Greg wrote:
I am receiving & reading conflicting info about differences in temperament
between long & shorthair dachshunds. The general consensus is that
longhaired are generally more docile and friendly towards other dogs and
people.

Also, are dachsies aloof to their owners as a rule?




Dear Greg,
I don't think there is a difference between the two, long
haired and short haired.

My sister has three long hair dachshunds that are the
sweetest dogs around, but when a
stranger comes around. Watch your feet! And make friends
quickly.

I myself own two short haired dachshunds. Also the sweetest
things around.
Very territorial just like my sister's dogs, but friendly.
When I first moved into my
apartment, the maintenance men wouldn't come in. My older
doxie has a deep bark
and he thought I had a monster dog in the apartment. Now
he's not scared to come in.
And he knows if he wants to leave the apartment when he's
done with the repair work,
he must toss a treat to the dogs opposite to the direction
he wants to leave or they
won't let him go without a few minutes of playtime.

Any dog can be friendly and docile if they are properly
handled when they are newborns.
If you touch and caress and rub tummies and fondle the
newborns, they are more
likely to be more tolerant as they grow older than if you
don't handle the pups.

For example...
I have two. One breeder handled the pup constantly, turning
her on her back to rub
tummy and get her accustomed to being handled. Angel is now
10 and I can brush
her and cut her nails and check her teeth and put drops in
her ears, etc.

The younger one was bought from a person who's doxies had
pups. But the owner
wasn't home during the day and the pups didn't get a lot of
personal attention from
a human. Penny is now 4 and very skittish when trying to
perform the same tasks.

MY opinion is that any dog can be docile and friendly if
handled properly from the
time they are born.

K Winter