It’s Dan D. from Reno reaching out to let you know Lucy is doing well and turning into a great little girl, and we love her more every day. She has only barked a couple times, and that was when our lawn guy was in “her” yard. She sleeps on the bed with us and has never had accident. In the picture she is sitting on a patio chair in her new walking collar. She loves to go for walks with her brother Sam. Hope you don’t mind an occasional update. We are grateful we found you and Lucy.

Hi Jake It was a pleasure meeting you and your son today. Thank you so much for letting us visit. We thoroughly enjoyed visiting with you and your son, as well as the next member of our family !!!! Your amazing knowledge of dachshunds and breeding, and your wiliness to share a little bit of that knowledge with us was very much appreciated. We could have stayed and talked to you all day. We are very excited and can hardly wait to bring our new little one home to meet her new “big brother” Jameson. We are looking forward to getting updates on her progress. Thank you so much for sharing part of your busy day with us.

Hi Jake, My boyfriend Karl and I picked up a puppy from you in August, he was the Julia/Dreamweaver litter born on May 21 2019. We named him Rocket. Just wanted to let you know how well he’s adjusting to life in San Francisco with his 15yo dachshund brother. He’s such a sweet boy, great with people, kids, cats and all other dogs. Has taken a few puppy classes and is so smart. We really lucked out with his amazing personality! We love him so much. Thank you!!!

My mother Linda, aunt Elsa and myself visited last summer and purchased a wirehaired female puppy and a smooth red puppy. My mother and aunt live in England and are AKC carded judges. We were extremely impressed with your knowledge of genetics and nutrition, and with your incredible dogs. When you found out they were AKC show judges, you allowed us into your kennel! Even though you do not show your dogs yourself, both my mother and aunt agreed that any of your dogs would do well in the show ring. These two ladies are not easily impressed. I have since referred four other people to you looking for show prospects. Thank you so much

Hi Josh! I’m not sure if you remember me but my name is Ashlyn B. I was lucky enough to take home one of your black and cream dapples early 2021. Her name is Daisy and we love her so much. Daisy was able to grow up with one of my older dogs, but sadly he recently passed away. We are looking to get another mini dachshund to add to the family. I was wondering what litters you have coming up in the future? I had a great experience purchasing Daisy with your family the first time and would love to do so again. Let me know when you get the chance, thank you!

Just wanted to let you know the boys are doing fabulous! They are such good babies and rarely cry. They are eating and drinking and generally having fun playing all day! Thank you sooo much we just adore them!

Hi Jake, I hope you and your family are doing well and staying healthy. I wanted to share a few photos and an update on the female long hair cream dapple I got from Strawberry & Jokers August 20th litter. We have named her Jasmine and call her Jazzy. She’s thriving and such a joy! She has fit nicely into our family including with our Boxer dogs, cat and chickens. It fills my heart with such happiness watching her run and play on our little homestead. I can’t thank you enough for breeding such a fantastic quality dog.

Our new pups (Elliot & Olivia) are doing great. We are having a blast. She will have her eye and spay surgery in July. We are so grateful to you for giving us a loving home again.

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,

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.