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10 Things Only Dachshund Owners Understand

| Published on June 2, 2015

If you are the proud owner of a dachshund, then you are well aware of the following 10 things. As any dachshund owner knows, there are many joys to owning an adorable wiener dog!

#1 – Your dog is constantly compared to a hot dog

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Image source: @LeeCoursey via Flickr

#2 – You have to put up with nicknames such as “Wiener Dog” …. and the jokes that go along with it..

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Image source: @Brandon via Flickr

#3 – You have to keep your lawn short, so your dog can actually walk around the backyard

 

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Image source: @DavidJMorgan via Flickr

#4 – They sit like people (and think they are human!)

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Image source: Jason5444 via Reddit

#5 – They’ll go the bathroom in the house if it’s too wet or cold outside, or just because they don’t want to go out, even if there is a doggy door.

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Image source: @TonyAlter via Flickr

#6 – They have their own theme song

#7 – They don’t just love food, they worship it!

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Image source: @TonyAlter via Flickr

#8 – Trying to catch a dog that has perfected the “sideways run” is almost impossible

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Image source: @TonyAlter via Flickr

#9 – If you think you can keep them from digging, think again

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Image source: @TonyAlter via Flickr

#10 – You tell your co-workers you went to the beach for the weekend…you leave out that it was because your dog was in the wiener dog races

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Image source: @NoZen via Flickr

 

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