CREAM, ANYONE?

Cream dachshunds seem to be all the rage right now, and they are beautiful. When we adopted Duke, there was a litter of creams, and we were almost tempted to get one of those instead. ALMOST.

You see, our granddawg Shadow was (and is) a black and tan, and we wanted a doxie just like him. So there you have it--Duke the black-and-tan dachshund. He owns the place, too.

Dachshunds . . . you gotta love 'em, no matter what color they are!

DACHSHUNDS FOR EVERYONE

One thing (of the many) that I like about dachshunds is their variety in size, coat, and color. Both my granddawg and dog are black and tan, smooth coat, but there's longhair and wire-haired as well.

Colors range from solids to speckled to dappled and piebald, and all varieties in between. No matter which one you prefer, they all have that same doxie face and can make all those comical expressions we've come to know and love.

Which is your favorite?

Black and tan smooth coat

English cream, longhaired

Gray (or blue) smooth coat

Longhaired red

Brown smooth coat

Blond longhaired

Dappled smooth coat

Dachshunds . . . you gotta love 'em in all sizes and colors!

SO MANY DOXIES--SO MANY CHOICES

What is your favorite kind of doxie? I mean, you can choose from standard size or mini size (up to 11 pounds), coat type (smooth, longhaired, or wirehaired), and oh, the colors! There are now gray, cream, piebald, dapple, speckled, red, brown, black, blue, black-and tan, chocolate, and some mixtures in between.

Of course, both my doxie and my granddawg are black and tan, smooth coat; we find that the smooth coat is so easy to maintain. I will admit that the longhaired reds are gorgeous!  And the wirehaired look like lil' ol' grandpas to me.

Whatever the type, they're all doxies at heart, with all those traits we've come to know and love so well: lovable, sweet, comical, foodie, playful, sleep masters, and of course, stubborn. I love even that one.

Dachshunds . . . you gotta love 'em, no matter what.

DO BLONDES REALLY HAVE MORE FUN?

Duke:  "Where's MY food?"

It's no secret that I love all types of doxies, all colors, sizes, and coats.  We have a black-and-tan smooth coat, sweet boy named Duke, who is our boss :).

The cream doxie is gaining in favor among doxie owners.  When we adopted Duke, there was a beautiful litter of little cream doxies available, and I was tempted to get one of those, but we had our hearts set on a black and tan like Shadow, our doxie granddawg. We've never regretted settling on Duke--he's everything we could wish for in a boss--er, doxie.

What color doxie is your favorite?  No doubt about it--they're all beautiful.

Dachshunds . . . you gotta love 'em, no matter what color they are!

DOXIES FOR EVERYONE!

     

Dachshunds come in two sizes recognized by the American Kennel Club:  standard and mini (up to 11 lb.).

They also come in a variety of coats and colors:
*coats:  smooth, long-haired, and wire-haired

  

*colors:  red, chocolate, black, black and tan, gray, cream, fawn, dappled, and piebald

I love all of them!

  

THE MANY FACES OF DACHSHUNDS . . .

No matter which type of dachshund you see, they are all so very special in their own way.  Which one do you like best?  Since both my granddawg Shadow and my own doxie Duke are black and tan, I will have to go with that variety!

Long-haired beauties

Gray cutie

Brown puppy