are and they know how to ullthe! in. )t$s u to you as a buyer to do your research%but it can be very confusing because bad breeders willclai! all the sa!e things that good ones do.

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Dachshunds: an introduction#he origins of the Dachshund can be traced back toworking dogs that could go to ground after ani!als

such as badgers% fo'es and rabbits.

#he breed is described as !oderately long and lowwith a well+!uscled body% bold% defiant carriage ofhead and intelligent e'ression.

Dachshunds are very oular as ets and% in the ,-%co!e in si' varieties% two sies / Standard 20+2 lbs

and "iniature 10+11lbs / and three coats / S!ooth%3ong and 4ire 5aired.

#hey are loyal co!anions and generally !ake goodfa!ily ets. Standards are !ore robust and thereforerobably better for fa!ilies with very young children.



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Coats and colours

#ooth-haired: Dense% short% s!ooth and shiny7 re8uiring little

!aintenance. "ost co!!on colours are Black and #an%9ed% Chocolate:#an and Dale.

$ong-haired: Soft and straight with feathering on underarts% ears%

behind legs and tail where it for!s a flag. Coat re8uires

regular groo!ing. "ost co!!on colours are Black and#an% 9ed ranging fro! Crea! to Shaded 9ed%

Chocolate:#an and Silver Dale.

%ire-haired: A short% harsh coat with a dense undercoat covers thebody. #here is a beard on the chin% the eyebrows arebushy% but hair on the ears is al!ost s!ooth. A 4ire coattyically will need striing never cliing twice a year7they don$t !oult. "ost co!!on colours are Brindle and9ed. Chocolate:#an and Dale also occurs.

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)*aggeration: beware!'he +, Breed #tandard says"""

Moderately long and low with no exaggeration; compact, well muscled body, with enough ground clearanceto allow free movement. Height at the withers should be half the length of the body, measured frombreastbone to the rear of thigh.

Correct proportions(UK Standard)

Too long and lacking inground clearance

Continental type withmore length of leg

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ealth issuesDachshunds generally suffer few health roble!s roviding they are ket well e'ercised and fed a healthy%balanced diet. n average% they live to !ore than 12 years old.

Because they are a dwarf breed there is an increased risk of back roble!s. Always ask about any historyof back roble!s when buying a uy. roble!s are best avoided by keeing the dog fit and not allowingit to beco!e overweight% or to run u and down stairs which uts e'tra stress on the back.

"ini 3ong% "ini S!ooth and "ini 4ire breeding stock should have been tested for 9etinal Degenerationcord1 !utation .9.A. which is an inherited condition causing degenerative disease of the retina% resultingin visual i!air!ent% or blindness.

Always consult a et if you have any concerns about a uy you intend to urchase% or health roble!swith an older dog.

Breed Club Secretaries will also be able to rovide u+to+date advice on any current or e!erging healthconcerns in any of the Dachshund breeds. isit our health website for the latest infor!ation.

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Are you ready for a Dachshund puppy.

Before buying a Dachshund/ ask yourself:

E Can you afford to kee a dogFG Hood% vet fees and et insurance could cost you around I2; er week.

E Can you !ake a lifelong co!!it!ent to a DachshundFG n average% a Dachshund will live to around 12 years old.

E )s !y house:flat suitable for keeing a DachshundFE Do ) have the ti!e to e'ercise a Dachshund every dayF

G A Dachshund will need about an hour$s e'ercise every day not Just running around in your

garden.E 4ill your Dachshund have co!any at ho!e for !ost of the ti!eF

G Dachshunds can be noisy and destructive if not ket e'ercised !entally and hysically7 theylike the co!any of eole and other dogs.

)f you have answered


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#hould get a dog or a bitch.

#here is little difference in sie or te!era!ent between Dachshund dogs and bitches.

Bitches have the disadvantage of co!ing in season twice yearly and dachsies can suffer fro!

bitches can refer a 8uieter life% Just sitting on the chair all day. ,nless you articularly want to breed

uies% a dog robably !akes a better co!anion than a bitch. Dogs can be accused of having antisocial

habits% lifting their legs everywhere% and this is !ore likely occur if a dog has been used at stud.



