Welcome to the Dachshund Club of Victoria ’s website. 

The Dachshund Club of Victoria is the oldest Dachshund club in Australia having formally commenced in early 1948. 

The club has over 60 members from all over of Australia .   

The Club's mission statement is:

"The Dachshund Club of Victoria Inc. will strive to foster, promote and protect the interests of all six varieties of the dachshund in all forms of activity". 

The Club’s first Championship Show was held in 1948 at the Royal Melbourne Show. 

This year we held our 60^th Anniversary – Diamond Jubilee - Championship Show on March 8th at KCC Park .

This website has been designed for the general public and members alike. It contains information about: the breed and its six varieties;

• upcoming events;  

• membership; 

• publications; 

and     

• much more.

Many people contact the club for advice on getting a puppy. 

Below are just a few important things to consider:

• Never buy a pup before it is 10 weeks old (a puppy learns a lot from its litter siblings and mother in the early weeks of life. These skills are important for a confident and happy puppy).

•  Your pup must have at least 1 vaccination at 6 weeks (vet checked) and certificate (please note that vaccinations take 10 to 14 days to work after they have been given).

•  Find out the history of health of the parents.

•  Visit your new pup at least once before you leave with it (see your pup play with its siblings and people – it will give you an idea of what the pup is like – confident, shy, bossy, noisy etc).

• Make sure you ask lots of questions - ask what socialisation (kids, cats, cars) and training (such as walking on a lead, house or paper trained) what food has he/she been eating, what are it's sleep routines (is the pup used to waking at 5am for instance or going to bed at 10pm – it can make a big difference in the first week or two), and has the pup has been regularly wormed (they are usually wormed at 2, 4, 8 and 12 weeks with a liquid wormer).  

• Make sure you have breeders contact details on the pedigree.