Dachshunds are rare?

[Sevaede]

Perhaps the woman actually meant "hard to find" ... which may very well be true in her area. We all make mistakes with wording things.

Dachshunds are incredibly popular in Oregon. In Portlands metro area alone they have three breeders (one of which looks pretty reputable!), many rescues (being around a highly activist area), etc. Plus, there is petfinder. There are also the local ads and the ads at petsmart, etc. They're not hard to find. Heh.

Being from Oregon myself, and have previously looked for a Dachshund, this is all information that I've learned.

[Sevaede]

I respectfully disagree -- the two most common colours in smooth and longhair doxies are red and black and tan -- these are also known as the "classic" colours. These are also the base colours that modify the colour patterns (brindle, merle, etc) in the breed. Red and black and tan are also dominant colours. The only colour really considered rare in the longhair is sable. Wirehair is a bit different, it's most commom colour is wild boar.

We only have two longhair doxies that come into the shop, and both of them are black and tan..

Personally I think people should avoid writing "rare" in an ad. It makes people more interested in the rarity of the dog rather than the dog itself. Visa has rare lines, but I sure as heck wouldn't put that in an ad.

Indeed, that was one of the things that came to mind was the "rare" part of the ad. I think that was the reason she had so many responses. Heck, where she lives, it's a huge metro city with three Doxie breeders (one seems to be reputable enough, though) alone.

I feel bad for the pooch.