In This Chapter Understanding your Dachshund’s inborn tendencies Recognizing natural Dachsie skills Discovering the power of Dachshund wiles Sometimes, despite your best efforts, you’ll wonder who’s training whom when you get to the end of a long day of Dachshund disobedience. Training a Dachshund is indeed a challenge, and it helps to keep reminding yourself…

In This Chapter Opening the books on a Dachshund’s intelligence Accepting that Dachshunds don’t speak English Talking to and understanding the Dachshund Relating to your individual Dachshund You’ve heard it from this book (if you’ve read earlier chapters) and probably from many other places if you’ve been doing your Dachsie research: Dachshunds are notoriously stubborn….

In This Chapter Driving your Dachshund home Delivering the grand tour Getting through the first night Establishing your new routine the next day Finding a vet for your Dachsie You have the den. You have the food. You have the chew toys. And now, much to your joy, you have the Dachshund. Yikes! Suddenly, the…

In This Chapter Finding a den that’s truly home sweet home Perusing the must-haves and why-nots of pet supplies Picking up grooming tools and toys Deciding what to feed your Dachshund If you love shopping, this chapter is for you. And even if you don’t, no need to despair. Many pet catalogs and Internet sites…