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Dachshund teperaentsDachshunds should be bold and outgoing. #he Breed Standard

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Finding the right Breeder4e strongly reco!!end that you ask a Breed Club Secretary for reco!!endations of breeders before

visiting uies% or co!!itting to buy a uy.

Breeders who are !e!bers of a Dachshund Breed Club will co!ly with our Code of &thics which covers

!atters such as health testing% the age at which a bitch should be bred fro! and the !a'i!u! nu!ber of

litters a bitch should have. Breed Club !e!bers will be aware of the relevant health tests which are

reco!!ended for Dachshunds and should be able to talk knowledgeably about the relevance of these.

0eer buy fro a pet shop or 2pet superarket3/ howeer 2up-arket3 they appear to be" #heir

uies will al!ost certainly have co!e fro! uy far!s or


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&eputable BreedersA reutable breeder will% as a !ini!u!% co!ly with the good ractice re8uire!ents of the -ennel Club$s

Assured Breeder Sche!e and will always be hay to answer any 8ueries you !ay have at any stage of

your dog$s life and will like to hear how your dog is rogressing.

9eutable breeders will want you to be assured that your uy has been well reared and is a fit% healthy

and tyical seci!en of the breed. lease re!e!ber that a uy bought as a et !ay not be suitable for

showing or breeding fro!.

&eeber/ ost good breeders do not

hae to adertise their puppies/ so Free

Ads 4internet or newspaper5 are usually

not a good place to look for a puppy"

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6aking contact with a BreederLou !ust e'ect to be asked lots of 8uestions by the breeder and of course% you will want to ask lots ofyour own. )f a breeder does not ask you 8uestions about why you want a Dachshund and how you will raise

and care for a uy% this should ring alar! bellsM #rust your instincts. )f so!ething doesn$t feel right% or iftheir advice sounds i!lausible% don$t visit and don$t art with any !oney.

"ost breeders will not ask for a deosit on a uy before they have !et you7 they will want to send ti!ewith you ensuring you are the right erson to have one of their uies. )f you are asked for a deosit%!ake sure you understand what the ter!s are? for e'a!le% if you change your !ind% is the deositrefundable. Always ask for a receit.

Don$t agree to !eet the breeder anywhere other than where the uies were born and are being reared.(ever agree to buy a uy


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ow to recognise a good breeder

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7uestions to ask the Breeder

E 5ow long have you been a Dachshund

ownerFE 5ow long have you been breeding

DachshundsF

E 5ow !any litters do you tyically have each

yearF

E Do you own and breed other breedsF

E 4hich Breed Clubs do you belong toF

E 4hich Shows do you tyically e'hibit atFE 4hat successes have you had when

showing your DachshundsF

E 4hat are the ositive traits of this breedF

E 4hat are the negative traits of this breedF

E 4hat health roble!s does the breed

sufferF

E 4hat is their average life e'ectancyF

E 4hat endorse!ents% if any% do you ut on

the uy$s -C aersFE 4hat should we do if we ever need to re+

ho!e a dog we have bought fro! youFE 4hat written infor!ation on diet and rearing

do you rovideFE 4hat inoculations% if any% will the uy

have had when we get itFE 5ave the arents or uies been tested for

known hereditary roble!sFE 4hat insurance cover% if any% do yourovide with the uyF

E 5ow !any of these uies will you bekeeing yourselfF

E 4ill you be showing any of this litterFE 5ow !uch groo!ing do they needFE 5ow !uch e'ercise do your dogs get and

how !uch will !y uy needF



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)*pect the Breeder to ask"""

E Are you out at work all dayF

E )f you work art+ti!e% how long will the dog be left aloneFE 5ave you had a Dachshund beforeFE 4hat other dogs do you have% if anyFE 4hat other ets% if any% do you haveFE )f you have children% how old are theyFE Do you have a gardenFE )s your garden well+fencedFE Do you live in a flat% or a houseF

E Do you live in the town% or countryFE 4hy do you want a DachshundFE Do you intend to show your DachshundFE Do you intend to breed fro! your

DachshundF

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Buying your puppy

&'cet in e'cetional circu!stances you should always be able to see the !other of the uy. isit where

the uy was born% regardless of how far you have to travel. (ever buy fro! a et sho. >et a writtenreceit for the uy. Carefully read and understand any conditions i!osed by the breeder.

