Why do Dachshund owners report so many behavioural and training issues with their Dachshund and globally, why does this small scent hound often rank highest for aggression ? To understand this we firstly need to understand the Dachshund. The Dachshund frequently features within the top 10, if not the top 5 lists of most popular dog breeds in Britain and the USA. The miniature smooth haired Dachshund is Britain's most commonly bred dog, evidencing the popularity and desirabil

Understanding dog behaviour and the work of a behaviourist can focus our mind on what a dog is by going back to the beginning as our domestic dog evolved. Before the last glacial maximus Canis Familiaris emerged from a now extinct ancestor or possibly more than one ancestor, indicating that our domestic dog may well have descended from more than one region of the World. It has also been suggested that the extinct Japanese Wolf was more closely related to the domestic dog tha