Dachshund spinal health (IVDD) by coat and size type
A 2026 paper in the Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine looked at 4,295 Dachshunds from the UK, Norway, and Denmark to ask a practical question many breeders and owners care about: Does spinal health risk differ by coat type (smooth/long/wire) and by size (standard vs small)? The headline finding: smooth coats had worse spinal health metrics Across all three countries, smooth-coated Dachshunds were consistently associated with worse spinal health metrics compared with lon
Genetic Diversity Reports for UK Dachshunds
What every breeder and owner needs to know about genetic diversity in the UK population of Dachshunds.
Breeding for the Future: How Dachshund breeders can lead the innate health revolution
This blog post is a short overview of our Dachshund-specific information on the RKC's Breeding for Health Framework.
The relationship between radiographic disc calcification score and FGF4L2 genotype in dachshunds
Key findings from the analysis of a sample of Norwegian and Finnish Dachshunds.
Have you had your Dachshund IVDD screened? If so, you can now help with an investigation into the genetics of IVDD
If you have had your Dachshund IVDD screened you can now help with an investigation into the genetics of IVDD.
Hairless Dachshund puppies - a new unhealthy development
Dachshund Health UK strongly condemns the breeding of hairless Dachshunds.
Miniature Smooth Dachshund owners: we need your help for a new IVDD and epilepsy study
Find out how you can help with IVDD research if you own a Miniature Smooth Dachshund.
Colour Dilution Alopecia - Kennel Club webinar
The KC webinar on Colour Dilution Alopecia, is online now.
Kennel Club hosts free webinar on colour dilution alopecia
The Kennel Club has organised a free webinar on the dangers of breeding for fashionable colours.
Genotyping for a variant in SLC13A1 - results of an IVDD research study
Genotyping for a variant in SLC13A1 - results of an IVDD research study
