Resources
Northern California Dachshund Club, Inc.
Useful Books-
Hans Brunotte, Dachshund Guide, The Pet LibraryLtd., 1969
Anna K. Nicholas and Marcia A. Foy, The Dachshund, T.F.H. Publicatios,INC. 1987
Eve Adamson, Dachshund For Dummies, Wiley Publishing, Inc., 2001
Ann Gordon, The Dachshund, A Dog for Town and Country, Howell Book Hous, 2000
Elizabeth Heesom, Dachshunds: An Owner's Companion, Trafalgar Square, 1996

FUN STUFF!


Frosty Paws Dog Ice Cream Recipe

32 oz. plain yogurt
1 mashed banana
2 T p'nut butter
2 T honey

It’s true dairy products aren’t good for dogs, but yogurt contains much less lactase than regular milk and the live cultures are great for your dog’s digestive system. This dog ice cream recipe is delicious and good for your pet!
1. Mix all these ingredients in your blender, then dump into ice cube trays, paper cups, or even a kong toy to freeze and serve.
2. If you want to go all out for your mutt you can freeze these homemade frosty paws just like you would homemade ice cream. A salt-less automatic ice cream maker makes this as easy as using any other appliance in your home and the frosty paws will be ready to serve in 10 minutes.
For the ultimate treat, appropriate for desert at a doggy birthday party, follow steps one and two, then take the mostly frozen dog ice cream product of number two and spread it 1” to 1½” thick on wax paper. Freeze for five minutes and thenremove dog ice cream from freezer. Next, use a paw shaped cookie cutter to cut a paw shaped “frosty paws”, remove ice cream around edges, and return paw shapes to the freezer to freeze solid.
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Important Article for Doxie Lovers!
Just before Christmas, at a party, a well-meaning person gave one of my dogs a cookie containing xylitol which is becoming an increasingly common sugar substitute.
Fortunately, they then said to me that it was a healthy treat as it contained no sugar, only xylitol.
Also fortunately, my vet was only 5 minutes away and the dog was given an emetic immediately.
Xylitol also called 'birch sugar' is being increasingly found in low sugar and diabetic candies and baked goods. It is increasingly marketed as a alternative to sugar.
In the short term, it causes a blood sugar crash that can result in coma and death.
In the long term, if the dog survives the initial reaction, xylitol can cause liver damage.
Foods containing xylitol are not marked with the warning that they can be lethal to dogs; how many people would use it if a warning were prominently displayed?
Many of the warnings in vets' offices about xylitol are hidden in warnings about sugar-free gum which is only one place it is used.
After an anxious night and several blood sugar tests, my dog was declared out of danger. It probably helped that the food was a cookie rather than a candy since xylitol would have entered the bloodstream much more quickly from a candy.
Watch out for people (especially the anti-sugar types) dropping treats at parties and picnics; remember we have dachshunds who can catch a dropped goodie before it can hit the ground.
I think we should educate as many people as possible about how dangerous to dogs this substance is as many people including many dog owners who have no idea.
I also think we should demand prominent warnings on foods containing xylitol and on packages of Xylitol and Birch Sugar.
Nan Waters