Dachshund Mad!

On average 70 percent of stolen pets were stolen from their owner's property and about half of those from inside their own home. and very sadly the situation has failed to improve over the years.

This will also be more prevalent immediately after the Christmas period, as family members...

RSS (Real Simple Syndication) is an 'old' technology when it comes to web access, but it is still a very quick and easy way to keep in touch with news, blogs, articles, etc. from all around the web that YOU wish to know about.

How do I get it to work?

First get yourself a free RSS Reader...

New photos added to Gallery of our furry friends.

New photos added to Celebrities section - check out the Texas Rangers.

New expert information link in the Health section - from WSAVA (World Small Animals Veterinary Association) Vaccination Guidelines Group paper.

Article from BVOA (Briti...

It seems to be fairly common practice to only skim-over ingredients lists on products that we buy for our dogs and potentially missing that the foods are lacking nutrition that our dogs need.

So it was refreshing to come across this quick, but not so easy, Canine Nutrition Quiz. It is v...

Very important reading material. No need for me to waffle, the article from DogsFirst says it all

Just picked this up from Buzzsharer and had to show you.

Not as bad as it sounds - honestly!

Get yourself on Twitter they said.

You'll love it they said.

Err . . . OK, so giving it a try @DachshundLoony #dachsundmad

Haven't figured out the point of it yet - can anyone advise me why we Tweet?

Had a google and even the CEO of Twitter himself wasn't entirely sure!!

UPDATE: Prevalence of Canine Flu cases have been overstated by vaccine manufacturers (who knew? eh!). Check out this article http://www.dogsnaturallymagazine.com/canine-flu-what-should-you-be-afraid-of/

Newly added information to our Health section on Canine Flu, which is becoming more...

Our friend and fellow Daxie lover, Brett Penn, posted in Dachshund Only Group a few days ago about a local artist in Portland, by the name of Li Tie, who produces amazing portraits.

Here is Brett's original post:

'Hey guys....... I wanted to share this with you. I got it today. There is...

15 years ago our son Tom was a 9 year old having his annual summer sports day at school and Nic and myself attended. As we walked on to the games field, Tom ran up to us and said 'Come quick and see this lovely dog!'  We approached and saw what we now know was a Standard, Wirehaired ma...

In this season of good cheer, we generally have an excess of food and drink in the house and when visitors come by, out comes the plates and trays of human snacks, treats and sweetmeats.

But therein lies the problem - little legs attached to speedy bodies and controlled by greedy brains...

This is not new information, but when posted on Facebook, etc. quickly moves down the page.

So to keep it in the spotlight I am posting it here.

To be absolutely fair, it is primarily the rawhide chews that come from China. But please be aware that approx 75% of all rawhide dog chews in...

How can anyone resist this super-cute Daxie?

Mind you, I'm not sure they are impressed at being given a bath !

Changes to the general design and added information on breed history to Home page.

Also in the process of adding Dachshunds in Advertising section in the Gallery page.