A resonsible breeder will let you see all the uies in the litter% with their !other and you should be ableto handle the!. Lou !ay not always be able to choose the uy you want% as the breeder will haverobably icked their first choice to kee and other buyers !ay already have chosen% before you.

)f the uy is -C 9egistered% 9egistration aers should be available when you ay for the uy. )t is

the resonsibility of the breeder to register the uies with the -C and they !ust then give you thecertificate for transfer of ownershi.

All uies should be rovided with free health insurance to cover the first few weeks with their new owner.

#he breeder should give you a diet sheet and referably also a few days$ suly of their current food.

9eutable breeders will not be reared to sell uies without !eeting rosective buyers and will not sell

to eole who are out at work all day% leaving the dog unattended.



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%hat to look for in a puppy

%hen you isit the puppies/ look for the following:

E ealth: do they look in good condition% well+covered% not under+weight and not ot+belliedF

E ealth:do they have runny eyes or nosesF Are they coughing% or do they have diarrhoeaF

E %elfare: are they being ket in hygienic conditions that are obviously cleaned regularlyF

E Behaiour:are they laying with their siblingsF

E Behaiour:do they co!e u to you for a fuss and tolay% or are they nervous and lacking in confidenceF

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Be prepared to walk away)f so!ething doesn$t feel right when you visit% walk away. ,nscruulous breeders rely on eole


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&e-hoing an older Dachshund4e$re very lucky not to have a significant rescue:re+ho!ing roble! and our Breed 9escue organisationalways has a waiting list of eole who would like to re+ho!e dogs.

Contact details of the 9egional 9escue Coordinators are on our website?htt ?::dachshundbreedcouncil.org .uk >o to the


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Part 8:9wning a Dachshund



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Dachshunds in brief"""Dachshunds are active dogs and will take as !uch e'ercise as you can give the!. #hey are% however% Just

as hay curled u on your la% snooing. #hey are loyal co!anions and !ake good fa!ily ets. #hey are

not noted for their obedience but% with atience and ersistence by the owner% they can be trained.

5owever% they are 5ounds and when they are off the lead% if they get a scent% they can


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our new puppy

Congratulations on your new addition to your fa!ily.

Lour new uy will find her new ho!e a big changefro! the war!th and fa!iliarity of her old ho!e andlitter!ates. Allow her ti!e to beco!e fa!iliar with hernew ho!e and fa!ily. So!e uies need !ore ti!ethan others to adJust. )f your uy has had a longJourney she !ay Just want to slee.

4hen you bring her ho!e% lay with her outside for a

little while as she will robably need to relieve herself%!ore than once if she has travelled a long way. Auy !ay wet the floor when e'cited% so give herlenty of oortunity to be clean outside.

She will robably be lonely and ho!esick for the firstfew nights. A war! hot water bottle well wraed will give her so!ething to snuggle u to. A softly layingradio !ay hel. #alk to her7 a friendly voice will reassure her.



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Bedding

lace her bed or bo' where she can feel secure. &nsure that it is away fro! any draughts% and if ossible

where she can watch the co!ings and goings of the household.

9e!e!ber a uy needs lenty of slee% her bed will be a lace where she can feel safe and secure.9esect her right to be undisturbed when she goes to bed.

andling and picking up#each children to handle her gently% and warn against s8ueeing or droingher. &'lain that she is only a baby and needs to be treated with kindness andatience.

Always lift her u by lacing one had under her chest and the other under her

hind8uarters.

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FeedingHollow the feeding guidelines given to you by your uy$s breeder.

