Good morning Jake It has been a year since we brought this cutie home with us. We couldn’t be happier. Louie is a great puppy and we love him so much. He loves to be outside and is very active. Thank you so much for this blessing. Have a great day!!

Hi Jake and Josh ……… here is the first update of our little Tilly with her big brother Jameson. It was love at first sight !! Tilly is eating fine and playing hard with big brother. Last night when we put Tilly in her bed for the night big brother had to sleep right next to the crate and stay next to her all night. Thank you soooooo much for our little cutie ……and Jameson says thank you too.

Hi Jake and Josh. The girls are getting along so well. They played gentle tug of war with the blue dog today. Clover lets Elsa take every toy. They are cute together. They look for each other. It’s amazing how Clover brings Elsa her toys. If Elsa wants it Clover gives it to her. Elsa wants anything Clover shows an interest in. Elsa is very curious about everything. Clover wants in Elsa’s crate. Wants to steal Elsa’s stuffed bed time dog. That’s the only toy off limits to Clover. Clover has a big blue rat in her crate that is her bed time toy and off limits to Elsa. They seem very comfortable together. Played gentle tug with a little blue dog toy today. Clover has been pretty cautious about Elsa. Jumps over rather than run into her. No rowdy play yet. Elsa is too young for that. Clover is a muscular girl. Does not realize her own strength so I am glad she is easy with Elsa. We have a crusoe dog Ramp at the foot of the bed and by the couch. Hospital washable pee pads and toys all over the bed and the couch. Elsa’s crate is on the bed till she is comfortable being here then it will be beside the bed. Dogs rule around here.

Hi Jake and Co, We have one of your puppies, Luna, that was born 10/15/22. She is the queen of our household and the love of our lives. We are hoping to add another one of your beautiful pups to our family. I was wondering if you expect any puppies to be ready to come home in early-mid July? We live in Washington State but have plans to be in the Sacramento area around that time to visit family.  Thank you for the girl we just can’t get enough of, she has been the most amazing therapy for me with the sudden, devastating loss of my dad recently.  Looking forward to hearing from you, Molly D

I searched from our area in Washington to the east coast and back in search of a reputable and caring breeder. We lost or 18 1/2 yr old dachshund a little over a year ago and replacing her was a very big emotional adventure for us and our daughters. After getting taken for a ride by one so-called breeder and losing our deposit, I was hesitant to even keep searching. I came across Songcatcher and honestly only clicked the link because I really liked the name.??. Little did I know my email would be answered right away by Jake, and then excellent communication from there on out with Josh. They answered all of our questions all of the time and even called our puppy by name until we made the 16 hour drive south to pick him up. Josh met us at our hotel and was very professional and thorough with our precious delivery. They emailed 3 months later when our requested second puppy had been born and the same exceptional communication and happiness rang through with puppy #2 as well. My husband flew this time to Sacramento and back in one day and Josh met him at the airport for the exchange. Both our puppies, PeeWee & Pickle are not only healthy, but ridiculously loving and absolutely gorgeous! Our vet fell in love with them and said “you did good wherever you got these two”. I’m attaching a picture of our babies from just this morning. They are best friends. If I could afford it and had the patience for more pups I would get back on the waiting list and go through this process over and over again with Jake and Josh and their dachshunds. I hope this was helpful for you in making your decision.

I have been wanting to correspond with you for quite sometime to let you know how much we love our sweet little girl we got from you this passed December. I was definitely worried about getting a puppy so soon after we lost our “Yoda” and Phoebe being 14 years old. But as you may remember as soon as I came down to meet you and the puppies that sweet little girl had my heart. She is doing so good, we are relieved that the tough Truckee winter is behind us and we can enjoy long walks at last without having to put a coat on. We just returned from the coast, Monterey Bay Area, enjoying the beach for a few days, it was great for all of us. Hope all is well for you and your family, including all your furry family members.

Hi Jake and Josh! I wanted to give you an update after several days with the pup! I have been so impressed with how relaxed and sweet she is. I’ve never seen a puppy of any kind that is so laid back and friendly up front! We have gone out on several walks (her in a bag) and she has been doing great getting used to the sights and sounds of SF. She has met some of my friends as well and is very happy to meet new people and be held by them. As you said, the first few days she wasn’t into eating her kibble without the appetite stimulant. I would say that by Friday she started showing interest in treats (her kibble) as a positive reinforcement. She was very mellow that first day but by halfway through Wed her spunk and active personality has come through! She loves to play and run around. I have a couple of chewy toys for her but she also likes an old t-shirt and socks. She sleeps just as hard as she plays too. I got an X-pen for her, so we play there a lot. When I have to leave the apartment for a minute to do something, she has been pretty good in the X-pen. Sometimes she cries a bit and others it’s like I never left. She definitely likes to see me/be near me pretty much at all times, unless she is sniffing around! She has been an excellent night-time sleeper too! She has been going to bed around 9/10 pm or so and wakes up between 5-6:30 am, sometimes sleeps through the night, and other times she will wake me up once in the middle of the night. She figured out how to use the bathroom on the potty pads very quickly and had no problem with that which was also a pleasant surprise to me! I will say she has been quite bitey on skin and fingers, which is of course normal for puppies, but do you have any best practices for that? As for her coloring- I would say she has maybe gotten a tad lighter on the top of her head. I’ll have to look at some photos from last week. She has been shedding a bit! Thank you so much!

Thank you so much for this little dude- we have no regret driving 14 hours to pick him up. He is strong, healthy, handsome, never had any health-related issues so far. he was the best thing that happened to me, I love him and want to share some of his cute moments with you. I also gave him a Chinese name 俞大壮, which means big and strong, I hope he will be part of our family for many years to come.

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,

Hi Josh and Jake. Hope you are ok. Everything in bloom here and way way too hot. Scary. Elsa had her first rv ride today. We figured out how to end car sickness. Just close all the people vents and aim all the air conditioner air at Elsa. She gets hot so easy with that thick fur. She graduated puppy class. She did very good. We start the next level next weekend. Miss seeing new puppies on your web site.