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Lady Fi (aka Fiona Douglas B. Agr. Sc (Hons) MSW Dip Prof Couns and crazy dachshund fan for a third of a century!

Dachshund Australia ABN 63 603 388 558 Registered Victorian breeder, DAB 35 Wellington Shire Council

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Dachshund killed by common garden plant

A FEW DAYS ago I received a call from a devastated customer advising me that their little DA dachshund Lola, just one year old, had died suddenly over the weekend. The symptoms were their beloved dachshund went limp and they rushed her to the vets where she arrived in a critical condition. She was placed […]

Do dogs bite? aka Do cars crash?

Four weeks ago the unthinkable happened. Our Chihuahua of nine years standing, Wilbur, was summarily dispatched by his best mate of a lifetime, our six year old Cardigan Corgi, Percy. Wilbur was dead, no doubt. But thanks to instantaneous intervention (I was one metre away and witnessed the deed) he came back to us. And […]

How our Rosie drowned

If anyone should have known the hazards of a dog drowning, it was me. The risk was instilled into me as a young child. Yet for all this insight, decades later and as a parent myself, there was something I knew but overlooked and … the unthinkable happened.And as a result my young family was […]

Crisis on crises – but good outcome

Anyone who is following us on Twitter will notice that crisis time at the doggery results in lots of Tweets but not many postings! This story will help bring others up to date. We seemed to have bounced from one crisis to another in the past two weeks. This has coincided with us getting help […]

Sweet parting, puppies

One of the most common questions I am asked is, ‘How can you bear to part with the pups?’ I want to reply, ‘It’s easy!‘ but the seeming insensitivity of the reply puzzles me and would likely shock the asker. Yet more accurate still would be to reply, ‘It’s my pleasure!‘ which unfortunately carries an […]

Family bred, raised and loved mini dachshunds – our DA family to yours

We breed miniature dachshunds in all 4 coat types, in all 3 patterns, & in all colours – direct from our Aussie DA family to your family. We have pups born all year round; we are Victorian Government registered full time professional breeders of miniature dachshunds. ****Puppies available June 2018 ***** Register on the Puppies page to […]