Meet Harvey
Dachshund (Long Haired), 5 years old
My favourite thing about Harvey is...
he's so very loving, bold and delighted to be fussed by all!
The biggest challenge with Harvey is...
his attention-seeking!
The most surprising thing about owning a Dachshund (Long Haired) is...
they're bold, daring and mischievous.
What I wish I’d known about Dachshunds (Long Haired) is...
they can be stubborn.
Did you know?
The Dachshund ended up a member of the hound group due to a mistranslation of their name, ‘hund’ which means ‘dog’ and not specifically ‘hound’. The Dachshund is really a terrier type, bred to go to ground and either flush out quarry or hold it at bay until hunters could dig down to them.
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