Personality AnalysisThe Longhaired Dachshund is quite lively, cheerful, cautious and confident. Often making funny gestures, it is a happy dog. Easy to train, the Dachshund is loyal to its owner but wary of outsiders. Outdoors, the Dachshund is brave, energetic and tireless; indoors, it is loving and sensitive, quiet and friendly, playful and alert.
The Longhair Dachshund is a small dog that does not need a lot of space in the house. It can successfully play the role of a home guardian, is loyal and docile to its owner, and can quickly get along with its owner and his family, making it an ideal house pet.
Daily care of the Longhair Dachshund is very easy to take care of. They don't have a lot of body odor, so all owners need to do is to give them a bath twice a month and clean out their anal glands on a regular basis. Long-haired Dachshunds do not have seasonal hair change, but at least once a week combing is essential, so that not only can remove the floating dust on the dog to prevent hair knots, but also to enhance the relationship between the owner and the dog. Regularly give the bottom of the feet as well as the chest and abdomen hair for trimming to avoid dragging the floor.
Long-haired Dachshunds sagging ears, but also weekly regular cleaning, keep dry to avoid ear diseases, especially behind the ears of the hair is easier to knot to pay attention to the care. Of course, in order to the dog's action flexibility and freedom of movement trimming nails is also a must.
Exercise Long-haired Dachshunds are very active, active, so the appropriate amount of exercise is more conducive to its health, but must pay attention to the right amount of time, resulting in physical harm to the dog is not good.
TIPS: Due to the characteristics of the long-haired Dachshund's body type, short legs and long spine, it is not suitable for training jumping and standing, it is not recommended to let the long-haired Dachshund up and down the stairs to avoid spinal damage.
Training index long-haired dachshund is very smart, but more mischievous and easy to desert, if the owner and the dog in the training distance is very close, it will perform better, on the contrary, if the distance increases, its performance will be a little worse. So the owner needs to have some patience before the dog learns.
TIPS: Although the dog is smart, but without the owner's patience and care, it is not possible, after all, long-haired Dachshund bone obedience has not degenerated.
Feeding long-haired Dachshunds are not picky eaters, but a little gluttony, but also to come, so should not feed too much in order to avoid overweight. When feeding puppies, it is best to choose the dog food it ate at the beginning, soaking soft can add some egg yolk (protein is not easy to digest) and powdered milk, to promote the growth and development of puppies. If you want to change the dog food for your dog, in order to prevent gastrointestinal discomfort, start with the original dog food plus a small amount of the new dog food, and then gradually increase the amount of the new dog food to replace the original dog food when your dog gets used to it.
TIPS: Don't let your dachshund dog become a "fat dog", to maintain their beautiful body, balanced diet, to prevent the dog from gluttony or stealing food, so that it becomes a healthy dog.
Family HarmonyThe Long-haired Dachshund loves the company of people and can quickly become a member of the family, living harmoniously with its members.
Faced with strangers, the Longhair Dachshund is very friendly to people, but initially will be more cautious, slowly familiar with the dog's attitude will change again, the Longhair Dachshund will rarely bite the incident. If it is the owner's friend to the home for the first time, the dog will also be very interested in quickly get acquainted with you, because it knows you are the owner's friend.