Hello Jake, and best wishes for a good new year to come! Thought I’d let you know how we’re doing with our first dachshund. Since we’ve always had herding dogs we are often surprised by Baxter’s reaction to things but we are learning that it’s all about the nose for him? At 9 mos and 14 lbs, our vet thinks he’s about done growing, very sturdy and muscular. He has a lovely coat, nice dentition and bite as well. We take him everywhere and another surprise was how many people would come up to tell us they have or had a dachshund, or know someone who does, and share their opinion of them. There doesn’t seem to be a lot of middle ground – people either think they’re the most wonderful dogs ever or they don’t like them much. When we first got Baxter it was a bit scary to have that negative input – impossible to potty train, don’t like people much, inclined to be snappy, dig and bark incessantly, don’t get along with other dogs, etc. Since NONE of that is true about our little guy I just laugh now and let those folks see for themselves how awesome he is! Baxter is awesome. Healthy, loving, handsome, playful, comical and yes, a bit spoiled because he’s so darn cute we just can’t help ourselves!

Someone won’t be having a Blue Christmas. Hope is adjusting well. She loves eating whipped cream out of the spray can with her siblings and is now challenging the Mastiff on the other side of the fence when she gets a chance. She used to run for the hills, but now she is mighty and fierce as long as no person is on the other side of the fence as well. She can now catch food coming her way, Yum. She is dawning a Jingle bell collar til’ New Years, as is the Butcher tradition for all canines from Thanksgiving day on. Hope you have a great Holiday season. Still progressing in her social skills with still a ways to go. We meet up with Matt and Hootie often. Take care, Donna and Hope Diamond Doodle Bug.

Hi Josh & Jake, Thank you so much for everything. I am in love with my little guy! I named him Doc, and he has so much personality. I’ve attached a few pictures of him. He isn’t scared of anything, and has done amazing at potty training. He also sleeps through the night. Thank you again!!

Hi Jake and Josh Little Elsa’s nose is fading. Not so black anymore. She is outside more for daily walks now that the smoke is gone. She hates cars going by. In the back yard she does her sit stay etc well, but is too afraid to do them out front on walks. Too distracted. She walks pretty well on lead but is scared. she will get use to it with daily exposure, she was shaking at first. Now just nervous. She is a good girl. Sweet. Beautiful. We brought her inside to the den with Clover 2 nights ago. She is doing ok. First night we had to tell her quiet go to bed 3 times during the night. Last night she Slept till she heard Walter get up. We have a noise machine in the room and we put a heartbeat puppy in with her last night. It seemed to help. We are glad she is inside.

Jake: It’s Dan Dunham again from Reno. Kay and I got Lucy from you the latter part of October, and I wanted to send you a few pics to show you how well she is doing. She has adjusted well to our calm environment and lifestyle, as you can see in the pictures. She plays hard with Sam and collapses on the couch. She sleeps with us on our bed and is completely house trained. Thanks again for saving Lucy for us. Have a good evening sir.

Pic of our Sadie, she is a year old today. Thank you Jake and Josh for this great girl. She is over the top friendly with babies to older folks and is full of energy and playful.

At my practice, I have seen quite a few Songcatcher Dachshunds come through over the years. All have been impressive, to say the least. I even adopted an English cream female I named Molly from you as a puppy. She is stunning, regal, and beyond loving. Three of my family members have also purchased puppies from you, and I am looking forward to adopting another myself. All of them are healthy, well socialized, stunning dogs. I’m honored to refer anyone to you, as I know they will get the best dog possible.

Hi Jake, I hope you are all well! I wanted to send some photos of our pup, who is just about a year and a half old. He has been an amazing addition to our family and we are so happy with him. Have a wonderful weekend!

Hi Jake and Josh! We named this little guy Pretzel. He has been so great and is so spoiled! He is so chill and loves to cuddle under blankets, but he also loves to play and gets the zoomies daily. He goes with us everywhere we can take him and sits patiently in his “car seat.” He is still a grazer when it comes to food which is so different than the other dachshunds we have had, but it is great! Thank you again for such an amazing dog. We love him so much! He will be 6 months in two weeks and he loves the BilJac puppy food.

I have watched you continue to breed and raise some beautiful animals. It was a stroke of luck that we were able to buy our Tobi from you. He was not our selection, but a selection you made for us. What an animal he is turning out to be. Tobi is extremely powerful. He has to be to wrestle with our 75 lb ranch, pit bull terrier. And he can hold his own. Tobi is powerfully built now weighing about 16 lbs at 9 months. He is flat, board, backed and very wide and strong across the shoulders. He carries a wide heavy hind quarter. Of course kind face and eye. He seldom gets two ft away from me day or night. He cannot snuggle close enough to me all night long. Plays hard and sleeps hard. Tobi would have made a great sire. A great quarter horse trainer once said to be a stallion a horse had to be totally over done. Maybe that’s Tobi. He is outstandingly built everywhere you look at him. He is such a kind and loving animal that I cannot but forgive him for the shoes and belts that he has destroyed. I can replace the shoes and belts, but never this little dog. I trust that you will continue to make others as happy with your quality bred dachshunds as you have made me. With gratitude and highest regards,