Dotson Dogs Make The Perfect Pet

Dotson dogs are more commonly known as Dachshunds and are a low maintenance addition to any household. They're known for their long body set on four short legs and many of you will have heard them referred to as a wiener dog. If your interested in owning one of these lively animals; you have your choice between a miniature Dotson (approximately 12 -14 inches from floor to top of head and weighs less than 12 pounds) and full grown Dotson dogs(14 - 17 inches from floor to top of head and can weigh up to 30 pounds).

The Dotson is perfect for children as it's friendly, loves to play for hours on end and relatively harmless due to their size. Even though they're small, they are extremely protective and loyal toward their families, and will always bark loudly to warn you of visitors or intruders.

The Dotson dog comes in three types of hair style: short, long and wirehair. A short hair will give you the benefit of very little shedding. The long haired Dotson has hair that is sleek, with a length of 3 or 4 inches. Wire hair Dotson dogs have two layers of fur: fine hair on the belly, with thicker dense hair on the rest of its body (the wire hair is a genetically bred mix of the short and long hair).

Lastly, these animals make for perfect travel companions and are well-suited to apartment-sized environments due to their small stature. Their small size allows them to handle hot vacation travel in your car, while their hair keeps them perfectly warm for cold winter drives to the ski lodge. They don't need a terribly large environment to keep them happy, the only concern is making sure you don't accidentally step on them as they can be hard to see when exiting a room in your home.