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Puppy Care & Health Information
At a glance
- Type
- Purebred, FCI Group 4 (dachshunds)
- Height
- About 13–18 cm at the shoulder; the standard measures the chest, not the height
- Weight
- Ideally about 4–5 kg as an adult
- Life expectancy
- 12–16 years
- Coat
- Smooth, long-haired or wire-haired; solid, two-colour or dapple
- Grooming
- Smooth: weekly brush · Long: brushing several times a week · Wire: hand-stripping twice a year
- Exercise
- About an hour a day, split into walks and sniffing games
- With children
- Good with older children who know how to lift a dog properly
- In an apartment
- Yes, ideally with a lift; carry the dog on stairs
- Cyprus summer
- Short legs keep it close to hot pavement; walk early and late
- Our price
- from €1,150
About the Miniature Dachshund
Behind the Miniature Dachshund’s short legs and long back is a working badger dog. German hunters bred the Teckel to follow game underground, and they sized the miniature by chest measurement rather than height — small enough to enter a burrow, tough enough to stay in it. That job explains almost everything about the breed today.
Expect an excellent nose and real persistence. A Miniature Dachshund is friendly and even-tempered at home, but he will commit completely to a scent trail in the garden and can be selectively deaf while he is on it. Train with patience and a sense of humour; heavy-handed correction gets you nowhere. He bonds hard to his household and tends to announce visitors before you have heard the gate.
This is one of the easier breeds to keep in a Cypriot apartment. About an hour of activity a day suits him, split into walks and games rather than one long march, and a weekly brush keeps the smooth coat in order. What matters more than exercise is his back: discourage jumping down from sofas and beds, lift him into the car, and keep him lean.
The summer routine is simple — out before the heat, out again in the evening, and rest indoors through the middle of the day. Expect twelve years or more from a well-bred Miniature Dachshund.
Origin, purpose and temperament follow the official FCI breed standard; exercise, grooming and family suitability follow The Royal Kennel Club (UK). Every puppy is an individual — ask us about the one you are considering.
Living with a Miniature Dachshund in Cyprus
Stairs and tiled floors. Many Cyprus apartment blocks have marble stairs and no lift, and most homes have tiled floors. Both are hard on a long back. Carry your Dachshund on stairs, with one hand under the chest and the other under the hindquarters, put rugs on the routes he runs most at home, and give him a ramp up to the sofa or bed. Keep him lean: every extra kilo loads the spine.
Close to the ground. A Miniature Dachshund's chest is only a hand's width above the pavement, so in July and August he walks through the hottest air in the street, not just over hot ground. Above 35 °C, walk before eight in the morning and after sunset, and choose grass or shaded paths. Black & tan and chocolate coats warm up faster than lighter ones.
A hunter in the garden. Lizards, geckos and anything rustling under a bush will be chased, and he will dig to reach them. Check the base of garden fences, because a Dachshund goes under rather than over. His nose also takes him into long grass and scrub, where ticks wait and, on warm evenings from about May to October, sandflies that carry leishmaniasis bite. Our puppy care sheet covers tick and sandfly protection.
Barking and balconies. Dachshunds have a big bark for their size and use it at the gate, the lift and the neighbour's cat. Teach a calm "enough" from the first weeks, and do not leave him alone on a balcony, where every passer-by is something to report.
