Care, Grooming & Feeding

Feeding to protect the back, grooming routines that differ by coat, nail and ear care, and how much exercise a long-backed dog actually needs.

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Feeding a Dachshund: Portions, Treats and Keeping the Waistline

The dachshund will convince you it is starving. Believing it is how you end up with a back problem.

July 8, 2026 5 min read

Care, Grooming & Feeding

Grooming a Dachshund, Coat by Coat

Nails, ears and teeth are the same job for all three varieties. The coat is where smooth, long and wire part ways.

May 8, 2026 5 min read

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Dachshund Decoded is an independent, ad-free encyclopedia devoted to a single breed: the low-slung, long-backed, famously stubborn badger hound the Germans call the Dachshund and the rest of the world calls the sausage dog.

Everything here is organised the way you would actually want to learn about the breed — by where it came from, what its three coats and three sizes really mean, how its colours and patterns are inherited, what living with the personality is like, and the health realities every owner should understand before bringing one home.

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