2/7 OUR DACHSHUNDS
Dachshunds are an amazing, clean, smart, loyal, loving breed. They love to walk or just play with you! They have pure unconditional love!
Since 1978 we have been working with this breed and have not looked back since. We are starting to incorporate genetic testing into our brood and are excited for the future of our lines. We start our pups on paper training, then in the warm months of the year we move outside. When you purchase one of our pups we will update you with weekly pictures as they grow so you can stay connected through all stages of their life's.
Please contact us for more info and prices. You are welcome to visit our acreage and pick your puppy up, or we offer shipping.
Check out this fun video about the breed.
3/7 ABOUT US
Our humble
beginning
We have a long history with Dachshunds in our family, our families experience with these little ones started well over a century ago but our families roles as breeders was reignited in the 1970's. Even then dachshunds were still an uncommon sight in Alberta.
The farthest back as we can trace our roots with this wonderful little breed is to our Great Great Grandpa Walter who was born in 1879. He is noted in the black and white picture holding one of his litters wearing his forest ranger uniform. He worked most of his life as a forest ranger in Germany and he raised some working dogs of different breeds, but his true love and the only dogs that lived in the house were his dachshunds who he had all his life. We know his families experiences started before but the documented stories are lost to time now.
You will also see a picture of grandma Doris on our Instagram, this picture was taken around 1939-1940 holding one of the family dachshunds. After World War 2 Grandma Doris left her home in Germany and relocated to Canada. Unfortunately the family was not able to bring Dachshunds with them and they took a break while their family tried to make a life as German immigrants to Canada post WW2. Our family managed to revive the family breed with Doris' daughter (our mom). Back then it was hard to locate a dachshund in local Alberta papers as this was pre-internet. It required her to travel back to Germany to visit the home they left behind and bring back a Dachshund. {read more}The next generation: Tristie, and Parker (Son in-law)
Trisite and her brothers grew up with many puppies to fall in love with as there has never been a time without a pack of dachshunds in the house. It was a lot of work but always a laugh as most Dachshund owners would relate to. Each dachshund has a unique personality that sticks out in your mind for ever and we miss each one that has left us over the years.
Parker growing up just a few miles away became a staple name in the household as he became friends with the brothers.
Fast forward and Tristie and Parker ended up getting married. We started our little dog family with Phoebe and Bobby, latter adding Mindy and Libby to the pack. They are all long retired now but for those of you who come around to visit the acreage you will end up meeting Phoebe or Bobby now senior dogs.
In 2019, Parker and Tristie have stepped into the role of Dachshund breeders on a little acreage near Taber Alberta. We have recently invested in our own bloodlines focusing on the breed standard and also taking advantage of genetic testing that is so much more affordable and accessible these days.
We are excited to bring the best out of these dogs and we are committed to our role as stewards in the future of this breed. We have recently brought some multi-generation champion dogs from Europe into our kennel and we plan to focus our future litters on confirmation and temperament along with genetic health. We will be moving away from some dilute colours as they struggle to bring in a good coat which does not improve the breed standards on coat and appearance.
It is a labour of love but the efforts have paid off. You can find many different colours and pattern possibilities in our brood. Our Dams and Sires can throw: Chocolate/tan, black/tan, Red (dilute red), Cream (EE Cream), Silver dapple, Chocolate dapple, brindle and piebald’s. We mostly breed smooth coats but also have a few long hair litters each year.
We encourage you to come visit us on the family acreage. We have people from as far as the USA and Mexico who come to visit us and pick up their pups. All are welcome. (Update: We do not recommend people to travel with COVID, if you are local we require you to wear a mask)
4/7OUR PUPPIES
Available / Found a home
5/7TESTIMONIALS
Did you adopt a puppy from us? If so, we'd love to hear about your experience and publish it on our site.
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7/7 QUESTIONNAIRE/ CONTACT US
Parker & Tristie Wood
Box 58, Barnwell, AB T0K 0B0
Phone: 587-220-0659
We are settled on an acreage near Lethbridge Alberta. Please give us a call for directions. We do also offer shipping across Canada and parts of the USA