Land of Oz Dachshunds

11/12/2025

Telling a breeder who is selling AKC-registered puppies that you “don’t need papers because it’s cheaper and you’re not breeding” is actually very rude and shows a misunderstanding of how registration works.

With AKC, you don’t get to pick and choose which puppies are registered.
The entire litter is registered at once. If a breeder wants to remain in good standing, every litter produced from two AKC parents must be registered — that’s how the system works. The paperwork isn’t an optional “add-on,” it’s part of ethical breeding, record-keeping, and preserving the breed.

If you’re looking to save money and want a dog that:
• isn’t registered
• isn’t health tested
• and comes with minimal vet care or screening

then you shouldn’t be shopping from reputable breeders at all — you should adopt from a shelter or rescue.

When you give money to people selling cheap, poorly bred dogs, you’re actually helping to fill the shelters.
Why? Because:
• Maybe your cheap puppy ends up healthy and fine.
• But the next cheap puppy might not.
• And it’s much easier for people to dump a sick puppy, or even just a “problem” puppy that cries, pees in the house, or chews things when they never truly valued it in the first place.

Think about it this way:
I’m going to treat my $30,000 car very differently than a $300 be**er.
Like it or not, that’s exactly how a lot of people treat their dogs too.

So here’s the point:

👉 Either save up and buy from a quality, ethical breeder — or adopt from a shelter.
But don’t ask a responsible breeder to cut corners on registration, health testing, or care just so you can get a “cheap” version of a living, breathing family member.

Copied from ↙️
- Dapper Dackel Dachshund

Well bred dogs cost more.

29/11/2025

If you’re interested in a puppy from any responsible breeder, here’s your reminder:

👉 “Price?”
👉 “How much?”
👉 “How much for the dog?”

…are not acceptable ways to start a conversation.

These are living, breathing family members — not items on Marketplace. When you message a breeder, you should be able to communicate like an adult and use full sentences.

A good first message looks like:

“Hi, my name is ______. I’m interested in [puppy’s name or description]. I live in ______, have a ____-style home, and this would be my ___ dog. Can you tell me more about them and your program?”

That tells us:
✅ Who you are
✅ What you’re interested in
✅ A bit about the home our puppy might be going to

Responsible breeders put time, money, emotion, and years of work into their dogs and programs. The very least anyone can do is start with respect, manners, and a complete sentence. 💅🐶

If you can’t do that, you’re probably not the right home for one of our puppies.

Copy and Pasted from another breeder!

24/11/2025

We have one little boy available from our current litter. Please do not ask for prices that:
—won’t break the bank,
—don’t cost an arm and a leg,
—are budget friendly (no two people’s budgets are the same).
It takes money, time, love, and patience to breed and raise healthy puppies that have been tested, vet approved, raised in-home (not outside in kennels), pad trained, socialized, etc.
SERIOUS INQUIRIES ONLY.

17/11/2025

Get a dachshund, they said. It will be fun, they said. (Trying to decorate.)🤣

16/11/2025

This thang is “rurnt!”

16/11/2025

True

You can never have too many sausage dogs 😂

16/11/2025

🤣🤣

14/11/2025

Miss Pippi and Mr. Jasper added 12 feet to our house this morning. Pippi had three beautiful, healthy puppies in one hour. Momma and babies are doing great!

13/11/2025

Is anyone looking for older dachshunds? I have some beautiful males who need a loving home where there are no other males. They are long hair, intact, 4 years old, and will be pet only, no papers. They are not house broken and love to be outside during the day, but are inside boys at night and during extreme weather. Serious inquiries only and I will be extremely picky about where and who they go to.

09/11/2025

23/10/2025

Borrowed:

No breeder escapes this moment: the phone buzzes a few days after a puppy leaves, with a message you could almost recite by heart:

“We love him, but…”

Ah, the infamous but.

But he barks. But he nips. But he cries at night. But he’s “too energetic.”

In short, he’s alive. And for some, that’s already too much.
A puppy isn’t a living stuffed animal or a personal antidepressant. It’s a baby mammal, uprooted from its maternal world, thrown into the unknown. It will bark, cry, explore, and stress—and that’s normal.

Modern humans, however, don’t like disturbance. They want everything fast: their coffee, their phone, even their puppy’s “adaptation.” They forget a puppy’s brain is still learning emotional regulation through experience, not downloads or miracle TikTok tricks.

So overwhelmed families write: “He’s adorable, but he’s not for us.” Translation: We wanted a dog without the challenges of a puppy.
Even the best-raised puppies are still learning. They arrive ready to learn to love, not pre-programmed to love. And learning requires time, consistency, and emotional steadiness—qualities many humans no longer possess.

Some confuse the perfect puppy with the compliant puppy—obedient to their schedule, whims, or noise tolerance. When that fails, blame follows: the breeder, the breed, the dog’s “character.” And suddenly normal puppy behavior becomes a “problem.”

Breeders absorb it all, taking back puppies “returned due to lifestyle incompatibility,” re-socializing them, and repairing broken bonds. They brush trembling little muzzles and remind themselves: humans think they can adopt without adapting.

Living with a puppy is chaos before harmony. It’s the noise, the smells, the nips, the accidents, the doubts. It’s biology, not magic.
A puppy isn’t a test, a trial, or a gift. It’s a living commitment. What it becomes depends on you: balanced if you are, anxious if you are.
And if you’re not ready to give up your slippers and certainties for a few months? Adopt a plant instead. It rarely chews your shoes, and it doesn’t cry at night.

— Eva VanLoo