Dashalier

Meet our King Charles Cavalier Spaniel x Dachshund miniature puppy Diesel. I decided to write a blog because there doesn't seem to be a varied amount of information on the internet about them, and they are such great dogs.

Diesel was born 14 September 2012, his mother was a family pet Blenheim King Charles Cavalier Spaniel, and his father was a Trio colour Miniature Dachshund show dog. He was the only boy of the litter with four sisters. He is very well tempered, incredibly loving, quiet and clever.

6 weeks old (stayed with Mum until he was 8 weeks)

9 weeks 

He only ever wants either food, hugs or play. He loves being handled and picked up and more than often ends up falling asleep in your arms. His favourite place is on my lap, completely hidden under a blanket (head included) taking in the warmth.

He has the short legs of a Dachshund and colours of his dad, he's quite small (at four months he weighs 4.9kg). His ears however are like the Cavalier, not as long but they are quite fluffy and curly. He's very quiet, only barks on demand and enjoys two short 20min walks a day.

He is not bothered by other dogs, doesn't go to them, doesn't run from them - but he absolutely loves humans and is very kind and gentle with children. Before he was 3 months he could already sit, lie down, stay, fetch, speak, give paw, roll over and jump, and he was fully toilet trained going outside whenever he needed to.

Before getting him we tried to do a lot of research on the internet. The same descriptions and photos came up again and again so I thought I would share some fresh pictures and information about my hybrid-dog the Dashalier/Cavahund and let people know we couldn't be without him.

All photos Copyright of Nia Roberts