I've got a mini Dachshund...we call her Penny...'cuz that's her name. Doxies are called "wiener dogs" for a reason. Did you ever play with Mr. Potato Head? (I promise, I'm not changing the subject, just illustrating a point.) Strangely, the original Mr. Potato Head had NO potato. You got a box chock full of appendages, facial parts, silly shoes, golf hats, and huge sunglasses. Your mom supplied the potato. (Yes, MOM. It was the fifties and your Mom was June Cleaver-ish...or if you were very unfortunate, Mommy Dearest.) Anyway, Mom gave you a potato so you would get lost in creative play and stay out of her hair while she did "Fifties Mom" stuff. That's the way kids were in the fifties. I'm serious. Haven't you ever seen an old episode of Leave It To Beaver or the Andy Griffith show. This was before Ms. PacMan or even Pong. Children would spend HOURS poking the real live potato with googly eyes, fat pink lips with buck teeth, moustached snouts or fat clown noses, Popeye type muscled arms and skinny legs showing off stiletto heels. If your little brother ate your potato Mom gave you another one...and one for your brother...you're getting it! SCORE! Now, let's get back on track. If your grandparents bought you a Winny the Weiner Dog in 1955, you would get a box filled with long ears, pointy ears, 3-4 tails, maybe a pair of baby blue pumps, tattooed arms with gloved hands, and an English saddle. (I'm making this up as I type. Give me a break.) Your Mom would supply the wiener (hot dog, tube steak, whatever they were called in 1955.) I was born in 1960 so I don't actually have hands on experience. My source was born in 1950. His memory is uncanny and I consider him to completely reliable. If you've got even a hint of doubt my source is available via a hijacked alien walkie talkie). And YES, your Mom. (See above.) So you would spend hours poking floppy ears and dinosaur feet into wieners as fast as your brother could eat them. Now here's where I tie up the lose ends for the two of you who aren't way ahead of me. Real live Dachshunds are exactly like Winny the Wiener Dog. Straight, cylindrical bodies with no discernible waist or butt to keep a doggie diaper on. Other doxie owners offered little encouragement. I don't give up so easily. I perused pet supply catalogs. I scanned every shelf at the pet super stores. I searched on the web using any possible search term. Finally, I spotted these on Amazon. They really didn't look different. But I hadn't tried them and I just had a feeling these might be worth a try. As soon as they arrived on my porch I carried my furbaby, Penny the Doxie, to my bed and tried them on for size. These are the best fitting doggie diaper I've ever tried. I am encouraged to the point that I'm done test driving. These are the best. The Velcro tabs allow me to undo and redo as many times as it takes to get a good fit on my wiggly pup. Once on, the firmly stretchy top is wider than others I've tried and seemed to hug her body more surely without rolling...a typical problem with previous diapers trials. The hole for her tail is perfectly placed. Now, despite my positive experience SO FAR, the first real test would rest on Penny's opinion. She's hated every diaper I've managed to get on her. Her first action after scrambling to her feet would be a vigorous fanny shake and successfully escape attempt. Not this time! She headed to the kitchen with a sassy swing to her tail as though headed down the fashion runway. As she sauntered away my heart sunk. Anybody with a dachshund will tell you, it's impossible to keep a doggie diaper on a dachshund. Despite the great features and fit, the diaper was sliding down, gangsta style. So I repurposed three adjustable elastic sheet tie downs and made her a pair of diaper suspenders. There is one attached to the front of her diaper and center front of her collar. Be careful the collar is not too snug to begin with. The back suspenders connect a few inches apart on her diaper and side by side on her collar back. She actually likes these. She shows off her diaper in the same way she does the bandana she gets for being a good pup when she visits the groomer. Hope this review is helpful.