Lour uy will grow raidly in the first !onths of life% and will continue to fill out and !ature until she is1 !onths to two years of age. #his is a critical ti!e for your uy and a well balanced diet will influenceher health during her entire life. (ever give table scras as they !ay uset her tu!!y.

She should be allowed to eat her !eals undisturbed.

Lour uy will enJoy a hard biscuit when she is cutting her adult teeth at ; to !onths of age.

5eavy lastic or stainless steel bowls are easy to wash and kee clean. #he dishes should be solely for theuy$s use and should be washed after every !eal. She !ust have access to fresh water at all ti!es.Change the water several ti!es a day and kee the bowl clean.



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ouse-training)f you ut the ti!e in when the uy is very young% then they are 8uite easy to house+train. Lou !ust bereared to kee letting your new uy out to relieve herself every 1; !inutes or so% while she is awake

and laying. As they uy grows% e'tend the ti!e interval. #he secret is never to let her uddle or !ess inthe house so that she learns the right habits and does not !ake !istakes. #hey can beco!e


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Barking)n general% they are a noisy breed% but so!e


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)*erciseA young uy does not need any for!al e'ercise%laying in the garden will be sufficient. A uy needs

lots of slee% so allow her to go bed whenever she wantsto.

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nce the uy has finished her course of inoculations%start to take her for a short walk of about ; !inutes everycoule of days or so to hel her get used to traffic andother eole and dogs. By the ti!e she is about 6 !onths old% she should be having a 10 !inute walkevery other day% then as she gets to ; !onths gradually increase the distance and ti!e to about 1; !inutesevery day. By !onths she should be going for a 20 to 2; !inute walk on the lead each day. By a year oldyou should be giving your dog a *0+60 !inute walk a day. nce adult% your Dachsie will take any a!ount ofe'ercise you care to give.#he e'ercise advice is articularly relevant for uies that will be shown because too !uch e'ercise% toosoon% will cause out+turned feet% oor tolines and oor body develo!ent.

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'rainingSo!e basic training is needed to allow your uy to achieve her full otential as a co!anion. #raining% orthe lack of it will influence her disosition. #he only training needed for a week or two is to revent bad

habits for!ing. )f you allow the uy to Ju! u at eole it will be difficult to sto her later. A uy Ju!sfor attention% ut her down and raise her on the floor.

3ead training should be introduced as art of layti!e. &ncourage her to co!e on the lead by laying withher. Consider attending training classes% if only an +week beginner$s course. #hey are invaluable% and atrained dog is a hay dog. A list of reutable training clubs is available fro! the -ennel Club% or ask yourvet.

)f you want a dog that$s going to be easy to train% buy a gundog% or border collie% not a Dachshund.Dachshunds are not noted for their obedience but% with atience and ersistence by the owner% they can betrained to basic levels of obedience. 5owever% they are 5ounds and when they are off the lead% if they get ascent% they can uide Dog or Drug Sniffer DogM >enerally% theydo obedience u to the oint that suits the!M Hor so!e% that$s a retty low level7 but for working #eckels% it$s8uite re!arkable.



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verall% these are a!aingly fit% healthy and rewarding dogs to own7 full of character and trainable enough

to be fun.

Do they coe back if let off the lead.

)t deendsMMM )f you let the! off the lead when they are young uies afterthey have co!leted their inJections% you can usually teach the! to co!e

back by use of encouraging co!!ands and titbits as bribes. 5owever% so!e

dogs have a very strong hunting instinct and !ay never be safe to let off. #he

secret is to start young and !ake it fun for the! to co!e back.

#hey have absolutely no road sense. 5owever well trained your Dachshund

!ay be% it is si!ly not worth the risk and otential heartbreak to let her walknear a road% off the lead. (ear a road% always kee your dog on a short lead7

never use an e'tending fle'i+lead.

