First weeks · 8–16 weeks · 4–9 months
Build a routine together.
Prepare the rooms, plan early outings and practise toilet learning, recall and handling. Chapters 2–4 help you choose a manageable next step.
The Dachshund Lifetime Guide
Your Dachshund’s whole life, every age covered.
Settle into the first weeks at home, find games you both enjoy and adjust the house as your Dachshund gets older. This 167-page illustrated handbook covers the decisions you face now and the questions that come up throughout your dog’s life.
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A book for the life you share
The walk. The doorbell. The dog at your feet.
Who takes over when work runs late? What do you do when an interesting scent interrupts recall? How will you explain a change in movement to the vet? The guide covers these and other decisions in a Dachshund household.
Household fit and care coverRecall and scent gamesBack concerns and health records
Before choosing a dog, try the routine you have in mind and learn what questions to ask about health records. Once your Dachshund is home, use the examples to plan outings, share care and adjust the routine as needed.
Choose your starting chapter
Start where your dog is now
Useful this week. Ready for the years ahead.
Whatever your Dachshund’s age, begin with the chapter that fits now. Come back when you have a new question, need a different routine or face a care decision.
Adolescence · 6–18 months
Work through distractions.
Chapter 5 returns to recall, busy moments and passing other dogs. Its examples show how to change the surroundings and what you ask your dog to do when familiar skills become harder.
18 months–4 years · 4–9 years
Find your everyday rhythm.
Start with Chapter 6 for walks and shared games, or Chapter 7 for food, coat care and household routines. Try the living-room scent game together.
9–12 years · 12–16 years
Keep comfort close.
Chapters 9–10 help you describe changes, adapt familiar spaces and discuss quality of life. Keep care plans and difficult decisions together as needs change.
The chapter ages help you navigate; they are approximate ranges, not deadlines for your dog. Chapter 8 is the health and emergency reference at every stage.
See where the guidance comes from
A source you can find. A question you can take further.
Small source tags beside factual guidance lead to named references in Appendix A. You can follow the passage back to its source and bring a more specific question to your veterinary appointment.
The health chapter also separates breeding-screening records from a pet’s current care needs, with a table explaining what the different records tell you.
Orthopedic Foundation for AnimalsAAHAPDSA
From a table row to its source.
- Page 117: cardiac screening records. The table’s explanation carries the tag [DG-F-067].
- Page 155: Appendix A. That tag leads to the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals’ Cardiac Disease reference, with its full source link.
The sample below shows the table and its source tags as they appear in the book.
Read the health-record pageThe complete chapter list
Ten chapters. Room for the whole life.
For a new puppy, start with Chapters 2–4. With an adult dog, turn to Chapters 6–7. For an older dog, begin with Chapter 9 or 10 and keep the health reference close.
Read Chapter 1 before you choose a dog, or return to it when you need to revisit care arrangements or understand a health record.
Look inside the book- 01Is a Dachshund Right for Your Life?Before choosing your dog
Test the everyday routine, arrange care cover and read the records before making a commitment.
- 02Bringing Your Dachshund HomeThe first weeks
Set up the rooms, prepare for collection and agree who handles the early household jobs.
- 03First Outings and Everyday Routines8–16 weeks
Plan early experiences, toilet learning, play, rest and gradual time apart.
- 04Growing and Learning Together4–9 months
Practise useful skills as your dog grows, with handling and coat care suited to your dog.
- 05Living Through Adolescence6–18 months
Revisit recall and distractions, review the week and prepare questions about changing care needs.
- 06A Life of Walks, Games and Shared Work18 months–4 years
Explore shared activities, try a first scent game and build a varied week around your dog.
- 07Keeping Everyday Care Steady4–9 years
Review food, coat care, checkups and the practical details that keep household routines working.
- 08Health, Screening and Emergency HelpEvery age
Look up urgent signs and back and neck concerns. The chapter also explains screening records and helps you prepare a veterinary call.
- 09Adjusting to the Senior Years9–12 years
Describe changes clearly, make the home easier to use and discuss comfort and quality of life.
- 10Comfort, Difficult Decisions and Goodbye12–16 years
Make a shared comfort plan and prepare for care conversations, household decisions and grief.
Four pages from the finished book
Read the examples. See how you would use them.
These four samples cover a puppy checkpoint, an adult game, a health-record table and changes you can make at home for a senior dog. Open any page to see the illustrations and read the practical detail and source tags at a readable size.
Eleven tools to use alongside the book
Keep the details where you need them.
Work through a room with a checklist, record practice after a walk or take observations to an appointment. Each tool comes as a separate PDF in A4 and US Letter, ready for your own notes.
Arrival and growing up
- The Dachshund Shopping Checklist — plan the supplies for arrival.
- Dachshund Puppy-Proofing Checklist — walk through the spaces your dog will use.
- Your Dachshund’s First 8 Weeks, Week by Week — keep early plans and appointments together.
- Dachshund Socialization Checklist (by 14 Weeks) — note experiences and your puppy’s response.
- Dachshund Puppy Vaccination Schedule — take the schedule and your puppy’s record to the veterinary team.
- Dachshund Growth and Body-Condition Tracker — record changes in your own dog.
Care throughout life
- Dachshund Training Session Logs — remember what you practised and how it went.
- Dachshund Lifetime Care Planning Worksheet — organize recurring care and household responsibilities.
- Dachshund Emergency Contact Card — keep veterinary contacts and practical arrangements to hand.
- Dachshund Senior Quality-of-Life Scale (HHHHHMM) — bring dated observations to a care conversation.
- Dachshund End-of-Life Planning Worksheet — gather contacts, preferences and plans in one place.
The complete Dachshund edition
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Get the guide and its printable companion pack together for $29.
- 167 illustrated pages devoted to life with a Dachshund.
- Ten chapters from choosing a dog through later-life care and goodbye.
- Eleven practical tools, each in A4 and US Letter.
- Named sources in Appendix A, linked to tags throughout the text.
- Free lifetime updates included with your purchase.
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A few things you may want to know.
Explore the contents and sample pages above to see what is in this edition. If you have another question, send it to us.
Get in touchMy Dachshund is already an adult. Where should I start?
Chapters 6 and 7 cover shared activities and everyday adult care. For a senior, start with Chapter 9 or 10. Read Chapter 8 for the health reference, and use Chapter 2 if an adult dog is newly joining your home.
Does it cover different Dachshund coats and sizes?
Chapter 1 introduces Dachshund size and coat varieties. Chapters 4 and 7 discuss coat care for your dog, including Smooth, Long and Wire coats. Throughout the book, plans depend on your individual dog and household.
What will I receive?
The 167-page guide PDF contains ten chapters and two appendices. The companion ZIP holds 11 printable tools, with an A4 PDF and a US Letter PDF for each one.
Can I read it on my phone or tablet?
Use a PDF reader on your phone, tablet or computer. You can enlarge the text on screen and print the companion tools in the paper size you use at home.
Are these sample pages from the actual guide?
Yes. The previews are pages 39, 88, 117 and 132 from this finished Dachshund edition. Select a sample to open the full page.
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From the first meeting to the older years
More days together. A little help along the way.
A first outing, a game in the living room, a quieter afternoon beside the chair. Keep the handbook close for the practical questions that come up throughout the life you share.
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