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 We are folks who share in a love of dachshunds.
This
is our founder, Beenie Weenie. Beenie was a great dog. She lived
to be 17½, a ripe old age for a doxie. At the end she was
blind and deaf but when Marj would take her down by the Ohio River,
in the parking lot of the boat landing, Beenie somehow knew she
was safe and she would run and run, in a large circle around Marj
(even though she could not see a thing!). In Beenie’s years as a
ball player she must have pursued a million balls or stones or apples
or marbles. Whatever was thrown, she chased. She didn’t always bring
it back. She would stand at a distance and flip it back to us to
throw again. We were so nuts about “the Been” that we bought her
cousin and soon were hooked on breeding more little ball players.
That was in 1972. We still have some of her descendants as our brood
mothers.
Marj Teague
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Twelve of our puppies left in pairs in 2003. Not as breeding
couples, but just as companions. Most were spayed or neutered. When
we sell two puppies together there is a discount of $100 on the
pair. Some folks hesitate to buy two puppies right away but when
they get their “single puppy” home they realize that a playmate
would be ideal. As we say, “Every doxie needs a doxie.” They love
having a buddy with whom to interact and it is great fun to watch
them romp and play “fight”. Many of our puppies went to a home that
already had at least one dachshund. A pair of our wieners lives
next door to Yoko Ono (pardon the name dropping) and three went
to Waterloo, Belgium where they live at the home of an executive
with Campbell’s Soups. Two of our dogs belong to a man with Nabisco.
One (Dorothy Dot Com—a spotted, silver dapple) has appeared on bill
boards in California. Lohengrin (Grinner) was trained to flip billiard
balls into designated pockets and appeared on television. Some won
prizes in the local Dachshund Convention wowing (bow-wowing?) the
folks with their talents in the style show and bathing suit competition
and the races and the obstacle course. Dachshunds love to show off
and be the center of attention.
Dachshund people have something wonderful in common with each
other—a hard-headed little dog that soon becomes “the floor manager”
(and the “heart manager” and the boss in bed and the little weenie
that is in command of the rest of the pets in the house). The resident
cat is really the boss but the weenie will try its patience and
chase it—and then they will settle down for a nap with each other.
“The pot” is continually stirred by a mischievous doxie.
They love to run with jogger owners and many are owned by truckers
where they ride as “good buddies”. Some go fishing and love to grab
big fish as they are landed.
A doxie has a pretty good nose and can be taught to be a rabbit
hunter. They don’t just point at them—they pursue them right down
into their holes, pretending that they are after vicious badgers,
acting like the “badger hounds” that they are. They chase birds,
squirrels and possums and mine bark at the raccoons and ground hogs
through our fences. They can be taught (easily) to be loud watch
dog alarms or to greet folks at the door and charm them immediately,
not knowing a stranger. They a good with kids who are nice to them
and not abusive.
A dedicated new owner can quickly house train a doxie with the “jingle bell” we give him to hang on the door to “outside”. They
love treats and a piece of hot dog will get their attention and
reinforce good actions as quickly as an expensive piece of dog jerky.
We use little slices of hot dogs and say “cookie” in a falsetto
voice and the weenies are all ears and eyes and attention!! A pill
tucked into a little cut in a piece of hot dog gets gobbled right
down, so giving medication is no problem.
Not everyone should have a dog, but if you NEED a dog, you very
likely NEED a dachshund. And a puppy from the Teaguedachs line and
the Doxiepuppies.Com site will not disappoint you. We don’t have
a lot of puppies in the course of a year and there may be a delay
in obtaining a specific color or hair length, but it’s worth the
wait to acquire the quality puppies that we offer. As we enter the
field of breeders offering English Cream dachshunds we are thrilled
to be able to provide a few folks with these exciting dogs from
England.
Feel free to call us with your specific needs. You can expect
helpful answers to questions and counseling in behavior problems
if your own breeder cannot help you. We don’t pretend to know everything,
but we want to share 30 years of experience with the only breed
we have ever sold—those ever-lovin’ DACHSHUNDS.
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