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about my family
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Welcome to my website and my woofers! My name is Lisa, and I live with my dachshunds on 9.2 beautiful acres of limestone hills and woods overlooking the Kaha Tosa (Blue Branch [of Sni-A-Bar Creek]) in the county between Blue Springs and Grain Valley, Missouri, a little east of Kansas City. (Update: I'm moving in closer to the city!)
When I met my ex-boyfriend's family and fell head over heels in love with their puppies, I knew I had to have one (or two or three or four...  ). As they say, 'dachshunds are like potato chips; you can't just have one'. Since then I have spent a considerable amount of time studying the breed. One thing about them I find most pleasing is that, unlike toy breeds, dachshunds are very much still terriers even when they are small in size - they have that small-dog-in-a-big-dog's-body attitude with a whole lot of personality to go around. They are true joys to have.
All of my four-leggèd family members and any babies I may have live in the house with us or with their loan-adoptive families. We take them for walks and hunts, and we also take them around town to see friends and relatives, to go walking, to attend different events to get them socialized, and occasionally to treat them to "ice cream socials", among other things. 
By the time my dogs are adults, they have all been crate trained, house trained, lead trained, and have had basic training ("[name]", "no", "come"/"here", "down", "out", "go", "move", "sit", "lie down", "look", "find it", "potty", and so on). The adults are hunt-tested in the warmer months.
All my puppies live in the house as well, where they get played with plenty, are socialized, and begin to learn basic manners, basic obedience, and basic potty training. All puppies bred by me are health-, structure-, temperament- and drive-tested by me and are leash-broken by me before they are placed, all are health-checked by one of my veterinarians at least once before they are placed, and some are also examined by an ophthalmologist before they are placed.
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breeding goals
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My goal is to produce a line of quality dachshunds that:
- have confident, solid temperaments
(are not nervous, sharp, shy, submissive, or human-aggressive)
- have forgiveness and tolerances
- are observant, inquisitive, and responsive
- are prey-driven and earth-driven
- have endurance, boldness, and gameness
- have spurlaut and sichtlaut
- have excellent noses
- can problem-solve
- have a medium to medium-high energy level
- want to please but are still independently minded
- structurally conform to the traditional terrier type
- have decent movement
- are between about 7 and 11 pounds
- have complementary and reasonable chest sizes
- have correct toplines and are free of IVDD-I
- have scissor bites and do not retain deciduous teeth
- have good eyesight and are free of affective eye disorders
- are healthy, sound, and well-balanced overall
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Three minor/personal goals I have are to improve the quality of:
- KSESes by breeding to quality specimens
- dilutes by breeding unaffecteds to superior coats
- dapples by breeding "unaffecteds"
My statement on my breeding:
I further strive to breed for correct dachshund-like temperament, drives, and structure rather than breed for the latest fads or trends. In that vein, I will never purposefully breed for the "show dachshund" type, which is physically more unsound/unhealthy and makes such dogs useless for real terrier work.
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health screening
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eye testing
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patella testing
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I have each of my adult dogs I desire to breed screened for certain genetic disorders that are known to occur in the breed. Results can be found on the hotdog stats page and the scans page.
- Back screening: I check the spine at the appropriate age to screen for IVDD-I. To my knowledge, I am currently the only dachshund breeder in North America who does this screening for all (or even any) of her dachshunds. However, as the incidence of the disorder in the breed is so high (1 in 2 dachshunds have it, and 1 in 5 "go down in the back" from it in their lives), I believe it is imperative to screen for it and thereby be able to knowingly breed away from it.
- Other orthopedic screening: I have the patellas tested before two years of age by a competent veterinarian and regsitered with the OFA. Some also have x-rays taken of their elbows and/or hips which are registered with the OFA.
- Eye screening: I have the eyes tested by an ACVO-certified veterinary ophthalmologist at least once and registered with CERF.
- Genetic screening: Some are tested for CRD-cord1 and/or NCL-JO by MU. As prices are dropped for other relevant genetic tests, I will consider adding them to my screening list.
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hip testing
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veterinarians/specialists
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I currently use a few different veterinarians/practices depending on where I am in town at the time and what I need done. These are my regular vets:
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Don Case, DVM
Tails West Animal Clinic
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David Theiss & Terry Patterson, DVMs
Lee's Summit Animal Hospital
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Unless otherwise noted:
All text, images, & audio, unless noted, are copyright by Lisa J. Emerson & may not be used or reproduced without express permission.
All TSL posts are copyright by their respective authors and may not be used or reproduced without their express permission.
All pictures are copyright by their respective authors and may not be used or reproduced without their express permission.
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