An article about what makes Dachshunds so Aggressive and what can you do about it.
People who are willing to adopt or buy a Dachshund always have this question in the back of their heads, are Dachshunds aggressive?
Look: Dachshunds are adorable, especially puppies, but these little weenies are one of the most aggressive breeds. As their name suggests, Dachshunds are famous for their hounding skills in hunting down badgers and other rodents. Hence, they have aggression similar to that of a hunting dog.
Doxie owners, especially beginners, find it pretty challenging to understand the reasons behind such aggression of their canine. In this blog, we have not only discussed the possible causes but also discussed the better way of swaying your little weenies.
Dachshunds belong to the family of hunting canines, descended from wolves. Because of the genetic similarity, the dachshunds gained the temperament of a wolf which made them capable of attacking their prey to kill it.
A few centuries ago, badgers were easy to find and would probably enter your gardens or farms. Once a badger enters the field, they turn beautiful and maintained farm fields into a complete mess. They dig deep holes into the ground to create a hiding room for themselves whenever someone tries to throw them out of the area.
Badgers have the level of intelligence that a human mind cannot cope with easily. So in the 15nth century, somewhere in Germany, some canine breeders tried to find a solution for this and developed a domesticated breed. The breed was Dachshund.
The Dachshunds breed has characteristics that can help humans to get the badgers thrown out of their house. They are intelligent and highly aggressive when it comes to hunting down badgers.
Their skills of detecting smell and sound, along with their slim, small-sized body, allow them to track down the badgers in the deep holes. However, only a glimpse of a badger is enough to test their temperament. They are so stubborn that they won't let it go so quickly and will only stop after successfully killing the badger.
A Dachshund At An Examination Center
Though the Doxie breed is loyal to its owners, a stranger or another dog will quickly witness your canine's aggressive behavior. According to a study on breed differences in canine aggression, Dachshunds are one of two breeds that scored higher than average for the charge level directed towards animals and humans.
Among the breeds that showed the highest level of severe aggression, such as bites, Dachshunds were at the top of the list. Done by Deborah L. Duffy, Yuying Hsu, and James A. Serpell, this examination of the Dachshunds is available here.
According to Georgina Beach, domestic dogs such as Dachshunds have inherited behavioral sequences that make them notoriously aggressive. The body appearance of Dachshunds is unlikely to justify the level of aggression shown by this house-friendly dog.
In year2000, two fatal attacks by Dachshunds happened. Here is the link to her publication on aggressive behavior in domestic dogs.
The Dachshunds breed is not loyal but also a family-friendly breed. Generally, they don't attack every single dog and stranger passing by. They only show their aggressive side when they sense something suspicious around them or something that is affecting them physically and mentally.