Wirehaired Dachshunds

We are Wirehaired Dachshund Breeders in Kentucky with adorable, home raised wirehaired dachshunds for sale to loving homes. This page will hopefully shed a little light on wirehaired dachshunds for you.  As always, never hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.

         
pictures above are of two cream piebald wirehaired dachshunds.  Aren't they cute?

What are Wirehaired Dachshunds?

The Wirehaired Dachshund is sweet, loving, funny and intelligent. Wirehaired Dachshunds aren't really rare, but they are harder to find than the other coat types.  For wirehaired dachshund lovers, they're completely worth the search and the wait it takes to own one. You see, they are incredible!  If you haven't had the pleasure of owning a Wirehaired Dachshund, you're really missing out.  Wirehaired dachshunds have a scruffy, wirey or rough coat.  Yet, Wirehaired Dachshunds are suprisingly soft, given the description.  They can be kept in a natural coat or a groomer can help with stripping the coat to give you a show appearance.  They actually come a few unique colors. Such as Wheaton and Wild Boar.  Meaning that these colors should only be respresented in wirehaired dachshunds, but they can occassionally show on a smooth coat doxie that has wirehaired ancestors.  But, that's genetics.. lol  

Where did Wirehaired Dachshunds come from and what makes them so special?

Historically, Wirehair Dachshunds are said to be a cross between a Smooth Coat Dachshund and a small terrier.  (Perhaps a Dandie Dinmont or a Scottish Terrier?)  If you would like to learn more about the wirehaired dachshund history (just click there). The best part about wirehaired dachshunds are their personalities.  Wire Haired Dachshund Temperament is awesome! It is often said that wire dachshunds are the class clown, but they are also the class nerd in a sense.  They are incredibly intelligent. They seem to pick up on tricks and housebreaking a little better than their counterparts.
Through the years, I have talked to many wirehaired dachshund owners and one things always stands out.. they will always own a wirehaired dachshund!  Always!  I guess the same could be said for us.  First and foremost, we are dachshund lovers.
Anyway, I believe a wirehaired dachshund takes a minute to get used to..lol But, once you get it.. you're hooked.  

** Big year planned for Wirehaired Dachshunds at Ponderosa Pups **

We get a lot of request for our wirehaired dachshunds.  Since there are so few reputable dachshund breeders that raise and enjoy wire haired dachshunds.  Different strokes for different folks, right? Luckily, we generally keep a list for our wire puppies.  We have never been driven to produce a lot of puppies just to satisfy sales.  What we concentrate on is producing perfect wire haired dachshund puppies for great homes.  We are very proud to announce some very big changes in our wirehaired dachshund breeding program!  After years of devoting ourselves to improving our wirehaired dachshund bloodlines, I believe we have finally made serious advances.

* Below are Miniature Wirehaired Dachshund pictures *

   
This is Barney.  He is a Solid Black Wirehaired Dachshund.  
We are so proud of Barney.  He is a therapy dog!  Extremely intelligent and well mannered.  He is going for his canine good citizen award soon.  Barney's parents are terrific people.  We get to see them really often.  They live here in Kentucky.  You can see such a light in their eyes when they talk about their Wirehaired Doxie!  

 

   
This is Saxton and Gretchen! They are both Wirehaired Miniature Dachshunds.  Gretchen is cream and Saxton is black and tan.  They are brother and sister and live with Ruth in Cincinatti, Ohio.  They are a joy to her, her neighbors, and her whole family.  Her letters tell us that the neighbor children come knock on the door and ask to play with them!   How cute is that?

                                   
                  Red Brindle Wirehaired Dachshund                       Black and Cream Wirehaired Dachshund
                                                                                                                                                           This is a Cream Wirehaired Dachshund.  In Wirehaired Dachshunds, Creams are classified as a light strawberry blond color.  Not to be confused with the red wirehaired dachshund, which is much darker in color.  Cream Wirehaired Dachshunds will typically have very light blonde hairs that mingle in their coats.  (Usually on top of the head) This is more than likely the same color genetically as an American Cream Dachshund.  You'll find this color in American Cream Piebalds, too.  They will have black noses, nails and paw pads. If your Dachshund is similar in color, but has reddish colored nose, paw pads, and nails..it is more than likely a dilute red.            
 
This is Sugar and Spice. They are sisters from them same litter. We lovingly call them "The Twins".  They are Wild Boar Wirehaired Miniature Dachshunds. Wild Boar is a beautiful blend of brown, tan, and black hair.  It should mostly be found in Wirehaired Dachshunds, but can occasionally come out in smooth coat dogs that have a wirehaired background.
This is not to be confused with a Red Sable. Who is Red at the base and black at the tip on all of it's body hairs. A lot of the older pedigrees would list longhaired red sables, or even red shaded (red at the base with black tips on some of the hairs)as wild boar.

 
These are Cream Brindle Wirehaired Dachshunds!

 
 Black and Tan Wirehaired Dachshunds pictured above


This is a Wheaton Wire haired Dachshund. Wheaton is a color found only in the wirehaired variey of the dachsund. Wheaton is a lovely blend of white and gold hairs.  They have black noses, paw pads and nails. I'm sure it would be possible to produce a wheaton smooth coat if both parents carried the color and wirehaired in the background.  If you have one..please send pictures!  I would love to see it and share it here on this page.

To Link to this page copy and paste this code into your html
<b><a href="http://www.ponderosapups.com/WirehairedDachshunds.html">Wirehaired Dachshunds info and pics</a></b><br>Wirehaired Dachshund info. Part of a series of informative articles on the many varieties of the Dachshund Dog Breed. Lots of adroable pics.

SITE NAVIGATION
                                                                                   

wirehaired miniature dachshunds wirehaired mini dachshunds  wire haired dachshund   wirehaired dachshund breeders      wire haired dachshund temperament