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This article on Dachshunds is part of a series to highlight the Big Picture of health, welfare and breeding and to help develop Globally Relevant Integrated Health Profiles (GRIHPs) for many breeds. See IPFD's Get a GRIHP! on Breed Health Initiative
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See more Dachshund breed-specific health and welfare information and reference links below.
Environmental and management influences which can minimize health issues known to occur in the breed include proper handling, maintaining good weight and physical condition! Yes, despite their short legs these athletic breeds were bred to go to ground and performed work as hunters, tracking/scent dogs and for varmint control ... so, you can take walks with your healthy dachshund!
Body Condition matters:https://www.dachshund-ivdd.uk/lifestyle-advice/body-condition/ - See Lifestyle Advice / Dachshund IVDD
Proper Handling - avoid injuries ↑ Fitness Counts
From the Dachshund Breed Council in the UK:
Comment: Population statistics are most commonly available for pedigree dogs registered by kennel clubs: a few countries have more comprehensive registries. Why are registration trends important? Puppy producer's focus and reasons for breeding and selling dogs varies. There is not an endless source of well bred pups produced by health conscious breeders. Shifts - especially sudden ones - to higher demand for a specific breed can result in more dogs being available from unregulated sources (casual or commercial breeders and puppy farms); puppy buyers are often not aware of the actual source. The onus is on buyers to ensure that the breeder of their pup is knowledgeable, reputable, strives to produce the the healthiest possible offspring and that pups are raised in a suitable, nurturing environment. The see a 'cute' dog on the internet, fall in love with the look, get one a.s.a.p., is not an optimal approach to bringing a companion dog into a family. Buyer-based, immediate gratification approaches to providing the latest 'trendy' dog leads to increases in health and welfare issues for individual dogs and breeds, and presents challenges for owners, vets and society.
Population data below has been compiled from the various Kennel Club's Statistics databases/published documents. KC registered dogs do not necessarily represent all dachshunds living in the countries.To see larger chart images, right click.
UK and Australia - Registration Trends
Standard and Miniature Dachshund registrations: NOTES: for Standard varieties - there are increases in registrations for all varieties in the UK, but
especially in Standard, Smooth-coated and Standard, Wire-coated in UK - Increasing registration numbers are not so much the case in Australia.
NOTES: Data shows a registrations increase in the Miniature, Long-coated variety in the UK, and a great increase in Miniature, Smooth-coated in the UK.
Nordic Country's Standard and Miniature variety's - Dachshund Registrations
( Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden )
Trend - see charts - a starred notation in charts indicate a steady climb in registrations for Standard and Miniature varieties by country. Finnish Kennel Club registration figures show a steady climb in registrations for Standard, Smooth-coated and for Miniature, Long-coated dachshunds. The Swedish Kennel Club registrations for Miniature, Smooth-coated dachshunds are trending up from 2015-2019.
Agria 2011-2016 - Swedish Breed Profile
Overall Veterinary Care or Life Claims & Disc/Vertebral Data
The list below represents some (not all) of the potentially relevant health conditions in Dachshunds for which health screening is available.
"Responsible breeders should use a combination of relevant DNA tests and clinical eye examinations."
DNA tests for Dachshunds - by variety: The Dachshund Breed Council's Health and Welfare Sub-committee has agreed that these tests should be required...
With the rise in popularity of designer hybrid breeds, the Dachshund is combined with other dog breeds. The internet is a publicity hub with numerous sites promoting Dachshund mixes (Pekehund, Dashalier, Shethund, Dockers, etc...) It is important to recognize that the unique characteristics of purebred dog breeds have been set by generations of selective breeding. Each purebred dog breed carries phenotypic and genotypic traits (character, body style and predispositions to develop health conditions). While designer breed dogs are often promoted as healthier and possessing the 'best' characteristics of both breeds, the truth is prices for 'rare' designer dogs may be very high and breeder commitment to understanding underlying genetics of health conditions and necessary health screening of the parents and families of dogs used in the crossbreeding with the aim to to minimize risks is often lacking.
DogWellNet Pedigree Dogs Database
Genetic Tests (HGTD)
IDHW Presentation
Article: Danish Kennel Club Presentation
Summary Dachs Life Health Survey: Dogs from multiple European countries (UK, Scandanavia...), North America (US, Canada), Australia and New Zealand !!! AMAZING INFO !!! Link to Summary Health survey (Hint: see page 38 Disease prevalence chart.)
Swedish Agria Breed Profiles for Miniature and Standard Dachshunds (Access by Breed Health Club Representatives or other breed health experts)
IPFD and The World Small Animal Veterinary Association
See our series of Meet the Breed articles in the WSAVA Bulletin and associated Get a GRIHP! Articles on DogWellNet.com:
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