My aunt used to have dachshunds. Tough little buggers and excellent hunting dogs, with a built in snap crackle pop kill drive for rats, rabbits and snakes. No, this survival story doesn’t surprise me at all either. I saw the abc article, and she’s a shorthair with good legs and not fat. Show-bred ones are a bit fragile in the back and some have leg and eye issues, but a healthy young one can survive a LOT.
Comment on Discussion Thread Saturday 26 🍔 April 2025
SituationCake@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
Good news flash! The daschund called Valerie that was lost on kangaroo island for over 500 days has been found! Little Valerie defied all expectations and has survived in the wild for all that time, what a champ. She will now be reunited with her owners.
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
Doesn’t surpise me that it survived considering what they were initially bred for.
I’ve been bitten by 3 over the years and I was just sitting there not interacting with them.
They look cute but I’m not going up to one to pat it.
it is a nice story though.
Well done Val.