Karan Cleveland
Fri, Dec 26, 9:30 PM (12 hours ago)
to Karan

We have had ten months now with our cheeky mini dachshund Nessie, and she’s more entertaining than ever! This tiny girl is absolutely convinced she’s a big dog trapped in a little body—she struts around with total confidence and leads the way on every adventure.

Her daily walks with our big, athletic chocolate Labrador Charlie are the classic "little and large" duo and never fails to stop passers by who regularly pause to laugh and smile at the size difference as Nessie marches along, matching Charlie all the way with her tongue hanging out to the side and boundless energy for every sniff.

Nessie truly is a little ray of sunshine, you can’t help but smile watching her dart here, there, and everywhere with that happy, carefree spirit. She is also incredibly well-behaved and super smart.

We had just a couple of toilet accidents right at the start (completely understandable in a brand-new home), but she picked up our routine incredibly quickly plus us learning to read her subtle cues. Because of her tiny size, those cues are very small (blink and you’ll miss them!), but once we tuned in, Nessie has been perfectly house trained ever since.

Nessie also has the appetite of a much larger dog too (which we keep firmly in check to preserve her sausage silhouette!). Nessie has settled in brilliantly, claiming every corner of the house ( if she could) and turning the garden into her personal playground.

We are very grateful to Dachshund Rescue Australia for bringing this joyful, hilarious character into our lives. If you’re thinking about adopting a dachshund, I can’t recommend them highly enough.