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our Dachshund=s bodyweightHor a healthy% hay Dachshund% you need to kee her atthe right weight throughout her life. Being overweight% or

indeed underweight% can lead to serious health risks. )t isgood to get into the habit of checking your DachshundOsweight on a regular basis. #he et SieP+"eter shownhere is the erfect tool to hel you do this.

Lour Dachshund is at an ideal weightif you can easilyfeel her ribs% but they are not visible. She should have anobvious waist behind the ribs% when viewed fro! above.

#here should be little abdo!inal fat and a slight tuck+ushould be evident when she is viewed fro! the side.

Lour Dachshund is not getting enough to eatif you caneasily see her ribs% sine and elvic bones. Lou will beunable to feel any fat on her bones% and will ossiblynotice so!e loss of !uscle !ass. She will have anobvious abdo!inal tuck+u% when viewed fro! the side.Lou should increase the sie of her ortions and !aybeconsider finding a food with a higher calorie level.



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Lour Dachshund is oerweightif you cannot feel her ribs and can see fat over her back and the base ofher tail. She will also have rolls of fat on her neck and over her shoulders. She will have no discerniblewaist behind the ribs% when viewed fro! above% and you will be able to see e'cessive abdo!inal fat or adistended underline% in rofile. #he risk of obesity increases with age and is !ore co!!on in neuteredani!als% and there are associated risks of diabetes and osteoarthritis. #he !ost obvious solution is to

reduce the 8uantities your Dachshund eats including titbitsM% or !ove her onto a lower calorie food.

Hor those Dachshund owners interested in showing their dog% the Breed Standard defines the "iniatureand Standard varieties on the basis of their weight?

Standards: 9!" #g $"%"& lbs', Miniatures: (deal weight ).* #g $!% lbs', desired maximum weight * #g $!!lbs'; #he Breed Standard also says? +xhibits which appear thin and undernourished should be severelypenalised.

Qudges have a resonsibility to ensure that there are no welfare issues% articularly of "iniatureDachshunds% related to the weight clause in the Breed Standard. A dog is too thin if% when running yourfingertis against the direction of the coat without alying any ressure% you can?

1. &asily feel the ribcage and2. &asily feel the sine and*. &asily feel the shoulder+blades and hi+bones

9e!e!ber% the Breed Standard describes the ideal sies of Standard and "iniature Dachshunds7 theseA&) 09'Rtarget weightsR for individual dogs. &very Dachshund will be different and will need to be fed tokee her ideal weight for her fra!e.

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)f your Dachshund is one of lifeOs Rthin dogsR no !atter how !uch you feed hi! or her% we would refer younot to show hi!:her% however good you feel he:she is in other resects.

So!eti!es% young !ale dogs can go through a hase of not eating well and aearing underweight7 such

dogs would be best left at ho!e until they body+u% rather than being shown looking thin.

)t is e8ually unaccetable to show a dog that is overweight and who looks like it needs !ore e'erciseand:or less food. Dachshunds should be shown in fit% well+!uscled condition so that it is clear they coulddo the work for which they were originally bred.

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#hould breed fro y bitch.Checklist:

E Check that no breeding endorse!ent has been laced on your dog$s records by the breeder youbought her fro!

E Ask your vet$s advice and ensure your dog is healthy and suitable esecially in te!era!ent towhel a litter

E Carry out all currently reco!!ended health checks e.g. D(A eye testing for all "iniatures and3afora for "45Ds Contact a Breed Club for !ore breed+secific infor!ation% if you are unsure

E &nsure that the health status of the roosed stud dog is satisfactory and that the owner has alsocarried out any reco!!ended health checks and they are uidance on our Code of &thicsE redict the Coefficient of )nbreeding of uies fro! a roosed !ating using the -ennel ClubOs

"ate Select service.

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Dachshunds can have 8uite large litters of / uies and if new owners are not forthco!ing youcould be faced with keeing this nu!ber of e'tre!elyactive and hungry us beyond the age of weeksuntil suitable ho!es beco!e available. Do you have

the ti!e and the sace for such a co!!it!entF

Are you able to afford the cost of vets fees if yourbitch re8uires a caesarian sectionF Deending onwhere you live this could cost you anywhere u toI1000. #here is always a risk that your bitch !ightsuffer co!lications and die during wheling.reare yourself for this ossibility and the

subse8uent need to hand+rear any surviving uies.

