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   Bob,   
      
    BR> I've heard they also can get back problems?  Because of their length or   
    BR> something?    
      
     That's correct...because of their spinal column, and that they're low   
   to the ground, as it were. Jumping on and off beds, furniture, etc., can   
   cause them to get a slipped disc...and for humans who've had that, they   
   know how painful that is.   
      
     There are "dachshund ramps" and "dachshund steps" available, but I   
   think the ramps are better.   
      
     In playing "tug of war" with a friends dachshund, if he's on the couch   
   next to me (it's amazing how strong the little booger is), and on the same   
   level, he growls/grunts with each pull. His owners said "there's little   
   chance of him hurting himself that way".   
      
     Lately, he's eating better than his humans...things like apples,   
   asparagus, bananas (his "Daddy" refers to him as a monkey), cheese,    
   carrots, peaches, etc. His "Mommy" left a clump of 4 bananas on the   
   table, and darn it, if the little weiner widget had the entire deal   
   in his mouth, bringing them to bed. He wanted a midnight snack!!   
      
   Daryl   
      
      
   ... What does the cheese say when it's getting photographed?? Mouse!!   
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