About The Dachshund Report

Back in 2015, I started a little Facebook page for people who were — let's be honest — unreasonably obsessed with an unreasonably long dog.

It was called The Dachshund Report.

We told doxie stories. The real ones. Obie, the 77-pound dachshund who lost 42 of it because one foster momma refused to give up on him. The dark history of badger-baiting, which explains why your 11-pound sausage argues with you like you're the badger. The great long-haired vs. smooth debate (still unresolved, still causing family disputes).

And doxie people showed up. 154,000 of them.

Then life happened, the way it does, and the Report went quiet for a while.

But here's the thing about doxie people: they don't leave. The whole time we were away, folks kept commenting, kept sharing, kept sending pictures of their wieners in tiny sweaters. (Keep those coming, by the way.)

So we're back — and this time we're building the home base right here at doxiereport.com, where no algorithm gets a vote.

What you'll find here

• Back health, front and center. The long back is the whole ballgame with this breed, and most owners hear almost nothing about it until something goes wrong. We write about it plainly, with sources, and without the panic.
• Food, weight, and the everyday habits that quietly decide how that back ages.
• Stories. Because a doxie site with no soul is just a vet pamphlet.

One thing we are not: veterinarians. Nothing on this site is medical advice — when something looks off with your dog, especially their back, call your vet. That day, not next week.

If you live with one of these long little dictators, start with The Dachshund Back Handbook. It's free, and it's the guide I wish someone had handed me years ago.

Welcome back to the Report.

— Stefan