Here's the lowdown on the sausage dog

If you’re looking for a dog with a great attitude-to-height ratio, then a dachshund might be for you. But make sure to learn about the breed’s potential health problems before making the plunge. Photo: dpa

They're low to the ground and about the most personality you can fit onto four legs. They’re rascals who are stubborn and question everything.

“If you offer a dachshund your little finger, he’ll take your whole hand,” says Elfriede Kolbeck of the Bavarian Dachshund Club.