146. Double Tragedy For Tiger Cub Adopted by Dachshund

A nine year old male wired haired dachshund, Monster, adopted an orphaned tiger, at Stroehen Zoo in Germany, but tragically Monster too died in an accident, leaving the tiger without its surrogate mother.

Monster's daughter, one year old Bessie, pictured above with the tiger cub, then took over the mothering the cub after her father was hit by a mail van. The zoo said that although it's not uncommon for dogs to adopt other species, it is unusual for a dog as young as Bessie to do so. The one week old unnamed tiger is twice Bessie's size, but Bessie just "fell in love" with the orphaned predator said Stroehen Zoo.

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81. Wire Haired Dachshund

When I was little, my Uncle George used to have a wire haired dachshund called Dylan, but people used to look at me like I was funny, when I told them what breed he was. One woman said in a very snotty voice to her daughter as they walked off “I hate it when owners don’t even know what dog they have…” She clearly wanted me to hear, and I wanted to shout after her that it was she who was ignorant, but I didn’t. Well, she wouldn’t have beleived me, for a start!

Because the wire haired dachshund is the least common of all the dachshunds, lots of people don’t even recognize it as being a dachshund. Most people thought he was a schnauzer puppy even when he was 12! Dylan was the softest thing you ever saw. He was so gentle. I wish I had a photo of him, but he used to look a bit like this wire haired dachshund, Rupert, that I found at petsplace.co.za

3. Dachshund Types

Dachshunds can be either Standard sized or Miniature. A Standard Dachshund will weigh typically over 12 pounds, whilst a Miniature Dachshund will normally weigh under 11 pounds.

All dachshunds will be one of three hair types. The three types of coats of Dachshunds are Short Haired Dachshund, Long Haired and Wire Haired.

Most Dachshunds measure from 5 to 9 inches in height.