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#hould use y dog at stud.Lou will robably find that breeders or breeding kennels are not usually interested in using rivately owneddogs for stud uroses% unless the dog has so!e secial 8ualifications or show !erit% or has the edigree

that they re8uire for their breeding rogra!!e.

Checklist:

E )s your dog fit% healthy and a tyical seci!en of the breedFE 5ave you carried out all the reco!!ended health screening tests cord1 9A for all "iniatures and

3afora for "45Ds and is your dog uidance on our Code of &thicsE redict the Coefficient of )nbreeding of uies fro! a roosed !ating using the -ennel ClubOs

"ate Select service.

4ith Dachshunds% it$s very rarely Just a case of utting a dog and a bitch together and


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#hould spay or neuter y Dachshund."any veterinary surgeons see! to advocate saying of bitches and neutering of dogs% but this is not astraightforward or obvious decision to !ake. An interesting review of the scientific literature concluded?

An obJective reading of the veterinary !edical literature reveals a co!le' situation with resect to thelong+ter! health risks and benefits associated with say:neuter in dogs. #he evidence shows thatsay:neuter correlates with both ositive A(D adverse health effects in dogs. )t also suggests how !uchwe really do not yet understand about this subJect.

n balance% it aears that no co!elling case can be !ade for neutering !ost !ale dogs to reventfuture health roble!s% esecially i!!ature !ale dogs. #he nu!ber of health roble!s associated with

neutering !ay e'ceed the associated health benefits in !ost cases.

Hor fe!ale dogs% the situation is !ore co!le'. #he nu!ber of health benefits associated with saying!ay e'ceed the associated health roble!s in !any not all cases. n balance% whether sayingi!roves the odds of overall good health or degrades the! robably deends on the age of the dog andthe relative risk of various diseases in the different breeds.

#he traditional say:neuter age of si' !onths as well as the !odern ractice of ediatric say:neuteraears to redisose dogs to health risks that could otherwise be avoided by waiting until the dog ishysically !ature% or erhas in the case of !any !ale dogs% foregoing it altogether unless !edicallynecessary.



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#he balance of long+ter! health risks and benefits of say:neuter will vary fro! one dog to the ne't. Breed%age% and gender are variables that !ust be taken into consideration in conJunction with non+!edical factorsfor each individual dog. Across+the+board reco!!endations for all dogs do not aear to be suortablefro! findings in the veterinary !edical literature.



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And/ finally"""

Lou !ay not want to show your Dachshund% but always contact a Breed Club for advice on buying or

owning a Dachshund. )f there were no Breed Clubs...

E there would be no Code of &thics for !e!bersE there would be no 5ealth )!rove!ent lansE there would be no 5ealth Screening

%here to find out oreContact any of our Dachshund Breed Club Secretaries who will be able to reco!!end a reutable breeder.All our Breed Club !e!bers have to abide by our Code of &thics.

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About the Dachshund Breed Council)n 200@% all 1K ,- Dachshund Breed Clubs agreed to for! a Breed Council and work together for the good

of the breed. #he Breed Council was set u to continue and advance the work of the ,- Dachshund

Horu! which had been in e'istence for 10 years. #he Horu! was set u initially to allow Dachshund BreedClubs to coordinate Show Dates and Qudging 3ists. #he work of the Horu! develoed to look at 5ealth and

4elfare issues% Qudges$ &ducation and other !atters relevant to the breed.

#he Council is a -ennel Club registered organisation and as such has to co!ly with the -ennel Club rules

and regulations for Breed Councils. #here are no individual !e!bers of a Breed Council% its !e!bers are

the 1K Dachshund Breed Clubs who all ay a !e!bershi subscrition to finance the running of the Breed

Council. "e!bershi is oen to all registered Breed Clubs for the breed.


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